Issue 22 : Jan/Feb 2002 I wrote the editorial for the November/December issue on September 10 and handed it in the next day. It made no reference to the events of September 11. When you publish every ...
Second Good Old Boat Regatta Issue 22 : Jan/Feb 2002 Last year, when Good Old Boat founders Karen Larson and Jerry Powlas agreed to sponsor the first Good Old Boat Regatta, in Annapolis, Md., they did...
Issue 22 : Jan/Feb 2002 There is never enough counter space in any galley, or kitchen for that matter, but this is a particular problem in smaller boats like our C&C 30. The galley is aft on both ...
Issue 22 : Jan/Feb 2002 Crack! Not the sound you want to hear as you reach across the bay in a freshening breeze. Especially when the tiller feels as if it isn’t connected to the boat at the same time...
Issue 22 : Jan/Feb 2002 After rebedding our deck hardware (and in the process very nearly causing a Stage 2 Spousal Concern Incident) I thought I’d share a method I (we) discovered that might make the...
Issue 22 : Jan/Feb 2002 This is a classic textbook evolution with which I seem to have inordinate trouble, especially when sailing singlehanded. The yacht is at anchor in fairly deep water, stiff bree...
This automotive windshield goop is cheap, effective, and durable Issue 22 : Jan/Feb 2002 Do you have a leaky Lewmar hatch? Is it one of those intermittent drips that you can’t find? Has it reached the...
How to mount a heavy-duty vise on a folding workbench Issue 22 : Jan/Feb 2002 There are a few legendary tools that may have little obvious use when you see them in the hardware store but win your hear...
It needed to be cheap, simple, compact, and long-lasting Issue 22 : Jan/Feb 2002 The anchorage where I kept my Pearson Ariel is a bayou, a tributary of the Jourdan River in South Mississippi. It’s a d...
An honestly biased look at a much-revered racer/cruiser Issue 22 : Jan/Feb 2002 Lest there be any confusion about where I’m coming from, I think that, despite her age, the Cal 40 is as legitimate a “p...
Supplement your galley stores with delicious dried produce Issue 22 : Jan/Feb 2002 Snacking on dried apple rings, zucchini chips, or salmon jerky brings thoughts of sailing to mind. Dried foods are a ...
Practical tips for a brilliant finish from the author of This Old Boat Issue 22 : Jan/Feb 2002 Old boats, like old boat owners, weather on their surfaces. For the boat, at least, a well-applied coat o...
TV series helps builders, gets people on the water Issue 22 : Jan/Feb 2002 David Dean likes messing about in boats. He likes working with wood, building boats in particular, about as much as he likes ...
All you need is a simple calculator and Jerry’s magic formula Issue 22 : Jan/Feb 2002 The mathematicians who read this should be prepared to forgive me. It is my only contribution to “applied mathemat...
These relics of nautical history still have practical modern uses Issue 22 : Jan/Feb 2002 As sailors, sometimes our most basic feelings come to the surface when we go aboard an old boat. Whether it be...
With more countries introducing regulations, holding tanks are an issue that won’t go away Issue 22 : Jan/Feb 2002 Traditional marine heads that discharge sewage straight out through a skin fitting ar...
Issue 22 : Jan/Feb 2002 I reluctantly accepted the fact that I couldn’t keep her. It was like my first sports car, which I had vowed to keep forever in a barn until I was old, retired, and ready to pl...
Forecast a boat’s performance by reading between the lines Issue 22 : Jan/Feb 2002 I trust that readers will appreciate the problem confronting the yacht designer. He has a two-dimensional sheet of pa...
This pioneer brought many early fiberglass production boats from design board to dockside Issue 22 : Jan/Feb 2002 Many sailing enthusiasts can immediately spot an Alberg-designed boat. Characterized b...
Surviving storms with the aid of drogues and sea anchors Issue 22 : Jan/Feb 2002 Taking the weather for granted is easy to do on a nice day. Sails are filled with a gentle wind, and the boat heels sli...
A raised-deck Crocker design that still receives admiring glances Issue 22 : Jan/Feb 2002 The Stone Horse is a vessel I’ve long admired. Her design was based on a wood yacht from the board of S. S. Cr...
Sam Crocker’s traditionally styled fiberglass 23-footer is still much sought-after Issue 22 : Jan/Feb 2002 Of the 150 Stone Horses built since 1971, only hull #2 is missing. The builders, Edey & D...
Issue 22 : Jan/Feb 2002 How did the term “moving up to a bigger boat” become so prevalent in our language? I suppose we say “moving up to a bigger house,” which might then place us in a more expensive...
