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A crafty idea to help singlehanders raise and lower sails Issue 47 : Mar/Apr 2006 One of the chief hassles when sailing alone is raising and lowering sails while maintaining your usual dignity and decorum. And safety. Here’s a very sensible (Why didn’t we think of this?) idea that works like a charm. It was...
New owner unearths hidden mysteries aboard Issue 47 : Mar/Apr 2006 “What is this thing?” I ponder, holding up a hotdog-shaped red bulb with a foot-long wire protruding from one end, terminating in a plug that seems to fit nothing aboard our boat. It’s not the first mystery I’ve come across. When adopting a used...
How to read your boat’s “birth certificate” Issue 47 : Mar/Apr 2006 Unless you have a really old boat, you probably have a set of 12 characters embedded on the upper starboard side of your boat’s transom. This is your boat’s birth certificate, the Hull Identification Number (HIN). It shows the parentage and date of...
What you see is exactly what you get Issue 47 : Mar/Apr 2006 Why do you always seem to tack into a header? Why do iceboats always sail to windward, no matter which direction they’re going? Why is it that you need a sweater when the sailors of the boat you just met were sitting...
