One sailor’s method of maintaining an iron keel Issue 64 : Jan/Feb 2009 A few years back, my friend Roland purchased a used 31-foot sailboat with a fin keel made of cast iron. After his first sailing ...
Experience the joyful Zen of boat restoration Issue 64 : Jan/Feb 2009 It’s a good idea to begin a major fiberglass boat restoration project by starting each morning in front of the mirror repeating, “...
Up to 50,000 of these stalwart gasoline engines were built between 1948 and 1980 Issue 64 : Jan/Feb 2009 In 1948, the Universal Motor Company of Oshkosh, Wisconsin, introduced a new engine model that ...
How to get aid when you really need it Issue 64 : Jan/Feb 2009 There are many ways a sailor can signal for help: body movements, sound signals, pyrotechnics, terrestrial radio, and via the search-and-...
She’s just as fit for bluewater cruising as for club racing Issue 64 : Jan/Feb 2009 Olin Stephens pioneered the fast keel/centerboard (k/cb) ocean racer in the 1950s, beginning with the famous Finiste...
Two sailors were called to a Higher Porpoise Issue 64 : Jan/Feb 2009 On any given weekend — rain or shine — there’s going to be a party among the sailors on Missouri’s Mark Twain Lake. We’d never hear...
While we deliberated, our boat chose her own name Issue 64 : Jan/Feb 2009 It’s time to buy the champagne. The name of the Mega 30, our project boat, has been determined. Fate stepped in while we were ...
