Food-safe epoxy makes potable possible Issue 65 : Mar/Apr 2009 At the end of a two-year search for a fixer-upper cruising boat, I acquired a Pearson Vanguard, hull #142 built in 1964. I found her in a...
To avoid engine troubles, fit the right propeller Issue 65 : Mar/Apr 2009 The shark meandered toward my right foot. It was so close I could see brown spots on its nose. Loaded with tools and dive gear...
Banish those not-so-good old-boat odors Issue 65 : Mar/Apr 2009 When our good friends Jeff and Dawn told us they had just purchased a liveaboard sailboat, I knew what would make the perfect “boat warm...
Four fateful words that spelled six years of work Issue 65 : Mar/Apr 2009 Something must have blinded me to the first words in the Findings and Recommendations section of our boat’s pre-purchase surve...
Two good old boaters take the A-frame to the tabernacle Issue 65 : Mar/Apr 2009 Over the past several years, our cruises on Whippoorwill, our Cape Dory 27, have taken us to several places where we hav...
Fixing the mast step without pulling the mast Issue 65 : Mar/Apr 2009 No matter how you looked at it, we had a serious problem. Our boat’s mast step was compromised and would have to be repaired. In D...
Compact craft with offshore ambitions Issue 65 : Mar/Apr 2009 The three boats in this group — the Pacific Seacraft 25, the Bristol 24, and the Francis 26 — represent very different approaches to desig...
A singular affair with a Pacific Seacraft 25 Issue 65 : Mar/Apr 2009 There’s just no way to explain how a beautiful boat can capture its owner’s heart. You’d think that out in cyberspace there would b...
His magnum opus inspires anew Issue 65 : Mar/Apr 2009 Jerry and I were in awe of Don Casey in 1997 when we started our new magazine named with a nod of appreciation to Don’s popular book, This Old Boa...
