When I’m at sea and at anchor, my audio system plays great, and my new digital TV converter gives me great HD reception on my new HD LCD screen. But at the dock I get a loud hum on my audio system, and my over-the-air reception “breaks apart” on most of my favorite TV stations. What gives?
When sailing my Baltic 35 I usually fly a large 140 percent genoa on a roller furler. When the wind gets too strong, however, I find it is too big to roller-reef efficiently. The boat also came with an 80 percent working jib that I’ve never used.
Do-it-yourself sailors have long been attracted to the concept of swageless rigging terminals, also known as compression terminals. Unlike swaged terminals, which require expensive dedicated machinery to create, compression fittings can be assembled with simple hand tools.
I’m ready to install AIS on my boat. I also need a new VHF radio with digital selective calling (DSC). Will this equipment work with my current Shakespeare masthead VHF antenna?
I have a South Coast 22 and a Luger 26. Can I use the smaller sails from the South Coast on the bigger boat?
A recent survey states that a 41-foot Morgon Out Island I am considering buying has hull deflections. These were discovered when the boat was hauled. Should I be concerned?
I have a 1984 Vandestadt & McGruer Siren. She’s in excellent shape but for the galvanized swing keel.
During our first summer cruising full time aboard Que Tal, our Tayana 37, my husband, Dave, and I were convinced we needed a new cold box in the galley. The fridge compressor ran all the time, the lettuce always froze, and I could never find what I wanted.
For several years we sailed our 34ft sloop without feeling the need for a windlass. The weight of the ground tacklea 22-pound Delta anchor, 70 feet of 5/16in hi-test chain and 200 feet of nylon rodewas seldom an issue in the shallow anchorages we tend to frequent. But Ive been involved in enough anchoring dramas to know that for more ambitious cruising, an electric windlass
Rowing dinghies provide exercise, connection with the water,
and camaraderie — and they always start on the first pull.
And with that, another summer season is in our wake. We hope you get out on the water for the long weekend and have a
Biotherm remains dominant, making the best of an early morning transition zone.
Groupe Beneteau teams with industry partners to get closer to a circular economy in boatbuilding.
A new builder with composite expertise drops a cool carbon cat.
AI seems to be everywhere these days, but it’s not quite ready for world domination.
A ship that can point higher than the rest of the fleet easily creates windward-leeward separation between itself and its compatriots; so it’s no surprise
Holcim-PRB has been awarded redress for the collision with Allagrande Mapei Racing at the beginning of Leg 1 of The Ocean Race Europe.
On this day in 1851, the schooner America won the 100 Guinea Cup, which would then be renamed the “America’s Cup” in her honor. American
The final night of a Bermuda passage is marked by fog and a restless imagination.
