Filled with boat love, her heart sang loud Issue 66 : May/Jun 2009 The smell, if I didn’t love it, would have made me sick. Diesel fuel, tar, salt water . . . and dreams. I couldn’t get enough. I stop...
A new way to get a grip on deck clutter Issue 66 : May/Jun 2009 “OK, Sam, slap the cuffs on her.” This line from an old B-rated cops-and-robbers movie could have a new life as good advice on how to ke...
Custom woodwork at a price you can’t beat Issue 66 : May/Jun 2009 Having never given the subject much thought, I assumed that all overhead hatches were fitted with some sort of locking or adjustable s...
Use your own observations to refine the local forecast Issue 66 : May/Jun 2009 A big part of guessing what the weather will do is knowing what it has just done. Reading Gord May’s excellent article, “...
The rise and fall of a famous nautical cover girl Issue 66 : May/Jun 2009 Some consider it absurd to anthropomorphize inanimate objects, but those of us who mess about in boats know differently. After...
Advice from one of America’s best-known cruising authors Issue 66 : May/Jun 2009 When I’m way out on the water in a small boat and a storm swoops down and the yacht starts hopping around, all sorts of...
A father and son bond deeply playing pirate Issue 66 : May/Jun 2009 In 1995, my son and I towed our daysailer from Birmingham, Alabama, to Bahia Honda State Park, Florida, for a week of cruising in th...
Navigation catches up with science fiction Issue 66 : May/Jun 2009 A dream is coming true far faster than I ever would have imagined. It’s foggy, and I’m anchored in Gambier Island’s Halkett Bay on th...
A maxi trailersailer for inland and coastal waters Issue 66 : May/Jun 2009 The O’Day 26 is one of the last models in a long line that originated with George O’Day, the 1960 Olympic Gold Medal sailor a...
Pick up a mooring with grace and élan Issue 66 : May/Jun 2009 A mooring-and-buoy system consists of an anchor, a length of chain, and a mooring buoy that both holds up the chain and marks the location...
They are shipmates of a higher order Issue 66 : May/Jun 2009 Father-and-son relationships come in as many variations as there are fathers and sons. Looking back at my own father, I remember him as som...
Lessons learned by a would-be circumnavigator Issue 66 : May/Jun 2009 Choosing and equipping your voyaging boat is all about compromise. Among other considerations, you have to balance initial costs, ...
Economical recycling of throwaway mahogany Issue 66 : May/Jun 2009 My partner, Magali, and I have attempted to carry out the improvements and modifications to Sigfrid, our 34-foot 6-inch steel ketch, ...
Light and air stream belowdecks once the dam of procrastination is breached Issue 66 : May/Jun 2009 Sometimes, the simple solution to a problem is not easy to contemplate. Although Sea Trek, our Marin...
Creating stowage for volumes and tools Issue 66 : May/Jun 2009 The only thing I can compare to spending a rainy night reading while rocking at anchor in some distant, seal-haunted cove, is stretching ...
A spritely sailer with plenty of cruising room Issue 66 : May/Jun 2009 On a breezy day in October 2008, Charlie and Elaine Lawson put their 1987 Newport 28 II, Desirée, through her paces and then host...
An informal survey for our readers Issue 66 : May/Jun 2009 As the national and world economies started heading south, Good Old Boat magazine made some rigging changes to help us weather the storm. Mos...
