Independence is the best gift for a youth Issue 76 : Jan/Feb 2011 If our priorities define us, then my husband, Dave, and I are irresponsible, capricious, and more fond of boats than money. A few Nove...
Cloth panels replace plastic snap-ons Issue 76 : Jan/Feb 2011 Your white plastic instrument covers are deteriorating in the sun, they don’t fi t as tightly as they did when they were new (they used to...
In case the splice doesn’t play nice . . . Issue 76 : Jan/Feb 2011 I have eye-spliced my new anchor rode to the nylon thimble, seized the splice with small nylon twine to help keep things in place, an...
Flat, yes; horizontal, no Issue 76 : Jan/Feb 2011 Finding charts we’d stored on board our 34-foot Creekmore, Eurisko, used to be a constant game of hide and seek. When we put charts on the navigation ...
A hard dinghy becomes a rigid inflatable Issue 76 : Jan/Feb 2011 Twenty years, two kids, and a dog later, I finally had to face facts — the family dinghy no longer fit the family. My wife and I had ac...
A little pram dinghy is a workhorse and a comfort Issue 76 : Jan/Feb 2011 We wouldn’t cast off without our 8-foot pram in tow. It’s convenient to have her in the water and ready to go when we finally ...
Joint ownership provided a path to the water Issue 76 : Jan/Feb 2011 Picnicking one day in a park in Oxford, Maryland, on Chesapeake Bay, we watched sailboats glide into a wooded anchorage. That did i...
Cautious amateurs start with a kit — for an asymmetrical spinnaker Issue 76 : Jan/Feb 2011 Never say “never.” For nearly 20 years, I have loudly proclaimed that I would never sew a sail for Mystic, ou...
Standout boats from outstanding designers Issue 76 : Jan/Feb 2011 The Tartan 34C is a very handsome design by Olin Stephens, one of the most gifted designers of the past century. In finding yachts to ...
An object of doubtless devotion, Sin Sal sparkles Issue 76 : Jan/Feb 2011 When he suggested that we feature the Tartan 34C owned by Max Guzman and Donna Delahanty, Tom Wells described this boat as “no...
A hands-on rebuild saved both beast and budget Issue 76 : Jan/Feb 2011 Our 41-year-old C&C Corvette, Trillium, has the distinction of being built originally as a gift to retiring Ontario Premier J...
Maintenance seems less onerous in the right surroundings Issue 76 : Jan/Feb 2011 If the definition of cruising is performing boat maintenance in exotic locations, does that mean the more maintenance, ...
A schooner’s crew won’t be dock-bound by a defunct engine Issue 76 : Jan/Feb 2011 Sailing a heavy fixed-keel boat without an engine could be viewed as a challenge and a good opportunity to improve one...
Year-round sailing leads to year-round upkeep Issue 76 : Jan/Feb 2011 When we decided to expand our sailing horizons from northern freshwater “summer boating” to full-time cruising, we didn’t fully re...
As fast as physics allows Issue 76 : Jan/Feb 2011 Although it’s somewhat of a misnomer, the term “displacement hull” is used in reference to a boat whose displacement at speed is the same as its displ...
Old decks get new non-skid out of a can Issue 76 : Jan/Feb 2011 As our Pearson 28, Indecision, approached her 30th birthday, my wife, Mary, and I began to think about refreshing her non-skid. Because ...
A trailerable pocket cruiser with standing headroom Issue 76 : Jan/Feb 2011 Richard Valdes founded Columbia Yachts in 1958. Under his presidency, the company became the world’s largest manufacturer of...
Phil Rhodes inspired a generation of yacht designers, including Bob Perry Issue 76 : Jan/Feb 2011 It was about 50 years ago. I was probably 15 years old. I had started sailing and I was studying mecha...
All-season sailing in the Pacific Northwest Issue 76 : Jan/Feb 2011 On a cold and windy day in early March, I climbed aboard the Rawson 30, Alcyone (Al-sy-uh-nee), and met her owner, Devon Blankenship...
Seafaring women earn the right to lament Issue 76 : Jan/Feb 2011 Not all women believe they were meant to go to sea. I’m convinced, in fact, that the vast majority are sure that women are not meant to...
Even where it’s endless summer, the weather rings the changes Issue 77 : Mar/Apr 2011 My son’s education is lacking. Now in his ninth year of homeschooling, he’s earning A grades in physics, Spanish I...
A good lashing and they won’t slack off Issue 77 : Mar/Apr 2011 A number of ideas have appeared in Good Old Boat recently for locking turnbuckles without using cotter pins in the conventional way (Mar...
Using the décor for storage Issue 77 : Mar/Apr 2011 When we became the proud owners of our 34-foot Creekmore, we were impressed by her storage space. But when five of us moved our “essentials” aboard,...
Inside and outside viewpoints for a GPS Issue 77 : Mar/Apr 2011 When Jim Stedman updated the electronic equipment in his 1972 Cheoy Lee Luders 36, Song, he gave considerable thought to what he would l...
Recycle shrinkwrap and save time and money Issue 77 : Mar/Apr 2011 It was the worst of times: I didn’t know if I would launch our beloved 33-foot Cape Dory, Femme du Nord, in spring. I didn’t know if ...
Consignment stores match good old parts to new old boats Issue 77 : Mar/Apr 2011 Let’s say a part on your boat needs to be replaced. Perhaps the fuel gauge isn’t working. You poke around online for a ...
Two-axis mounts make solar panels adjustable for greater gain Issue 77 : Mar/Apr 2011 Having cruised through the South Pacific twice, we knew the value of solar panels for keeping our batteries charge...
A boat provides a happy mix of activities and security Issue 77 : Mar/Apr 2011 Naming a boat is serious business. When we upgraded from a decrepit 1972 Cal 20 to our second boat, a 1976 27-foot O’Day,...
An elegant accessory from an unlikely source Issue 77 : Mar/Apr 2011 When we lived in Miami, my wife and I enjoyed nothing more than having dinner in the cockpit of Makani, our Ranger 29. We had a nic...
NuTeak brightens a once dim prospect Issue 77 : Mar/Apr 2011 In 2008, at age 66, I fulfilled a lifelong dream by purchasing my first cruising sloop, a 1979 Hunter 30. Like many good old boats, Time-Ou...
