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Taking a leaf out of Good Old Boat Issue 95 : Mar/Apr 2014 I was intrigued by an article by John Lively in the May 2009 issue of Good Old Boat, “The Case for Books.” John replaced the factory bulkhead-mounted table on his Catalina 36 with a much more convenient and useful bookcase and fold-down...
On burying a sailor you’ve never met Issue 95 : Mar/Apr 2014 “For the truth is that I already know as much about my fate as I need to know. The day will come when I will die. So the only matter of consequence before me is what I will do with my allotted time....
The cost to repair vs. the cost to replace Issue 95 : Mar/Apr 2014 Let’s say your 30-foot good old boat needs $25,000 worth of repairs and she’s only worth $20,000. Should you make the repairs? Many dockside wags would say no. Not long ago, I noticed an article in a well-regarded sailing magazine that...
Mitigating mayhem might be your best hope Issue 98: Sept/Oct 2014 In our travels aboard Nine of Cups, we’ve seen some dandy thunder-and-lightning storms. In some places, like the mid-latitudes in the southern hemisphere, they seem to be pretty rare, while in Florida and Panama hardly a day in the summer goes by without at...
