A well-thumbed book has been a faithful companion Issue 75 : Nov/Dec 2010 I was fossicking around in a used-book store the other day when I came across a copy of A Manual for Small Yachts, by R. D. Gr...
Protect your investment from weather and covetous knaves Issue 75 : Nov/Dec 2010 Many GPS chart plotters are designed for bulkhead mounting but, if they’re visible, thieves love them. With that in min...
Simple covers provide closure and containment Issue 75 : Nov/Dec 2010 For a while, Ken and I each owned a 1986 Pearson 28-2. When these sisterships originally left their Portsmouth, Rhode Island, birt...
An in-line valve eliminates the on-dock sprint Issue 75 : Nov/Dec 2010 Upon coming into a marina, our first priority is what we like to call “watering the boat.” The procedure begins with filling her ...
A bag of rice resuscitates a $300 lifeline Issue 75 : Nov/Dec 2010 Because we had two children in college in the States as we continued to roam the Caribbean, my husband, Dave, bought me an iPod touch...
Code words let Mars understand Venus Issue 75 : Nov/Dec 2010 The question comes up a lot. Not from sailing friends, they are mostly too polite, but landlubbing friends don’t mind asking, “When you’ve ...
Fly and douse a standard spinnaker like a gennaker Issue 75 : Nov/Dec 2010 People are selling their little-used symmetrical spinnakers and replacing them with expensive cruising gennakers that can be ...
Habitual tinkering comes up trumps Issue 75 : Nov/Dec 2010 Self-steering is the elusive silent partner of every singlehander. Dozens of commercial products have been devised to deliver this blessed gr...
Take preventive steps but be prepared for at-sea repairs Issue 75 : Nov/Dec 2010 This article is an excerpt from Lin and Larry Pardey’s Capable Cruiser, which was published in its third edition earlie...
A Tartan 37’s rig survives a disintegrating chainplate Issue 75 : Nov/Dec 2010 At the time I wrote about replacing the backstay on my best friend, Adam’s, new-to-him Tartan 37 (see Good Old Boat May/J...
A half-hour job gets stuck in time Issue 75 : Nov/Dec 2010 Easing into the fuel dock with a light wind aft, the skipper shifted into reverse and applied a little engine power for a perfect landing. Th...
The Brother was big, but the Necchi fit the niche Issue 75 : Nov/Dec 2010 This tale begins with the collapsing real estate market. For 7 years, our few shoreside possessions had been residing in a ren...
Eat at it, work at it, or park it . . . Issue 75 : Nov/Dec 2010 On many good old boats, the saloon table is mounted on a post bolted to the cabin sole. The post-mounted Formica table on my Bristol 30 ...
Made with a teak substitute, they’ll never need varnishing Issue 75 : Nov/Dec 2010 When it comes to teak, there are three simple truths: new teak is gorgeous; old teak needs regular maintenance; negle...
A chance encounter opens a window in time Issue 75 : Nov/Dec 2010 A few years before I was born, my parents bought a 26-foot Sparkman & Stephens-designed New Horizon sailboat built by Ray Green. T...
Rolling out a mirror finish is all about preparation Issue 75 : Nov/Dec 2010 Few upgrades can change the looks of your boat as dramatically as a gleaming new coat of paint on her topsides. Modern two-...
Signals from space are subject to interference Issue 75 : Nov/Dec 2010 The satellite-based Global Positioning System (GPS) provides very accurate navigational information, but everyone who uses it sho...
Shoal draft defines the boundaries for this spacious coastal cruiser Issue 75 : Nov/Dec 2010 J. Robert (Bob) Seidelmann was recognized as a champion one-design sailor and won top honors in Lightnings,...
The biggest little cruiser ever Issue 75 : Nov/Dec 2010 Many of us who dream of cruising spend many years working our way up to a dream boat that we think will accommodate our desires, only to find th...
Sailboat interiors have come a long way from being purely practical Issue 75 : Nov/Dec 2010 When I was 15 years old, I would walk from our house on Mercer Island, Washington, to Lake Union, about 10 m...
. . . against two fellow Californians Issue 75 : Nov/Dec 2010 The Cal 2-30 is a descendant of Bill Lapworth’s famous Cal 40 and shares some of the characteristics that made her bigger sister the winne...
A well-loved sailboat sparks a romance Issue 75 : Nov/Dec 2010 The town of Annapolis has a reputation as a drinking town with a sailing problem. If that’s true, I would add that many of the sailboats ...
How do boats get our attention? Issue 75 : Nov/Dec 2010 One of these days, scientists will announce a study that shows boats excrete pheromones and that certain groups of humans are drawn irresistibly...
