In this age of electronic depth sounders, you may think you need a leadline as much as you need a...
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A good sailor hates loose gear, be it rope, boat hook or bobby pins,” writes Hervey Garrett Smith, author of...
Knowing how much diesel is in the fuel tank(s) is essential for the safety of a vessel—running out of fuel...
When my husband Evan and I were buying our first boat, a then 20-year-old Fortune 30, we sat down at...
With a quiet but definite thump, the keel touches bottom. My husband peers at me over the spiderweb of ropes...
For many cruisers, self-reliance is a mantra that applies to system repairs, food supplies and health care. If you ain’t...
