Every step is an accomplishment in itself Issue 98: Sept/Oct 2014 I didn’t know this when I was younger. I haven’t been young for 20 years now, but some things, the best things, have no end, no finale...
Defy both chafe and corrosion Issue 98: Sept/Oct 2014 Like many sailors, I spend much of my free time “dock walking.” I enjoy marine design in all its aesthetic variety and my “technical eye” is alway...
Clean new bases for turning blocks Issue 98: Sept/Oct 2014 I’m slowly replacing the teak on my boat with materials that don’t need refinishing. There wasn’t a lot to begin with, so whether I choose to...
Plumbing parts ensure it’s waterproof Issue 98: Sept/Oct 2014 When I unpacked my bright shiny new anchor windlass 30 years ago, I was impressed by the very capable-looking foot switch. Because I could...
It’s neither mediocre nor boring Issue 98: Sept/Oct 2014 We go to Florida in January to get away from the cold north, but Florida weather conditions allowed the boat I tested near Jacksonville to live...
A museum examines Canada’s modern boatbuilding history Issue 98: Sept/Oct 2014 This past spring saw the opening at the Marine Museum of the Great Lakes in Kingston, Ontario, of a unique and ongoing ex...
New life for a good old boat’s wheels Issue 98: Sept/Oct 2014 Three times we went to look at the Catalina 22. Under the grime and moss she seemed to be in overall good shape, if just a little neglecte...
. . . and an International Folkboat feels the love Issue 98: Sept/Oct 2014 It’s my belief that an obscure gene compels some of us to complicate our lives with elderly boats. In my case, it first appea...
It’s everything from taxi to truck Issue 98: Sept/Oct 2014 Selecting a dinghy is a critical step in outfitting a cruising boat, but amid the onslaught of outfitting decisions about whether to add sola...
Extracting an engine with grace and ease Issue 98: Sept/Oct 2014 Under normal circumstances, I would not even think about removing the engine from Hornblower, my 1976 Pearson 35. However, during a sum...
Wire leashes tame hardware wanderlust Issue 98: Sept/Oct 2014 The tack of the mainsail on Ternabout, our 20-foot Matilda sloop, was clipped to the gooseneck with a big cotter pin. It did its job well,...
Grandchildren keep the wind in the family’s sails Issue 98: Sept/Oct 2014 In these my retirement years, I spend many hours messing about on Hornblower, my 1976 Pearson 35. One day, the sea breez...
A solo sailor is active in mind and body Issue 98: Sept/Oct 2014 In 1974, I owned a varnished wooden Folkboat in Branford, Connecticut. On my first try at sailing solo I was wracked with anxiety, not ...
The rich rewards of sailing solo Issue 98: Sept/Oct 2014 Over the years I’ve learned that, without quiet contemplative time on the water, I suffer as if from lack of freedom. The mind of a sailor seem...
It lets wires in and keeps water out Issue 98: Sept/Oct 2014 So you’re planning to add solar panels and a wind turbine to your boat. How can you lead the wires belowdecks without creating yet another ...
Mitigating mayhem might be your best hope Issue 98: Sept/Oct 2014 In our travels aboard Nine of Cups, we’ve seen some dandy thunder-and-lightning storms. In some places, like the mid-latitudes in the ...
Some sailors still value the printed world Issue 98: Sept/Oct 2014 In 1807, President Thomas Jefferson recognized the necessity for accurate coastal navigation charts. Since 1862, the U.S. government ...
A sweet sailer with an innovative interior Issue 98: Sept/Oct 2014 Dave and Aileen Gruendel are one of those rare and fortunate couples that does everything together. They met in graduate school at th...
Sailing a new boat is a mega adjustment Issue 98: Sept/Oct 2014 Sehnsucht is a German word for yearning and intensely missing something or someone. Standing on the deck of Mystic, our C&C 30, not ...
