Thinking Of Switching Over To Flush Thru-Hulls? Practical Sailor Has Some Tips
Thanks to Hill at North American Sailor for the tip.
If you sail a lot in light air, there are a number of upgrades you can consider. From new sails, […]
Scholarships available for sailmaking and rigging course
From Three Sheets NW, Deborah Bach
There are still spaces left in the Northwest School of Wooden […]
Project Time – Mike’s Quick Rope Whipping
Time to clean up some of those fraying lines, from Boating Safety Tips, Tricks & Thoughts from […]
Standing Rigging Checks – the vital checklist
Sail-World picked up a post from Captain John at Skippertips that lists the most vital […]
Stretch vs. Creep
A post by Ryan Scott on the West Marine Rigging-Newport site that might be helpful as you prepare your boat for the coming season.
One common misconception that I am […]
PTMTU Proposes Changes to Copper Paint Ban Bill
This morning Bertram Levy of the Port Townsend Moorage Tenants Union sent along the following memo that makes three specific changes to the proposed legislation that phases out copper bottom […]
Puget Soundkeeper Alliance Responds on Copper Bottom Paint
Chris Wilke, Puget Soundkeeper and Executive Director, Puget Soundkeeper Alliance sent in this response to the earlier PT Moorage Tenants Union (MTU) post. Stay tuned for a response from the […]
Port Considers Banning Copper Bottom Paint
When I was down at the Seattle Boat Show I talked to both the Interlux and and the Petite reps […]
Need a Project? Replace Your Steel Lifelines With Dyneema.
What do you think of this idea? Does it make sense to change out steel lifelines with Dyneema which […]