How To Modify Dinghy Oarlocks
Row your (inflatable) boat: If you acquire a sturdy set of oars and modify the oarlocks, you can propel your dinghy without using an engine.
Row your (inflatable) boat: If you acquire a sturdy set of oars and modify the oarlocks, you can propel your dinghy without using an engine.
Monitoring One’s Progress Toward the Loony Bin: On a quest for self-steerage, our intrepid do-it-yourselfers attempt the impossible in the most unfeasible manner. On Watch from the December 2012 issue of Cruising World.
When this DIY sailor can’t find bronze bolts in the right size, he makes them himself.
New electricity-storage technology in lithium marine batteries has introduced benefits and issues that you want to weigh carefully when planning a refit or the purchase of a new boat.
Ed Sherman examines issues presented by the new A.G.M. batteries.
Installing new backing plates where hardware and fittings are mounted on your rig is easier than you might think.
Ganymede tugs at her dock lines with a new suit of sails.
Doted over by Maine craftsmen and devoted owners during a 20-month refit, the Sparkman & Stephens-designed yawl Bolero is savoring her new vitality. From “Yachtsyle” in our December 2010 issue
Row your (inflatable) boat: If you acquire a sturdy set of oars and modify the oarlocks, you can propel your dinghy without using an engine.
Monitoring One’s Progress Toward the Loony Bin: On a quest for self-steerage, our intrepid do-it-yourselfers attempt the impossible in the most unfeasible manner. On Watch from the December 2012 issue of Cruising World.
When this DIY sailor can’t find bronze bolts in the right size, he makes them himself.
New electricity-storage technology in lithium marine batteries has introduced benefits and issues that you want to weigh carefully when planning a refit or the purchase of a new boat.
Ed Sherman examines issues presented by the new A.G.M. batteries.
Installing new backing plates where hardware and fittings are mounted on your rig is easier than you might think.
Ganymede tugs at her dock lines with a new suit of sails.
Doted over by Maine craftsmen and devoted owners during a 20-month refit, the Sparkman & Stephens-designed yawl Bolero is savoring her new vitality. From “Yachtsyle” in our December 2010 issue
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