Living in a work zone tests patience Issue 44: Sept/Oct 2005 WELL, WE’RE AT IT AGAIN: beefing up our hard-working 1950s racer in the hope she’ll sail onward for another hundred years. The job this tim...
Pre-1975 entries almost double for 2005 Issue 44: Sept/Oct 2005 SEQUELS AREN’T AS good as originals, so the theory goes. But, this year’s Classics Race sponsored by Good Old Boat — part of the Swiftsu...
Wire ties prevent a midnight cacophony Issue 44: Sept/Oct 2005 A WHILE BACK, WE HAD THE OCCASION TO SPEND THE NIGHT aboard our boat at an unfamiliar marina. The wind was freshening and the water was s...
Use bolster cushions for storage Issue 44: Sept/Oct 2005 NOT ENOUGH ROOM ON YOUR BOAT? SOUNDS FAMILIAR. HERE’S an idea: make bolster pillows or cushion covers from pieces of upholstery fabric that mat...
Spreading the winching strain on a trailersailer Issue 44: Sept/Oct 2005 THE VERSATILITY OF TRAILERSAILING AFFORDS ME THE opportunity to enjoy a variety of diverse sailing grounds. All I need to do is...
A quest for reliable electrical connectors Issue 44: Sept/Oct 2005 MY BOAT CAME EQUIPPED WITH A POWERFUL AND RELIABLE hand-held spotlight. I consider a spotlight to be an essential piece of safety equ...
Sailorly advice for the fight against the evils of alcohol Issue 44: Sept/Oct 2005 Advice to the new owner of a boat with a Princess stove: THE VALVE-LIKE THINGIE ON THE TOP of the stove is where you ...
Smart addition to a venerable Cape Dory 27 Issue 44: Sept/Oct 2005 LAST JANUARY I SET OUT TO REFINISH the interior woodwork of Linda Jean, our 1981 Cape Dory 27. Most of the interior woodwork was easy...
A classy English lady gets a facelift Issue 44: Sept/Oct 2005 ONCE EMBARKED ON A LIMITED REFIT project on your classic cruiser, you will surely be tempted to carry on until she is transformed into the...
The Coast Guard asks boaters to be careful observers Issue 44: Sept/Oct 2005 ON SEPTEMBER 11, 2001, America was attacked from the air. Many terrorism experts feel it is only a matter of time before an...
Modern lighting projects for cruising sailboats Issue 44: Sept/Oct 2005 WE BEGAN TINKERING WITH LED lighting in our boat several years ago. Since then we have completed numerous small lighting project...
Learn the hard-won secrets of a frugal do-it-yourselfer Issue 44: Sept/Oct 2005 YOU MAKE LISTS OF THINGS YOU WANT to repair or upgrade on your project boat. But when you visit your local chandlery, re...
A third-generation performance cruiser Issue 44: Sept/Oct 2005 AT THE 1959 NEW YORK BOAT SHOW, CLINT PEARSON AND his younger cousin, Everett, introduced their first sailboat, the Carl Alberg-designed,...
Cruisers are just normal people who have wonderful adventures Issue 40 : Jan/Feb 2005 Is our lifestyle suited to cruising? Or is cruising suited to our lifestyle? Which inspires the other? We haven’t ...
Whether you use it or not, you’ll be judged by your speed Issue 40 : Jan/Feb 2005 A few years ago, I set out to write a “trilogy of editorials” dealing with time, speed, and distance. The time editori...
A simple but effective idea to improve a dinghy’s tracking Issue 40 : Jan/Feb 2005 I have made many modifications to our Hughes 26, Smooth Moves, over the years. Some have been real improvements, some...
Not even Sherlock Holmes would have solved this mystery Issue 40 : Jan/Feb 2005 On the desk in my study there is a curious thin-bladed paper knife. As an item of intrigue it would not have disgraced t...
Here’s a quick fix for a serious anchor winch failure Issue 40 : Jan/Feb 2005 The typical foot-operated anchor winch switch lives just a membrane away from a very hostile environment. This membrane is...
One sun, one mirror, and you’ve got The Best Darned Lifesaver, Period Issue 40 : Jan/Feb 2005 Gather around, fellow sailors, and hear this tale about a simple little device that was revered by World W...
An expert woodworker reveals some homely truths about teak Issue 40 : Jan/Feb 2005 Separating myth from reality almost impossible with a wood as well known as teak. From its “discovery” by the Dutch i...
Good kayak, but is it a dinghy? Issue 40 : Jan/Feb 2005 Our C&C 30 didn’t come with a dinghy when we purchased her. On a hunch, we bought a 17-foot rotomolded two-person kayak that we manage...
Almost the answer but not quite Issue 40 : Jan/Feb 2005 When Magnus, our newly refitted motorsailer, needed an appropriate dinghy, I surveyed my fleet. There was a gorgeous Phil Bolger-designed Glouce...
Turning an aging Pedrick 41 into a dream boat Issue 40 : Jan/Feb 2005 My love affair with boats began in 1971, while I was ferrying aircraft in and out of Vietnam via Ching Chuan Kang, a Chinese Air F...
Keeping that drip-drip-drip under control Issue 40 : Jan/Feb 2005 A shaft log guides the propeller shaft through the hull while keeping watertight integrity. It consists of two parts, a watertight sea...
How to repair corrosion damage on painted aluminum Issue 40 : Jan/Feb 2005 How does the paint look on the painted aluminum of your boat? Is it bubbling up and breaking through the surface? This is the...
A 20-year-old 47-footer gets new rigging and spruced-up masts Issue 40 : Jan/Feb 2005 There comes a time in the life of every vessel when it needs more than routine annual maintenance. Our 47-foot ste...
A solid old 27-footer proves her worth in choppy Buzzards Bay Issue 40 : Jan/Feb 2005 I drew a long cool breath in the summer of 1998 when I first saw the hull of a 27-foot Cape Dory hull sitting in a...
Test your seamanship skills in tricky situations Issue 44: Sept/Oct 2005 SUN GLISTENS ON A PERFECT FRENCH POLYNESIAN SAILING day. The trade wind blows across the deep waters of the pass that cuts thro...
The answers . . . are simple and few. But many men just don’t get it Issue 40 : Jan/Feb 2005 In the beginning, God created man, and man built himself a boat. It was good. Adam looked at Eve and asked ...
