Rudder Emergency
On an ill-fated voyage home, a young family learns lessons in seamanship and community spirit. All...
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Going Sideways
What started as a joke between sailing partners became a transformational DIY bow thruster...
Read MoreA Shipshape Ensign
After a winterlong refit, a 51-year-old daysailer looks sharp and sails like a dream. My partner,...
Read MoreDodger Repair with “Git”-Rot
A sailing buddy asked for my help solving a problem on the hard dodger aboard his Taswell 45. Over...
Read MoreToe-tally Worth It – Toe Rail Replacement
Replacing leaky toerails with beautiful bulwarks was an intensive but rewarding job. Despite her...
Read MoreInjecting Precision – Using Syringes on a Sailboat
Jeremy paused, “Six pulls, right?” I glanced back at the small print on the paint can, “Right. And...
Read MoreHole in One – Instrument Housing
An old instrument’s housing provides a platform for its replacement. When we bought Phantom,...
Read MoreCounter Intuitive – Corian as Core for Centerboard
With Corian countertop material as a core, a new centerboard takes shape. I’m one of the lucky...
Read MoreThe Hull-to-Deck Joint
There’s more than one way to fasten the two biggest boat parts It is the nature of boats that they...
Read MoreDelaminated Fiberglass Does Not Spelled D-O-O-M
Delaminated fiberglass may conjure up images of free-falling straight through to the bilge but it...
Read MoreA New Toe Rail For an Old Warhorse
Beefing up a retired racer with aluminum My mate, Karlene, and I looked long and hard for a...
Read MoreStanchion Repair
Bent stanchions and delaminated decks When we were unloading our boat following a recent week-long...
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