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Issue 5 : Mar/Apr 1999 Picture a hot, windless Sunday afternoon as you power home on a glassy sea. Suddenly your engine slows and stops or overheats. Today of all days! You really did not need this, and it could have all been avoided. How? By installing and maintaining filters to clean the fuel and...
Issue 5 : Mar/Apr 1999 Ah, sailing! A time for relaxation: no alarm clocks, phones, or deadlines to meet. That’s the perspective of dreamers, perhaps, but it’s not quite the way we’ve experienced our cruising lifestyle. Instead, it’s a life of short sleep cycles and watch duty and of abrupt, unplanned awakenings at anchor. It’s...
Issue 5 : Mar/Apr 1999 The race started when Linda said, “Isn’t that blue boat catching us?” I put down the book I’d been reading while I steered and began to pay more attention to sail trim and heading. The increased murmur of our bow wave and the hiss from the dinghy told me we...
Finding the right (and affordable) boat could be a matter of initiative, perseverance and mathematics Issue 6 : May/Jun 1999 I had our opening statement memorized. “We’re looking for an offshore capable boat for under $25,000.” After saying this, I always felt a little silly. What sounded good at home, seemed naïve as Jan and...
