Painful introduction to sailing leads to lifelong passion Issue 61: July/Aug 2008 The mist of a late summer morning was rising from the waters of Penn Lake. It mingled and swirled into the rays of the...
Salvage those little bits of horribly expensive wood Issue 61: July/Aug 2008 After fitting out a boat or just making moderate changes to its interior, few of us escape the scrap dilemma. This occurs w...
A coastal cruiser from the shores of Lake Michigan Issue 61: July/Aug 2008 The S2 is one of a handful of small- to medium-sized sailboats built by Leon R. Slikkers, a Michigan man who has spent much m...
Famous mini-cruiser’s lines updated for home builders Issue 61: July/Aug 2008 Some years ago, when I was building boats on Orcas Island in the San Juan Archipelago north of Seattle, I considered the p...
A dinghy that delighted family generations Issue 61: July/Aug 2008 In April 1959, I bought a new 10-foot, fiberglass sailboat of the Sprite Class from the O’Day Corporation for $450, complete with sai...
Practical lessons gained from a cruising life Issue 61: July/Aug 2008 Looking back over the years, it’s easy to spot lessons we gained from cruising, lessons I’ve been asked to share as part of Good O...
Issue 61: July/Aug 2008 Eleven good reasons for loving her — Andy Vine She’s called Gwyneth, after my mother. A nice Welsh name. A Crown 28 sloop, Gwyneth was built in Vancouver, British Columbia, in ...
‘New’ anchor light maintains old tradition Issue 58 : Jan/Feb 2008 One of the pleasures of a traditional-style boat, such as my Persistence, is the encouragement she gives us to practice the old skill...
Don’t judge other sailors for their choices Issue 58 : Jan/Feb 2008 A seed of a concept was planted in my brain, perhaps as long as seven years ago. It has been rolling around in there ever since, gat...
Hefty downgrading leads to happier sailing Issue 58 : Jan/Feb 2008 While climbing the ladder to the deck of my old wooden sloop with yet another can of paint, a disturbing thought occurred to me. I st...
Turn table placemats into portlight curtains Issue 58 : Jan/Feb 2008 The curtains that came with our “new” old boat had a kitchen-curtain look: two panels of faded cotton strung on a plastic cord scre...
Oh, do you know the muffin fan? Issue 58 : Jan/Feb 2008 It gets so hot in the tropics that we had to come up with some method of getting the stove’s heat out of the cabin. I took a 4-inch inspection p...
Here’s how to mix those small batches Issue 58 : Jan/Feb 2008 Many good old boaters use epoxy for a variety of small repairs. Small repairs require small epoxy batches. In my life, whether I’m repairi...
Easy meals when the ice is gone Issue 58 : Jan/Feb 2008 There’s nothing quite as satisfying when cruising as reaching into the icebox for a frosty cold beverage of your choice. But what happens on a l...
Who could have guessed his was half-submerged? Issue 58 : Jan/Feb 2008 My ignition key had to be wiggled to get the engine instruments to become active and, since the same “wiggle” could happen on the...
Late-developing passion brings deeper appreciation Issue 58 : Jan/Feb 2008 “Maybe I am too old for this,” I thought. Our shiny new 16-foot Precision’s shoal keel was embedded in the muddy bottom at th...
When the going gets cold, the cold insulate Issue 58 : Jan/Feb 2008 How quickly we forget. Winter is much like childbirth to me: you must forget just how bad it really is or you would never put yourse...
A 70-year-old gaff schooner sails again Issue 58 : Jan/Feb 2008 Last summer, while puttering around at the mooring, I heard a runabout idling and voices in conversation. The occupants were apparently ...
Keel/centerboarder has fans on the Chesapeake and in Florida Issue 58 : Jan/Feb 2008 In the late 1970s, Robert Deutsch decided he needed a new boat to race on the Great Lakes and approached Bruce Kirb...
An old IOR-influenced design becomes a liveaboard cruiser Issue 58 : Jan/Feb 2008 For 50 years, the name Pearson has been synonymous with sailing. Along the way, Pearson built three very different 28-...
Bonding teak veneer to plastic cabin sides Issue 58 : Jan/Feb 2008 Lovers of classic sailboats would agree that a teak coach house is a beautiful sight. However, as time has progressed and cookie-cutt...
How collision regulations apply in real life Issue 58 : Jan/Feb 2008 I studied the radar screen as the heavy cruiser USS Newport News crept through the night down the Lamma Channel into Hong Kong harb...
Capitalizing on the 1970’s trailersailer boom Issue 58 : Jan/Feb 2008 For nearly 25 years the Clark Boat Company built a line of small- to medium-sized racer/cruisers that introduced a lot of people, ...
It’s a seamanlike act that brings great satisfaction Issue 58 : Jan/Feb 2008 “Tow? Why on earth would we need a tow? We can sail her back in. The wind’s perfect!” The Old Master was responding to my d...
Electronic devices designed to save your life at sea Issue 58 : Jan/Feb 2008 EPIRB is an acronym for emergency position-indicating radio beacon, a device designed to save your life in an emergency by ...
Four family-sailers Issue 58 : Jan/Feb 2008 In the September 2006 issue of Good Old Boat, I reviewed four other boats in the 28-foot/29-foot size range: the Ranger 28, Ranger 29, Islander 28, and Sabr...
Since 1976 she has been part of the family Issue 58 : Jan/Feb 2008 Is it possible for a boat to become a member of the family? Is it strange to say, “Hello, good old boat!” out loud when you climb abo...
Bad weather turns plans into uncertainties Issue 58 : Jan/Feb 2008 I was coiling the Shorepower Cord on the pier at Prince Arthur’s Landing Marina in preparation for getting under way. Conditions were...
Ever considered the reasons why you sail? Issue 59 : Mar/Apr 2008 Ask people why they sail and you’ll unknowingly peel back layers that are rarely exposed in their everyday lives. And you’ll likely no...
Their “working girl” became a “lady who could dance” Issue 59 : Mar/Apr 2008 We were incredibly lucky when we bought our first “big boat.” I’d sailed for many years, but the biggest thing I’d owned wa...
