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Thanks to Josh and Small Craft Advisor for republishing, The Resourceful Sailor Reinstalls a Classic Electronic Autopilot, on July, 30, 2025. It’s the story of reviving an 80’s classic autopilot for Sampaguita, a 1985 Pacific Seacraft Flicka 20. Click Here > > The Resourceful Sailor Reinstalls a Classic Electronic Autopilot This installment of The Resourceful Sailor first appeared in ‘Lectronic Latitude on July 17, 2023.
SCA, short for Small Craft Advisor, has republished The Resourceful Sailor Series installment, The Resourceful Sailor Asks, “What’s That Bracket Racket?” on July 7, 2025. Thanks to Josh and crew. It’s about replacing an aging outboard bracket on Sampaguita, a 1985 Pacific Seacraft Flicka 20. This installment of The Resourceful Sailor first appeared in ‘Lectronic Latitude in two parts on June 14 and June 17, 2019. Click HERE to be directed to… Read More
Thank you to Joe Cline and the sailing magazine, 48° North, for publishing A Flicka 20’s Pacific Odyssey, Sampaguita‘s Shakedown Around Vancouver Island, in their July 2025 issue. It’s a suss of some takeaways while working out the kinks before I “turned left” in 2023 and headed south to Mexico and the Marquesas. You can set up a subscription for 48° North HERE, or get a fresh, free copy at participating venues…. Read More
What? Honest, it’s a legit nautical term. Hawsehole, I mean. Thanks to Monica and ‘Lectronic Latitude and Latitude 38 for keeping the dream alive. Or not waking me up. On June 30, 2025, they published The Resourceful Sailor Asks: “Will You Shut Your Hawsehole?”, an installment about keeping water out of the boat. In particular, from the hole where the anchor rode goes down below. Click HERE to be directed to the… Read More
Small Craft Advisor has continued to support The Resourceful Sailor with the publishing of Tales from the Northwest Passage: The Resourceful Sailor and Arctic Bricolage, Part One on Jun 25, 2025. This installment first appeared in ‘Lectronic Latitude. It discusses a few resourceful antics applied during Breskell‘s 2019 transit of the Northwest Passage Click HERE to be routed to the article. Thanks for stopping by.
I’m grateful to Small Craft Advisor’s publishing of this installment of The Resourceful Sailor. It first appeared in ‘Lectronic Latitude on Jan. 8, 2021. It is about working on the oval bronze portlights found on the mid-80’s era Pacific Seacraft boats. Click the logo below to be directed to the article.
Check out the link below as Grant and Noel on Mundial, a Downeaster 38, spot Sampaguita and me as we approach the anchorage in Bahia San Juanico on Baja California Sur’s Pacific coast. This is a short clip from Episode 55 on their YouTube channel. Click the image below to see the video:
Small Craft Advisor has re-published The Resourceful Sailor installment, Outboard Thermostats: The Resourceful Sailor has an Open and Closed Case on May 16, 2025. And thanks to Josh Colvin for doing so. The article is about testing and replacing an outboard thermostat. Click the logo to be redirected to the page.
On May 14, 2025, The Resourceful Sailor made his podcast debut. Thanks to Monica and John at the Latitude 38 Good Jibes Podcast and ‘Lectronic Latitude for making this happen. Click the image to be directed.
The Small Craft Advisor has republished The Resourceful Sailor Goes Baggywrinkle on May 2nd, 2025. Special thanks to Josh Colvin. If you always wondered what a baggywrinkle were, this might clear it up, or maybe, create more questions. You should read it and find out. Thanks for giving it a go. Click here to read on.
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