The Holes That Wouldnt Close

Viva, our 1975 Tartan 44 test boat, has, like most fiberglass boats, a hollow fiberglass rudder and skeg. The rudderstock is solid stainless steel,...

PS Advisor 08/01/98

Repairing Non-Skid FiberglassThe deck on our 1979 fiberglass boat has areas of molded-in non-skid with a textured pattern. The surface works very well; no...

Hawkeye Scope: A Bird’s Eye View of Your Pistons

Ever wish you could see what the parts inside your engines combustion chamber look like? Now you can with the Hawkeye borescope. Whenever you...

Major Upgrades, Major Time

Ever since I began buying old boats (which seems like time immemorial), the spring list of things to do has always included at least...

Going Up the Mast Alone

A certain appeal of sailing is its seeming limitlessness. One can spend a lifetime perfecting navigation skills. Remember Marvin Creamer, who circumnavigated by the...

Barnacle and Algae Removers: Single-Purpose Cleaners Are Best

Fighting the build-up of barnacles and algae is something mariners have had to do since they first took to the sea in ships. Of...

Barnacle and Algae Removers: Single-Purpose Cleaners Are Best

Fighting the build-up of barnacles and algae is something mariners have had to do since they first took to the sea in ships. Of...

Optronics Blue Eye Shines Bright Among Handheld Spotlights

If youve ever powered down the Intracoastal Waterway at night in the rain or came into an inlet from the sea looking for channel...

Spare Parts 07/15/98

British Seagull PartsA reader named Jon Amy, of West Lafayette, Indiana, asked where to get parts for a British Seagull outboard engine. We published...

Offshore Log:Another Year, Another Bottom Paint

By the time we finally moved westward from Trinidad in late September, Calypso had spent most of the 1998 hurricane season in Trinidad, south...

Zero Dollar Cruising Dream | Halcyon 23

Could you really live on a small sailboat, go cruising cheap, or chase the sailing dream without buying a huge expensive boat? In this...

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