Confronting the details to finish the job Issue 81 : Nov/Dec 2011 A couple of years ago, my wife, Mary, and I decided to renew the worn non-skid on our 30-year-old Pearson 28 with a non-skid paint pro...
Old hatch + new lens = brighter cabin Issue 81 : Nov/Dec 2011 Most sailboats have a hatch over the V-berth. The hatch is either solid or it has a lens to admit light. Over time, a hatch lens will beco...
An old-world technique avoided a budget-busting haulout Issue 81 : Nov/Dec 2011 Throwing money at a problem may bring the quickest and easiest resolution, but the less expensive alternatives often pro...
Practice, observation, restraint, patience, persistence Issue 81 : Nov/Dec 2011 Blinken, Sabot dinghy In 1949, I was racing my Naples Sabot dinghy with very modest success. I complained to my mentor, ...
. . . and a pair of CCA-style contemporaries Issue 81 : Nov/Dec 2011 I was quite pleased to hear the Luders 36 was to be a feature boat as A.E. “Bill” Luders Jr. was my boss and mentor from 1960 to th...
. . . an ode to classic design Issue 81 : Nov/Dec 2011 The morning light dawned on a quiet anchorage on the west coast of Florida. Not far from where our boat was anchored, one boat stood out proudly ...
Keeping out the heat Issue 81 : Nov/Dec 2011 Whether your icebox holds ice or houses a refrigeration evaporator, to be efficient it must be very well insulated. To achieve this, the box should have a ...
Good old designs that still catch the eye Issue 81 : Nov/Dec 2011 When I was a kid in the early 1960s, there were quite a few yachting magazines. Each had its own character but they all had one thing ...
An easily towed water-ballasted trailersailer Issue 81 : Nov/Dec 2011 The Santana 2023 has a tall family tree dating to the early days of production fiberglass boats. W.D. “Bill” Schock, like many boa...
Mastering the machine assures entry to the club Issue 81 : Nov/Dec 2011 Defining moments can occur at any time. I was sewing a couple of covers for the new (larger!) winches Jerry installed this past ...
