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Procrastination pays off in mahogany and bronze Issue 77 : Mar/Apr 2011 The restoration of the Vera May, the 33-foot Hallberg-Rassy Mistral that I belong to, began about four years ago. After moving her into the warehouse/refit shop, cleaning her up a bit, and removing all the deck hardware, I decided her partially rotten toerail...
And guaranteed not to drag Issue 79: July/Aug 2011 Every sailor knows the price of gear goes up exponentially with size. Interestingly, this appears to be completely untrue once an anchor gets above a certain weight. In fact, in our wanderings we have discovered tons of anchors lying around free for the taking! Knowing the...
There’s more to their lines than meets the eye Issue 77 : Mar/Apr 2011 A typical fleet of good old cruising boats will show tremendous variety in the design and layout of their decks. The typical fleet of modern raceboats will show a remarkable sameness and consistency in their deck designs and layouts. A raceboat...
Helping dock “crew” do the right thing Issue 79: July/Aug 2011 When we bring our 1979 C&C 30, Callisto, into a dock, I like to have the docklines made fast and their ends positioned so helping hands on the dock can easily get hold of them. For years, I’ve tried to find a slip knot...
