A tinge of fear heightens autumn’s sensations of delight Issue 38 : Sept/Oct 2004 Marjorie and I rowed out to the boat around noon, just the two of us and the dog. The last day of September was magnif...
A tale of human fallibility and 500-hour alternator brackets Issue 38 : Sept/Oct 2004 The brackets connecting the bottom of the alternator to our engine failed in benign conditions miles from the near...
Gadgets you can make and use to back up your GPS Issue 38 : Sept/Oct 2004 Here are three navigation aids you can use when your GPS isn’t working or to reinforce old time-tested methods of navigating. ...
Comfort and grace from folding cockpit seats Issue 38 : Sept/Oct 2004 Among the loveliest boats around are Concordia yawls. They were designed by C. Raymond Hunt and, mostly, exquisitely built by Abek...
Careful fall layup gives you a head start in spring Issue 38 : Sept/Oct 2004 October on the north coast (Great Lakes) or, for that matter, anywhere north of the 38th parallel, means taking the boat ou...
Use this low-tech water trap for sanding dust Issue 38 : Sept/Oct 2004 I have a random-orbital sander for which I have an affection that borders on the unseemly. Hook it up to a shop vacuum cleaner, a...
The best way to join fabric to hard surfaces Issue 38 : Sept/Oct 2004 There occasionally comes the time when you need to fasten fabric to wood, fiberglass, or some other hard object. Sometimes eyes an...
Here’s how to keep those cockpit cushions in place Issue 38 : Sept/Oct 2004 The boat heels over, and the cockpit cushions end up in the foot well. You might even be sitting on one when it slides off t...
A sailor’s vivid impressions of Pacific sea, sky, and wind Issue 38 : Sept/Oct 2004 My friend Tom originally met Steve at one of the yachtsmen’s hangouts he frequented. There he made arrangement...
Are you a forgetful trailersailor? Don’t fret. Here’s the list to end all checklists Issue 38 : Sept/Oct 2004 I pride myself in mentally warehousing innumerable, disjointed facts and recalling them at...
Memories are ignited in the firewood Issue 38 : Sept/Oct 2004 The woodpile. Sorting out the heap of driftwood harvested in haste after the high tides and high windsof the equinox, now there is time fo...
Radar takes the sting out of navigating in fog Issue 38 : Sept/Oct 2004 We’d been cruising the coast of Nova Scotia for a week but had yet to see it. Our charts said it was out there to the left somew...
Inspecting and maintaining seacocks Issue 38 : Sept/Oct 2004 The hull of a boat is designed to keep water out, but most boats also have through-hull fittings and seacocks that are designed to allow wa...
This boat had been “the other woman” at least once before Issue 38 : Sept/Oct 2004 When we first made acquaintance she was in Mobile, Alabama, and I was almost 1,000 miles away in Washington, D.C. I h...
Simple upgrades turn a weekender into a world cruiser Issue 38 : Sept/Oct 2004 The sails are stowed, dinner is cooking, and a day of sailing has taken the edge off a hectic workweek. The heavens turn ...
It started with replacing the sole and ended with casting molten lead Issue 38 : Sept/Oct 2004 Not long ago I was reminded about how a small job can turn into a much larger one. My 1976 Chrysler 26 Sw...
A nasty fall overboard spurs non-skid deck renovation Issue 38 : Sept/Oct 2004 I knew the deck of our 42-foot boat needed attention, but I always put it off in favor of other projects. Non-skid replac...
Transforming a sloppy paint job into a safe and spiffy deck Issue 38 : Sept/Oct 2004 A few years ago, my friend, Gil, and I searched for an Allied Seawind II at a good bargain price. We found several ...
Where to find that affordable ocean voyager you long for Issue 38 : Sept/Oct 2004 There are three sources of moderately priced cruising yachts:ex-racing boats, ex-charter boats, and secondhand cruisin...
Freedom Yachts founder believes something’s amiss in the sailing world Issue 38 : Sept/Oct 2004 Garry Hoyt has a passion for sailing, there’s no doubt. At Newport Rhode Island’s Ida Lewis Yacht Club, ...
She’s capable of cruising anywhere in the world in comfort Issue 38 : Sept/Oct 2004 With this issue we have three yachts that are about as alike as peas in a pod — or peapods in Maine, if you prefer. ...
A baby-blue Mark II Spencer 35 heads for the horizon Issue 38 : Sept/Oct 2004 In 2002, Jim Kellam won the Singlehanded Transpac Race in his refurbished Spencer 35 Mk II. The Canadian from Vancouver wo...
Corsair Marine’s little three-huller is fast and fun Issue 38 : Sept/Oct 2004 Lest we find ourselves engaged in one of those downward-spiraling debates about the characteristics that define a good old...
There’s no need to change our snug convertible just yet Issue 38 : Sept/Oct 2004 Not long ago I read in one of the many books about living aboard that we should want to own a boat with separate eating...
