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SCA – The Resourceful Sailor: Stepping a Small Sailboat Mast Using a Tripod

This is the second part of a two-part mini-series of The Resourceful Sailor and Murrelet. This one is like the title says, The Resourceful Sailor: Stepping a Small Sailboat Mast Using a Tripod. Thank you to Josh and Small Craft Advisor for republishing it on August 18, 2025, just in time for the Port Townsend Wooden Boat Festival. It was originally published on August 15, 2025, on ‘Lectronic Latitude. Click HERE to… Read More

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SCA – The Resourceful Sailor: Unstepping a Small Boat’s Mast with a Big Boat’s Yard

In case you missed it in ‘Lectronic Latitude, here it is in Small Craft Advisor. Thanks to Sugar Flanagan from Alcyone, Erik Brown from Left Coast Charters, and Bertram Levy from the neighborhood for helping make this happen. And thanks to Josh and Small Craft Advisor for republishing it. It is a charming story of a big boat helping a small boat remove its mast in Port Townsend. One classic and one… Read More

Category: Culture, Gear & Maintenance, Marlinspike, The Dock Life, The Resourceful Sailor Series, The Salish Sea, Video Tags: alcyone, block and tackle, boat, mast.unstep, murrelet, port townsend, sailboat, sailing, schooner, Small Craft Advisory, spitzgatter, trailer, varnish, wooden, yard