SAIL Magazine » Sailboat DIY And Repair Tips
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SAIL Magazine » Sailboat DIY And Repair Tips
1y ago
Our Open 66, NV, was originally designed, built, and raced by Hungarian sailor Nándor Fa in the singlehanded around-the-world races Around Alone and the Vendée Globe. Like many such boats, she carried water ballast, up to 4 tons in six tanks (three on each side): one pair ..read more
SAIL Magazine » Sailboat DIY And Repair Tips
1y ago
Read All-New Battery Tech: Part 1, here. When I started the lithium project on our 65-foot Farr, Falken, Mia, and I were hell-bent on induction cooking. Cool factor, baby, plus it would rid us of the hassle of refilling propane tanks in exotic ports (and make galley cleanup ..read more
SAIL Magazine » Sailboat DIY And Repair Tips
1y ago
It’s a typical humid, southern Chesapeake Bay summer day when I show up on the doorstep of Latell & Ailsworth Sailmakers in the one-stoplight, one-lane-roadway, rural tidewater town of Deltaville, Virginia. I’m late getting here to work on a new jib for my 29-foot, Bill ..read more
SAIL Magazine » Sailboat DIY And Repair Tips
1y ago
Until very recently, the batteries in sailboats used some form of lead-acid chemistry to store energy. Different manufacturers used different techniques and materials, but in the end, the chemistry and the process by which the batteries charge and discharge electricity remained ..read more
SAIL Magazine » Sailboat DIY And Repair Tips
1y ago
The old saw that the happiest day in a sailor’s life is the one on which they sell their boat is funny, of course, because of the fact that owning a boat can be both expensive and a lot of work. If you sail a boat hard, and especially if you’re in the habit of making ocean ..read more
SAIL Magazine » Sailboat DIY And Repair Tips
1y ago
I gazed aft over Hazel James’ port quarter and patted her well-travelled 31ft hull. “It’s time to sail, girl. We’ve got a long way to go,” I said. As the Virgin Islands sank below the horizon, my thoughts were filled with Caribbean memories, a curious and sundry collage of ..read more
SAIL Magazine » Sailboat DIY And Repair Tips
1y ago
During the three months my little ship lay in Belfast, Maine, I had three friends. The first was a schooner bum I’d met sailing in Florida who now worked for the shipyard next door to where I had just bought my boat, Teal, a 1963 Tripp 29, sight unseen. He would hook me up with ..read more
SAIL Magazine » Sailboat DIY And Repair Tips
1y ago
For the record, I will be the first to admit that a professionally executed reverse-tuck Class 1 eye splice on modern braided line adds an air of proficiency and seamanship to any boat. When I see a boat with braided line eye splices, I am more impressed than any amount of ..read more
SAIL Magazine » Sailboat DIY And Repair Tips
1y ago
During the pandemic, I was stuck aboard Guiding Light, a Lagoon 410, in St. Lucia for over a month. During that time, as I worked on the boat, I started by doing a spring cleaning in my spares locker and finding some parts and material that I forgot I had. As soon as I saw them ..read more
SAIL Magazine » Sailboat DIY And Repair Tips
1y ago
Squalls are well known to sailors who cruise the middle Latitudes. Eventually, you become complacent to their bluster. But squalls vary in magnitude, and while crossing from Tahiti to Oahu, our 47ft Custom Stevens sloop paid the price for carrying too much canvass as we were ..read more