Home Search

\"keel bolts\" - search results

If you're not happy with the results, please do another search

Spring Inspection Checklist for Boats

Spring is here. Time to step back, put on your inspector hat, and approach the boat as an independent hired inspector would. Be prepared to...

Mailport 05/01/01

Battery IsolationThe March 2001 Gear Survey article discussed an electronic battery isolator. I had a similar problem with a three-battery system with a diode...

Endeavour 37

Tampa Bay, in some respects, is the new Taiwan of American boatbuilding. Lost in the miles of nondescript tin warehouses, surrounded by chain link...

Pearson 303

The Pearson 303, introduced in 1983, is a fairly typical example of the kind of work Pearson was doing in the mid-1980s, continuing until...

Herreshoff Cat Ketch 31

The short-lived Cat Ketch Corporation built some unique cruising auxiliaries. They were all called Herreshoffs after their designer, Halsey Herreshoff. Built between about 1982...

Seaworthy and Solid Seawind II

The hull of the Seawind II is a solid lay-up. The deck and cabin trunk are balsa cored. The top of the coachroof, in...

Saga 43

The term "performance cruiser" has become so overused by production builders as to have lost much of its meaning. We think the definition includes...

Ranger 26

Jack Jensen, founder of Jensen Marine in 1957 and builder of Cal boats, was in the late 60s enjoying success with boats like the...

How to Sail on a Budget – Tip #2

Inspecting the HullA boat survey is an important part of any boat purchase.Look at the hull from as many angles as possible. Does the...

Marine Metal Warning

Its not the gusty trade-wind conditions and mile-making reaches that I recall most about the Indian Ocean, its the failure of Wind Shadows rudder...