Recommissioning, sometimes called “summerizing” (in contrast to “winterizing”), is the essential second stage to the two-part process of laying-up a...
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You may have heard the expression, “you can’t make a silk purse out of a sow’s ear,” but I maintain...
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A good sailor hates loose gear, be it rope, boat hook or bobby pins,” writes Hervey Garrett Smith, author of...
Everyone loves an extended cruise, regardless of the destination. But occasionally, long trips mean leaving certain things behind, including many...
By the time my husband Evan and I were ready to buy our first boat we had done years of...
