Like many boaters, and particularly sailboaters, I have always been cognizant and even enamored by wind power, but I didn’t give much thought to solar … [Read more...]
Peter d’Anjou
Shore Power
June 9, 2011 By
One of the modern conveniences of life is that we can bring our electronic devices practically anywhere—even to sea. New marinas are made more attractive … [Read more...]
Boat Trailering: the Tow Vehicle
June 3, 2011 By
Driving down the road the other day I noticed a pick-up truck pulling an empty boat trailer. I started to wonder what kind of boat would fit on the trailer. … [Read more...]
Boat Yard Etiquette for DIY Boaters
May 27, 2011 By
The trend in boat yards is to not allow do-it-yourselfers to do any work on the outside of your vessel. With high storage fees for a relatively small patch … [Read more...]
Galvanic Soup
May 18, 2011 By
Repairing the rubrail on a small rowboat the other day triggered a multi-day thought process about the metals used on boats. To start, it was a simple … [Read more...]
Beware Foul Fuel in Used Boats
May 11, 2011 By
When you’re buying a used boat and hire a marine surveyor to confirm the condition, one of the more difficult tasks for the surveyor is to judge the … [Read more...]
The Boatyard’s Awake
May 4, 2011 By
I spent the past couple of days in a local boatyard preparing a Friendship sloop I am going to captain part-time this summer for the water. There really … [Read more...]
Boat Flippers in a Down Market
April 20, 2011 By
With the U.S. economy sputtering, discretionary spending on boats has been off for several seasons. This is not news to folks like you who scour boat listings … [Read more...]
Lake Boat Classics
April 13, 2011 By
A few years ago, I was discussing buying a boat with a friend. After showing him some examples of the kind of boat I was looking for, he produced his own … [Read more...]
Salty Language, Not Just for Sailors
April 6, 2011 By
Salty language refers to curse words, epithets, and swear words that most parents would prefer to keep their children from hearing. “He talks like … [Read more...]
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