Details from a Delivery
There's time to contemplate some design details on a delivery from Tortola to Maine, via Bermuda.
In Praise of the Bucket
In our discussion of the Wonder Wash machine in Chandlery this month, we note that on small boats, things often need to serve more...
Walking the Beat
I imagine it's like this with city police as they walk their beat: Check the beauty parlor window to see if Dan is...
Chandlery: 07/15/02
Batstat 300 Battery MonitorThere are items on our boats that we tend to ignore and take for granted until something happens. One of these...
Donna, Voice of the Wind
In these parts of New England, we envy the people of the Chesapeake, for while we have The Box, they have The Woman....
Multihulls
Bob Gleason's letter in Mailport this month has prompted one of my favorite boat fantasies (for those who can afford to dream lavishly,...
Fertile Fallout
We lost a relatively new subscriber a few months ago. Something we said had vexed him, and he wanted me to know he...
Schenker Watermaker
There's no doubt that a watermaker is one of the key pieces of equipment on the modern long-range cruiser. The Village Marine Little Wonder—one...
After 38,000 Miles
As designers and boatbuilders, over the years we've found it helpful to build "test beds" to check new design ideas and systems. We've usually...
Tools and Bilges
We have an article on off-the-shelf toolkits this month. Some kits are better than others, and one or two might even be worth buying...
This 1997 Sailboat Costs $350,000… Here’s Why – Hampton 43
Can a 1997 sailboat really be worth $350,000? In this video, we take a deep dive into the Hampton 43 pilothouse cutter, a heavy-displacement...
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Rhodes 22 Used Boat Review
Designed by Phillip Rhodes back in 1960, the Rhodes 22 is a trailerable cruiser for a couple that wants the amenities of a larger boat without putting up with the hassles and expenses of a larger boat. It's clearly not a racing boat. It's also not a "shoehorn special," whose claim to fame is how many persons it can sleep. And it's not an inexpensive boat for its size. The Rhodes 22, from its inception, has been a purpose-built boat. And, with a history of detail improvements and some innovative thinking, it meets that purpose quite well.