Issue 25 : Jul/Aug 2002 I sometimes feel that I have been swimming and sailing upstream all my life. I am one of the few sailors who has, over the years, moved down, rather than up, in boat size. But ...
Issue 25 : Jul/Aug 2002 At our dock we have three shore cables: the 35-amp AC power cable, the telephone cable, and the cable-TV. To keep the shore-end plugs of these cables out of the weather when th...
Issue 25 : Jul/Aug 2002 There is nothing more irritating than the thwack of a hard dinghy against your transom. Cursing, you stomp up on deck, give the painter a few extra feet of slack, and thrust th...
Issue 25 : Jul/Aug 2002 We’ve known for a long time that dark colored plastic water jugs far outlast clear or white ones. Seems the color gives UV protection. We noted colored dacron sails seem to out...
Issue 25 : Jul/Aug 2002 Having had my wind-whipped luffing sheets, halyards, and numerous other lines foul on cleats, I came up with a solution to this dilemma: a foulproof wooden cleat. A groove cut ...
Issue 25 : Jul/Aug 2002 One of the most vivid recollections of my childhood is of a boat launching at a local public ramp. A young man and his attractive girlfriend arrived in his new convertible with...
Mold? Rust? Wasps nests? Plastic goo? Your deck vents have surprises in store for you Issue 25 : Jul/Aug 2002 Have you ever looked under your vacuum-type deck vent? You could be in for a shock. My boa...
Good safe coastal cruiser, but no world-girdler Issue 25 : Jul/Aug 2002 In the mid-to-late 1960s, many designers, myself included, were turning out full-keel auxiliaries such as the Luders 33, my own ...
A Puget Sound sailor sets his retirement dream in motion Issue 25 : Jul/Aug 2002 A really big boat and a really small house is Walt Pierce’s ideal retirement setup. He hasn’t exactly achieved that goa...
Tackling a makeover with more enthusiasm and elbow grease than money Issue 25 : Jul/Aug 2002 Affordable boats are out there — neglected or little-used boats that a little elbow grease can transform in...
Expert practical advice on visiting the Sea of Cortez Issue 25 : Jul/Aug 2002 My wife, Bette, and I lived on our 1974 Cal Cruising 35 for seven years and cruised an estimated 14,000 miles up and down ...
Little things make a big difference when selling a boat. Here’s how to ensure a quick sale and a good price. Issue 25 : Jul/Aug 2002 Ask any broker how much time a boat has to catch a buyer’s interest...
Here’s the five-year plan that rescued a $1,200 boat Issue 25 : Jul/Aug 2002 Not so long ago I did not have a cruising boat, but I wanted one badly. My wife understood and said, “Take the $2,500 we’ve...
Part Three from the cruising chef with a focus on catching and preparing finned treasures of the sea Issue 25 : Jul/Aug 2002 I am not what could be called a sport fisherman. Whereas sport fishermen en...
Hard work converts a classic Hinckley from total wreck to total delight Issue 25 : Jul/Aug 2002 For sailors, one of the worst nightmares is to be driven into the breakers of a lee shore. At 2:35 a.m. ...
A designer names his preferences for mast and rigging strength Issue 25 : Jul/Aug 2002 Recently I was consulted about a new mast for an older 40- foot cutter, as the owner was planning a world cruise....
How to build a low-tech, customized electrical panel Issue 25 : Jul/Aug 2002 On our boats we all have electrical panels of one sort or another. On the low-tech end, some of us have minimal panels with...
In profile: One of America’s most respected cruising boat designers Issue 25 : Jul/Aug 2002 The early days if productions fiberglass boats were an exciting time based on the accounts of some of those ...
This old warhorse still performs with the best of them Issue 25 : Jul/Aug 2002 Take a seat in a yacht club late on a Saturday or Sunday afternoon, and you’ll hear racers recounting the highlights of t...
