Posted on February 5th, 2009 by admin
Don’t even think of buying a used sailboat until you’ve downloaded and read the Used Sailboat Buying Guide, the Initial Checklist and Preliminary Survey Checklist at www.sailingmates.com.
The manual also shows you how to discover any “dealbuster” faults in a sailboat within 10 minutes and details other “cosmetic” faults that may indicate other serious problems with the [...]
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Posted on July 23rd, 2009 by admin
An all chain anchor rode is without doubt the very best solution in most cases.
Chain doesn’t suffer from chafe, is much stronger than any nylon anchor rode, and the weight of the chain works as a shock absorber if there is any surge or other shock load on the anchor system.
But an all chain rode [...]
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Posted on February 6th, 2009 by admin
There are 10 things you need to know about seacocks and thru-hull fittings.
If you don’t take good care of these fittings, firstly by fitting the correct ones initially and then by maintaining them properly, one day one of them will sink your boat.
Find the 10 things you need to know about seacocks and thru-hull fittings [...]
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Posted on February 5th, 2009 by admin
The most important safety system on your boat, after the structural integrity of your hull, is your bilge pump system.
Why? Well, what if you’re offshore when a thru-hull fitting fails, or you lose your prop shaft. In either case you now have a one and a half inch diameter hole in your hull about 3 feet below [...]
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