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Thank you to Latitude 38 and ‘Lectronic Latitude for publishing the latest installment of The Resourceful Sailor, The Resourceful Sailor’s DIY Winch Maintenance, on August 10, 2026. I would also like to thank the Port Townsend Sailing Association, the owners of Mustang Sally, her steward, Piper Dunlap, and Steve Scharf, the owner of Corvo. Mustang Sally and Corvo are both Thunderbird sailboats and race in the Port Townsend one-design fleet. They do… Read More
I can’t thank Monica and the crew at ‘Lectronic Latitude enough for their support. They have done it again. On March 12, 2021, they published my latest Resourceful Sailor Series piece, Outboard Thermostats – An Open and Closed Case. “There is a simple test to determine if a thermostat is opening and closing properly. Place it into boiling water. It should open in the water and close when removed.” Click the link… Read More
List of to-dos: Me Day 2 – Inspect bottom, photos, future haul out to-dos list Day 3 – Disassemble, Inspect, Reassemble Bow Platform, Bowsprit, Anchor Chafe Guards, Change Zinc on the rudder pintle Day 4 – Disassemble, Inspect, Lubricate, Reassemble Seacocks, Inspect, Lubricate Motor Mount Day 5 – Prep boat for floating Day 6 – Check the through Hulls upon float and return to slip The Yard Day 2 – Waterline – Strike and… Read More
This morning I had a haul-out for the Flicka scheduled at the Yard in Ballard at 9am. It started snowing at about 7pm last night and the temperature dropped below freezing overnight. I awoke this morning to an inch of snow at 27 degrees. The heat was on overnight so there was chunky layer of ice between the deck and the snow. I went and got some coffee and stopped by the boat… Read More
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