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Issue 4 : Jan/Feb 1999 One of the most annoying problems that can occur on a sailboat is a leak in the diesel fuel tank. If you don’t have the time, expertise, or courage to attempt to repair it yourself, you can always arrange to have your boatyard repair it. But you can do it...
Issue 4 : Jan/Feb 1999 Last summer, I sold my aging 12-foot skiff to a farmer who had recently moved from the Pittsburgh area to Maine. When he answered my classified ad, he said he intended to use the boat as a tender for a Hunter 26 he had recently acquired. He and his young...
Nautical tradition dictates where and how you fly your flags Issue 4 : Jan/Feb 1999 A few years ago we had just cleared Canadian customs and were heading out of Bedwell Harbour in the Gulf Islands of British Columbia when we noticed a handsome 45- to 50-foot sloop sailing into the harbor, hard on the...
Be careful who you get into a boat with Issue 5 : Mar/Apr 1999 I’ve never had much luck fishing, but this hasn’t deterred my everlasting hopefulness and the fantasies which accompany putting on the fisherman’s hat. Despite the perils inherent in mixing hooks, lines and sinkers with mainsheets, jibsheets, and staysail sheets, I have...
