Chinese finger puzzels
Lines on a boat, slowly get swollen as they absorb salt and water and also become stiff and inflexible. Its not unusual for a line
Lines on a boat, slowly get swollen as they absorb salt and water and also become stiff and inflexible. Its not unusual for a line
When struggling to get a good anchor hold, especially when sea grass is the culprit, breaking up the sandy bottom with its roots, going deeper
I have, on more than one occation, heard a sailor criticise a new sailor for too many mooring lines being attached. There is NOTHING wrong
When you tie up to a dock, especially when you have done it a hundred times already. Its easy to just tie up as you
When tying off to bollard in particular the round and two half hitches is a good secure knot that also prevents chafe. Make sure you
When you have to put a line around a bollard or docking ring there is a great potential for it to “Saw” back and forth
Is a real simple thing to take apart and check the impeller is in good working order without cracks etc. The issues start when you
The Genset space is almost completely taken up with the Genset and this leaves very little space for working as you service it. There are
A lot of cruising boats do not have telltales on the luff (area) of their mainsails and often lack outhauls to adjust that shape of