No Supermarket At Sea
Cooking at sea has never been easy and is usually looked upon as a dull, but necessary task. Nothing can spur the queasy stomach...
Taming the Wild Boom: Two Designs for a Gallows
A wildly flailing boom is one of the most dangerous objects aboard a sailboat. If you could completely control the boom at anchor and...
Design For: Tableware Storage
One solution to the problem of tableware stowage is a bulkhead rack of the type commonly available from marine chandleries and discount houses. If...
Design For: A Dock Box
Whether by choice or force of circumstance, increasing numbers of us are sailing out of marina slips rather than off moorings. For anyone using...
Design For: Stern Rail Mount Work Surface
For those who enjoy fishing or charcoal cooking, here's a design for a stern rail mount work surface useful for fish cleaning and meat...
It Takes a Tough Sailor to Make a Smooth Boat Bottom
Fairing in through hull fittings will go a long way toward reducing bottom drag in light air, but it won't really do the job...
Teak: A Little Effort Goes a Long Way
Probably nothing can make or break the appearance of a fiberglass boat more quickly than the appearance of the exterior teak trim. Contrary to...
A Homemade Tiller Tender
On my Catalina 22 I have a tiller tender which has served me well for many years — and it didn't cost a cent.On...
Adjust Your Own Compass
With a little care, boatowners can do a perfectly adequate job of compensating their own compasses. The objective in compass adjusting is to neutralize...
Lay New Nonskid to Restore Worn Decks
We don't really know what the life expectancy of a fiberglass boat may be. There are lots of them out there that are more...
The ULTIMATE Family Charter Catamaran – Bali 5.8 Full Tour
The Bali 5.8 Catamaran Sailboat is going to be the flagship of the charter sailboat industry. With up to six private cabins, each with...
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Catalina 22 Used Boat Review
In its 10th anniversary issue in 1980, Sail magazine named the Catalina 22 the boat that had represented the breakthrough in trailer/cruisers in those...