Issue 33 : Nov/Dec 2003 Whether your halyards are of braided or laid rope, as long as they are external, new ones can be reeved without sending a person aloft. Two things are needed: a nearly windless...
Say hello to the North Coast mooring pick-up buoy Issue 33 : Nov/Dec 2003 North Coast sailors (those sailing on the Great Lakes) count on two major seasons: sailing and snowing. The two minor seasons ...
The liquid that creeps along cracks and cures ’em Issue 33 : Nov/Dec 2003 Persistence was a 40-year-old classic wooden ketch, designed by a master and built in Taiwan by folks who knew what they were ...
Instant anti-flap for the rigging before you hit the freeway Issue 33 : Nov/Dec 2003 One of the biggest advantages of trailersailing is that you are not limited to one sailing area in a single sailing...
How a can of fruit salad and some hose clamps saved the day Issue 33 : Nov/Dec 2003 Day two of our planned trip up to Lake Michigan to Michigan’s Upper Peninsula dawned like the previous day: hot, hum...
Faux teak deck is a winner after three years in service Issue 33 : Nov/Dec 2003 In the January 2001 issue of Good Old Boat, I published an article about the new deck I made for my Pearson Triton, All ...
Using an electric drill to drive sheet, halyard, and anchor winches Issue 33 : Nov/Dec 2003 The idea originated with Jim Schmitt, a friend and Freedom 33 owner, who said, “There is a lot of talk on th...
Dolphins, a boat, and a pretty woman make the heart beat faster Issue 33 : Nov/Dec 2003 “They are curious creatures,” I try to explain. “It’s not just the boat that will bring them. They need more tha...
Give in and go with it when you’re chosen by a boat Issue 33 : Nov/Dec 2003 It seems like every important event in my life starts with a phone call: jobs, births, deaths, want ads. This time it was lo...
Wearing a life jacket is sensible — but nobody said it was easy Issue 33 : Nov/Dec 2003 “Is my life worth $359?” I blurted out as I returned to the safety of the cockpit after putting an extra crank o...
Not exactly perfect, it’s still life at its best Issue 33 : Nov/Dec 2003 There are few human endeavors more rewarding than cruising under sail. The thrill of a fast reach across the trades, the peace ...
Sounds like a car, but this trailerable cruiser sails like a pedigree Herreshoff Issue 33 : Nov/Dec 2003 In 1965, the Chrysler Corporation entered the marine marketplace by acquiring Lone Star Boats a...
A keen racer, this Canadian started out as a journalist before teaching himself yacht design Issue 33 : Nov/Dec 2003 “Cheat the nursing home — die in your Laser.” That catch-phrase appears on bumper s...
Their Hinckley 38 dreamboat came with a multi-year project list Issue 33 : Nov/Dec 2003 Nixon was in the oval office, the Vietnam War was dividing the country, and up in quiet Southwest Harbor, Maine,...
Three modified full-keel 31-footers Issue 33 : Nov/Dec 2003 The Eldredge-McInnis-designed perky little Eastward Ho 24 has always been one of my very favorite designs in her size range, a superb little...
She’s just a sweet, 31-foot boat that suits the Sandifers’ plan Issue 33 : Nov/Dec 2003 Bill and Genie Sandifer say it’s the boats they’ve owned over the years that have kept their marriage stro...
Generating electricity — how the alternator and regulator produce their magic Issue 33 : Nov/Dec 2003 Although sailboats are usually small and compact, they have the infrastructure of a large city: th...
Rewards on the ocean deep are earned in shallows alongshore Issue 33 : Nov/Dec 2003 Days of nepenthe on the blue seas do not come easily. The spiritual gifts of the great oceans are made possible by t...
Here’s how to get that professional finish Issue 33 : Nov/Dec 2003 My Sunbrella dodger is a wonderful asset, and I can’t imagine why I sailed so many years without one. I keep mine in place nine month...
Check these valuable tips before buying a used sailboat trailer Issue 33 : Nov/Dec 2003 For the most part, sailboat trailers are semi-custom, owing to the fact that each must be designed and built to ...
See how the wind can fill your batteries as well as your sails Issue 33 : Nov/Dec 2003 Sailors have depended on the wind for propulsion ever since there have been sails. Now, however, not only can the...
A blow-by-blow description of a beautiful and practical conversion Issue 33 : Nov/Dec 2003 The vinyl headliner in out 1978 Columbia 35-footer looked its age. It was dirty, off-white, and sagging in pl...
Designer Ted Brewer ruminates about the development of these popular designs Issue 33 : Nov/Dec 2003 The first center cockpit yacht that intrigued me was the British-built 26-foot Atlanta, a laminated...
With a foundation in the 1940s, this company continues to produce fine yachts to this day Issue 33 : Nov/Dec 2003 The company we know today as Tartan Yachts has undergone numerous changes over the yea...
This bluewater cruiser inspires confidence Issue 33 : Nov/Dec 2003 Imagine you’re sitting ringside at a boxing arena. The announcer is decked out in a black tuxedo, his head covered by a mane of...
This is something you don’t see on the Great Prairie Issue 33 : Nov/Dec 2003 We were working our way back home from a wonderful excursion down the middle of the country. We had traveled from near the ...
