by seamore | Jun 20, 2021 | An old Cal 29
So I’ve read every online argument for and against mid-boom sheeting, and decided we simply had to get the traveler out of the cockpit. Mostly because my wife and daughter have claimed the seats up against the cabin where they are out of the wind, but in the way...
by seamore | Jun 4, 2021 | An old Cal 29
OK, so we bought a really old sailboat, and the engine worked fine for months, but one day I noticed that she was dripping oil at a rapid rate into her bilge pan. I tried mirrors and phones and video cameras, but I couldn’t find the leak. The engine would always...
by seamore | Sep 4, 2020 | An old Cal 29
So I decided a larger wheel is needed, so I bought a cheap one online, and went down with it to our nearby, wonderful store Tandy Leathers. This place is so wonderful (especially the one in Seattle on Aurora). With no knowledge of leather working at all (except...
by seamore | Apr 19, 2020 | An old Cal 29
OK, as you may have figured out already: I’m not a purist. I’m not steam-bending oak frames and hand-planing fir planks and building hollow spars of sitka spruce. I’m building a plywood cruiser in a garage I refer to as a boat shop. So when my wife...
