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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.
Thank you to Josh at Small Craft Advisor for republishing The Resourceful Sailor Performs Sail Surgery. This is about a DIY sail repair of the 80% jib’s leech line. Remember, it’s not a sail repair if you haven’t stabbed yourself with the needle! Click the SCA logo below to be directed to the article. Thanks for stopping by.
Thanks to Josh and Small Craft Advisor for picking up The Resourceful Sailor. This was a special installment based on nostalgia and déjà vu, harkening back to the Different Drummer days. Click the logo below to read the article.
If you are a Small Craft Advisor fan, you’ll be excited to know The Resourceful Sailor now publishes a column with them. Thanks to Josh and SCA for bringing me into the fold. It is very kind of them. So whether you are a ‘Lectronic Latitude fan or a Small Craft Advisor fan, or a Sailing With Josh fan, you won’t have to look far for The Resourceful Sailor.
Thanks to Josh and Small Craft Advisor for picking up The Resourceful Sailor. They republished “Is it Varnish or Vanish?” on Feb. 27, 2025. Do you varnish, paint, oil, or leave it alone? Special thanks to local legend David White for the inspiration. Resourceful Sailor: “Is it Varnish or Vanish?” Subscribe here for more
Subscribe here for more The Resourceful Sailor Asks “Does Size Matter?” Thank you to Josh Colvin and Small Craft Advisor for publishing a Resourceful Sailor piece about considerations of choosing what boat fits your heart and soul, published on Feb. 5, 2025. Small is relative, though a Flicka 20 has always fit the bill. Follow the link above for the full article and thanks for stopping by.
A version of this article was first published on the July/Aug 2019 issue of Small Craft Advisor Magazine. This is a popular post. It must have some value. Please consider a donation to help keep it available for reference and future consumption. Thank you. PayPal or Zelle: wheelersf@hotmail.com “How do you run a stern-tie setup when you have limited working and storage space on board?” This is one of the questions I asked… Read More
Small Boats – Big Adventures “How do you run a stern-tie setup when you have limited working and storage space on board?” This is one of the questions I asked myself in fitting out my Flicka 20, Sampaguita, for Pacific Northwest expeditions. “The Stern-Tie Setup,” published in the July-August 2019 issue of Small Craft Advisor, No. 118., explains how I answered this question. A special thanks to the staff at SCA and Duckworks. To… Read More
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