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Not all trim needs to be bright Issue 81 : Nov/Dec 2011 Some boats have large amounts of varnished trim while others have little or no brightwork at all. Most good old boats fall somewhere in between; mine certainly does. Handrails, coamings, companionway slides, and cockpit grates require frequent refinishing, but I leave other areas...
But life ashore afterward is stifling Issue 81 : Nov/Dec 2011 The docklines are once again tied and my feet plod once more on solid ground. My body is back in port, but I don’t know if my sailor’s soul will ever make it back to the dock. Before we left, I did my research....
Do it in a jiffy with a tape splice Issue 83: March/April 2012 I needed to replace the internal spinnaker halyard on my Catalina 27 and chose the easy way to do it, using the old halyard as the messenger for the new. It’ll work for you too. Cut nice clean ends on both the...
Using a radial-arm saw and a simple jig Issue 83: March/April 2012 Sometimes, the lumber you have (or can obtain) isn’t long enough for the job you want to do. When building a wooden boat, for example, and you want the chine logs and stringers to be continuous, you have to scarf two or more...
