A classic plastic racer/cruiser with looks to turn your head Issue 47 : Mar/Apr 2006 Magic. We drove east to witness the magic touch, but instead we were treated to a love story. It wasn’t a bad trade...
Refining the boat’s most important plumbing system Issue 47 : Mar/Apr 2006 We have all had that experience: you complete a project, feel justifiably proud, but as you live with the results you realize...
Eight years into a cruise, here’s what’s still operating well Issue 47 : Mar/Apr 2006 I wrote an article for Good old Boat (January 2001) about the preparations we made for liveaboard bluewater cruisi...
Doing your own boatwork, you confront certain immutable truths Issue 47 : Mar/Apr 2006 I am an expert do-it-yourselfer. I make this claim not simply because I’ve fixed a lot of things on my own and fr...
Is it right for your boat? Issue 47 : Mar/Apr 2006 Retrofitting your sailboat? Thinking about upgrading your electronics? Wondering whether you should install one of those expensive new chart-plotting...
What you see is exactly what you get Issue 47 : Mar/Apr 2006 Why do you always seem to tack into a header? Why do iceboats always sail to windward, no matter which direction they’re going? Why is it t...
How to request openings like a pro Issue 47 : Mar/Apr 2006 Last winter, our friends Susan and Scott came down to Florida to escape the Lake Erie winter and do a little sailing. I enjoy having other sa...
What to expect and how to survive Issue 47 : Mar/Apr 2006 There were all the classic signs — I was just too inexperienced, or in too much of a hurry, to pay attention to them. After a rainy night, my ...
Sailing with a two-year-old in the Florida Keys Issue 47 : Mar/Apr 2006 These days, when Noah is playing with his toy sailboats, he can pick out the boom, the mast, and the keel. Then he points to the...
A long-time voyager examines the effects of cruising on kids Issue 47 : Mar/Apr 2006 We had said our goodbyes the night before, her eyes glistening with love and the anticipation of her next adventure...
After 29 years, a new genoa Issue 47 : Mar/Apr 2006 Mystic’s 150-percent genoa was made in 1976, as near as I can tell. We’ve made repairs to it in most of the 14 years we’ve owned the boat. I even se...
