It came with 40 years of someone else’s memories Issue 119: March/April Over the course of 45 years we had purchased eight sailboats in what we assumed was the natural progression of boat ownership: s...
Issue 119: March/April 2018 Shockles: LineSnubber, DockShockle, and MiniShockle I was skeptical that something advertised as “bungee cords on steroids” could do much to absorb heavy-duty shocks, never...
Handmade pendants add grip and color Issue 119: March/April 2018 Shackle pulls can spruce up zippers, shackles, key chains, and many other pieces of hardware on your boat. You can purchase pulls for a...
Finding hidden corners and using them for storage Issue 119: March/April 2018 Fitting out our 2003 Tartan 3700, Sapphire, for a cruise from Lake Ontario to the Bahamas, I realized that we needed more ...
. . . and the safety significance of MMSI and GPS Issue 119: March/April 2018 When we replaced the fixed-mount VHF radio on our 1986 cutter back in 2002, we noticed the new radio featured a red “distr...
Two boys buy a big wooden boat with their hearts, not their heads Issue 119: March/April 2018 On a warm June evening in 1969, my friends Scott and David drove with me from the Chicago suburbs to Michi...
Where the climate insists, a built-in system pays dividends Issue 119: March/April 2018 Summers on the Chesapeake are hot and humid, so we thought we were in high clover when our new-to-us boat came w...
A Vagabond 47 gets a multi-year makeover Issue 119: March/April 2018 Almost 40 years ago, walking the docks at Shilshole Bay Marina in Seattle, I came across a new Vagabond 47 ketch. It was love at fi...
Swageless terminals were a hands-on sailor’s choice Issue 119: March/April 2018 When I purchased Pelorus, my Paceship PY26, she had suffered damage to the bow and starboard side during Hurricane Bob i...
Engine trouble, sail trouble, a repair stop, and a Celtic goddess Issue 119: March/April 2018 “Lindora?” “No. I don’t like it,” said my husband, Erik. “It’s Lincoln’s and Isadora’s names put together....
Banishing wet balsa, one stanchion at a time Issue 119: March/April 2018 When we bought our 1977 Pearson 365 sloop several years ago, the surveyor noted elevated moisture readings around just about ev...
His passion for boatbuilding helped jump-start an industry Issue 119: March/April 2018 Everett Pearson, rightly considered one of the most important figures in modern boatbuilding, passed away Christm...
It supports a whole lot more than an over-the-cockpit solar array Issue 119: March/April 2018 “Don’t do it . . . just don’t.” That’s the advice we got from nearly everyone we talked to after deciding ...
. . . and a pair of popular full-keelers Issue 119: March/April 2018 The Allied Princess 36 represents a design concept that persisted for the first half of the 20th century. That is, full keel, moder...
A capable, comfortable cruiser with a pedigree Issue 119: March/April 2018 Cruising-sailboat designs balance comfort and performance in varying degrees, and anyone seeking a good cruiser must take tha...
Its breadth demands a diversity of content Issue 119: March/April 2018 Immediately upon assuming editorial responsibility at Good Old Boat, I started work on a mission statement. This magazine didn’t ...
