Mailport: February 2022
SPLIT MAINSHEET
Regarding your recent report on split mainsheets (see PS November 2020, “Do Twin Mainsheets Better Control the Mainsail?”), if you attach the preventers/...
The Orion 357 Electric Flare After 1 Year
In our report on the new electronic visual distress signalling devices (eVDSD) we mentioned in passing that a U.S. Coast Guard approved eVDSD might...
Mailport: January 2022
GORILLA GLUE AND UV
Regarding your report on repairing damaged core panels, “Can Glue Injection Fix Rotten Core?” The problem I have found is that...
Playing the Wind Shifts for Fun or Sport
When high-pressure dominates, it is normal for the wind direction to oscillate 15-20 degrees every 5-20 minutes. In theory, hitting the shifts correctly will...
Mailport: December 2021
IN PRAISE OF KOVER KLAMPS
Thanks for this great article on winter covers (see Inside PS blog, “What to Look for in a Winter Cover”),...
File Away Your Pipe Thread Problems
Thread restoring files cannot restore stripped or severely corroded threads, but they can work wonders on threads that have been distorted by impact, clogged...
Quick Tips for Cleaning Up Spilled Epoxy
Everybody has spills, and just a tiny splatter of epoxy can make a mess of an otherwise flawless job. Never fear, there are some...
Mailport: October 2021
PAEAN TO A NESTING DINGHY
Your recent Inside Practical Sailor blog post “The Great Dinghy Debate” about hard versus inflatables interested me and I thought...
The Many Tales a Stanchion Can Tell
This month’s article on Dyneema lifelines sent us diving into the archives for advice on our own little lifeline project. We didn’t have to...
Mailport: September 2021
MULTIHULL MADNESS
Regarding your report on the rising popularity of multihulls (see PS March 2017, “Multihull Madness”), when the wind speed doubles, the force and...
Discover the Legendary Whitby 42 Sailboat – Full Tour & Review
Join us as we take you on a detailed tour of the iconic Whitby 42 sailboat, a true bluewater cruiser known for its strength,...
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The Nonsuch 30 is an oddity. She is a fin keeled, spade ruddered boat with an unstayed wishbone cat rig. Weird. She is the concept of retired ocean racer Gordon Fisher, the design of Mark Ellis, and the created child of Hinterhoeller, who is one of the few production boatbuilders with the legitimate title Master Boatbuilder, earned the hard way through apprenticeship in Europe.