Bootleg Bronze Cleaners
Lest you think multi-billion-dollar chemical companies and their geeks in white lab coats have a lock on cleaning your bronze, there are numerous homebrewed...
Common-Sense Safety Precautions
Most times, cleaning your sailboat is nothing more than a common but necessary chore. But some cleaning jobs require special cleaners and more-than-usual elbow...
Momentum
Excerpted from Maneuver and Dock Your Sailboat Under Power
Throughout this book, we will explain the concept and combine it with real exercises that we will...
No Damage Docking Hacks
Excerpted from Maneuver and Dock Your Sailboat Under Power
RETURNING TO THE DOCK
Time flies when you are sailing, but sadly the moment comes when it is...
Checking for Delamination
Excerpted from Don Casey’s Inspecting the Aging Sailboat
DELAMINATION
Delamination in fiberglass is the functional equivalent of rot in a wooden boat. Well-constructed solid-fiberglass hulls (meaning...
Signs of Stress or Trauma in Fiberglass
Excerpted from Don Casey’s Inspecting the Aging Sailboat
SIGNS OF STRESS OR TRAUMA
Fiberglass generally reveals stress problems with cracks in the gelcoat. The cracks can...
How To Evaluate the Condition of an Older Fiberglass Sailboat
Excerpted from Don Casey’s Inspecting the Aging Sailboat
SURVEYING A BOAT FOR PURCHASE
There aren’t many experiences more ripe with promise than buying a boat. When...
Maximize the Use of Each Sail
Excerpted from How to Sail Around the World
After trying many sails and lots of sail-handling schemes, I have learned which sails to buy and...
3 Things To Check When Under Sail
Excerpted from How to Sail Around the World
A basic problem with sailing vessels is chafe - things rubbing against one another to destruction -...
What Size Boat Can You Handle?
Excerpted from How to Sail Around the World
When searching for a boat to buy, you need to answer a few questions. One is “What...
This 40 Foot Sailboat Has the Best Owner’s Bed Ever Built...
If you’re shopping for a 40-foot cruising sailboat and actually plan to live aboard or cruise, comfort matters — and nowhere does that matter...
Latest Sailboat Review
Union 36 Used Boat Review
While not the best boat for light-air sailing, the Union 36 is a good sailboat for the bluewater cruiser. It wont get you there fast, but it will get you there comfortably and in one piece. The boats teak decks and lavish use of interior wood is attractive but requires much upkeep and maintenance. A product of the Taiwan-U.S. boatbuilding industry, the Union 36 is a heavy-displacement, full-keel, cutter-rigged double-ender designed for ocean sailing. The Union 36 is nearly identical to several other boats built during the same period: the Hans Christian 36, Mariner Polaris 36, and the EO36. According to well-known naval architect Bob Perry, the Union 36 and its cousins are all based on the design of a 34-footer that Perry was commissioned to create back in the early 70s.