December 2008 Newsletter supplement for subscribers How to contact us Michael Facius, Editor 612-605-8319 [email protected]Jerry Powlas, Technical Editor [email protected]Pat Morris, Production Editor 651-797-3801 [email protected]Good Old Boat Magazine 7340 Niagara Ln. N. Maple Grove, MN 55311-2655 701-952-9433 701-952-9434 (fax) http://www.goodoldboat.com Glamour Photos What’s coming in January? For the love of sailboats • Tartan 37 feature boat • O’Day 28 review • Pearson Ariel refit • History of the Atomic 4 Speaking seriously • Signaling for Help 101 • What size boat works for you? • Vessel documentation • Cabin ventilation • Beth Leonard on defensive sailing • Cast-iron keel • Rudder repair Just for fun • The making of a young sailor • Romantic tale of a dinghy • In love with Aurora • Serendipitous sailing What’s more • Simple solutions: Modifications to improve a plastic dinghy • Quick and easy: A shelf of many purposes; Another way to attach a halyard; Clever pole holder design; Watertight first-aid kit Inside this issue In the news............................2 Used-boat buyers beware......3 Blogging sailors....................4 What it means to be a Guardian.................................4 2008 mini-index of Good Old Boat articles.........................5 Book reviews.........................6 Mail buoy...............................8 Excerpt from The Practical Encyclopedia of Boating.... 12 B ritish Columbia sailor and singer Andy Vine had a great idea when he wrote: I love this magazine! [We love letters that start out this way. –Eds. ] It hits just the right notes to make sweet music to this old sailor’s ears/eyes . . . most of the time. [Oh oh! What’s the catch? –Eds. ] And . . . (I was taught that this is a better word than “but” when you want to make a suggestion) [Yep, here it comes. –Eds. ] I would like to see more real sailing photogra- phy. I think your photo editor is a bit hung up on tranquility (calm anchorages, etc.) when a lot of us yearn for and love the times when the adrenalin runs high, the lee rail is under, and everything is as taut as a well- tuned fiddle string. These shots are hard to get, especially of your own boat. That’s why my sailor bud- dies and I make a point of getting shots of each other’s boats when we are out on a cruise together. As an example, I offer a shot I took of my friend Ross Walsh’s Alberg 30, Anila Vara. As you can see, he is taking a shot of my boat at the same time I was taking this shot as we entered English Bay after a fast and exciting crossing of the Georgia Strait. To get things rolling, might I suggest a Good Old Boat photo contest? You could have various categories: action shots, tranquil anchorages, hairy moments, etc. by Karen Larson Well, we pondered Andy’s proposal over a few glasses of wine in a favorite anchorage and decided that there is no way we want to do another contest! But it’s still a good idea. So, we’d like to post photos of people’s boats continued on page 2
