Articles Online...
We have posted a number of our own articles online, here listed by topic. For Good Old Boat articles published elsewhere online use our Articles Search database.
- Boats
- What is a Valiant 32? by Norman Ralph, March 1999
- The slippery J/40, by Phillip Reid, March/April 2008 (PDF)
- Histories and profiles
- Allied Boat Company (a history), by Dan Smith, January 1999
- The Birth of Fiberglass Boats, by Steve Mitchell, November 1999
- Catalina Yachts: One big family, by Steve Mitchell, January 2001
- The Pearson Era (a history), by Steve Mitchell, November 1999
- Moyer Marine: A Successful Business That Just 'Evolved', by Karen Larson, January 1999
- Let's Launch a Magazine, by Cindy Christian Rogers, July 2008 (PDF)
- Repairs, Maintenance & Modifications
- Fitting bronze portlights, by Armand Stephens, July 2001
- Building your own classic hatch, by Armand Stephens, November 2001
- Breakproof tillers, by Matt Colie, November 2001
- Big beds on small boats, by Donald Bodemann, July 2001
- Blister repair was cheap. . . all things considered, by Norman Ralph, March 1999
- Get a grip: Improve your dodger, by Don Launer, March 2001
- Out, out, bad pox! by Jack Owen, September 1999
- Singing the boat bottom blisters blues, by Brian Cleverly, September 1999
- Delamination is not spelled d-o-o-m, by Bill Sandifer, November 1998
- End the "dinghy dilemma", by Susan Peterson Gately, March 2000
- Good old catboat, by Stuart Hopkins, September 2001
- Long shaft conversion, by Cory Carpenter, November 2001
- A new toerail for an old warhorse, by Hugh Owens, May 2001
- Mildew Wars: a fight you can't win, by Bob Wood, May 1999
- Painless Anchoring, by Norman Ralph, July 2000
- Pushpit Seats: Comfort in the cockpit, by Bill Dimmit, November 1999
- Stanchion repair, by Norman Ralph, September 2001
- Suffering from Sealant Confusion? by Scott Thurston, March 2000
- Tanks A Lot Part 1: Tanks: Easy to Forget, Too Important to Dismiss, by Bill Sandifer, January 1999
- Tanks A Lot Part 2: Rescue that Rusty Tank, by Bob Haussler, January 1999
- Tanks A Lot Part 3: The Epoxy "Cure", by Norman Ralph, January 1999
- Vang/preventer: a fast, effective safety device, by Jerry Powlas, November 1998
- Wedging the Mast, by Norman Ralph, November 2001
- Systems
- Atomic 4: Smooth, Worth Another Look, by Jerry Powlas, June 1998
- Brewer By The Numbers, by Ted Brewer, July 1999
- The rest of the ratios: On helm balance, by Ted Brewer, November 1999
- A Comfortable Cruiser, by Bob Wood, January 2000
- Cool and quiet and Trouble-free, by Jerry Powlas and Dave Gerr, September 1998
- Fuel and water filters: Simple insurance policies, by Bill Sandifer, March 1999
- Hooking . . . for a good night's sleep, by Jerry Powlas, March 1999
- Marine Sanitation Devices, by Mark Parker, November 1999
- No fear mast stepping, Ron Chappell, May 2001
- Rating rules shaped our boats, by Ted Brewer, May 2000
- Up the Mast, by Steve Christensen, September 1999
- Winter agitation, by Don Launer, September 2001
- Repowering, Part 1: The Decisions, by Don Launer, September 2002
- Repowering, Part 2: Replacing the powerplant, by Don Launer, November 2002
- Sails
- Lazy-jacks (mainsail tamers), by Guy Stevens, July 2001
- The fore-and-aft rig, by Ted Brewer, March 2001
- I've Got the New Sail Blues, by Bill Sandifer, July 2000
- New Wings at Half Price, by Bill Sandifer, September 1998
- O, how she scoons!, by Don Launer, January 2001
- Quit horsing around!, by Steve Christensen, January 2000
- Galley
- A clean look at the "dirty" half dozen (stove fuels), Theresa Fort, March 2000
- Cooking Under Pressure, by Theresa Fort, November 1999
- Honey, I tossed out the cooler, by Karen Larson, January 1999
- Boat Buying
- Diamond-in-the-rough, perhaps, but how rough? by Bill Sandifer, September 1998
- Soft Dinghy? Hard Choice! by Bob Wood, May 2000
- Budget Boating, by Bill Sandifer, July 2002
- Construction & Materials
- Bowsprits, bumpkins, and belaying pins, by Don Launer, November 2001
- Is there a metal yacht in your future? by Ted Brewer, July 1999
- Is your boat stable? by Ted Brewer, March 2000
- Keel design: What's best?, by Ted Brewer, July 2000
- A Thing of Beauty is a Joy Forever, by Ted Brewer, November 2000
- Safety
- Planning for an unplanned inversion, by John Vigor, November 2000
- Preparing for the big blow, by Don Launer, May 2002
- Sailing in a Fog, by Sean Mulligan, mentioned in January 2012 (PDF)
- Misc
- Renaming a Boat? How Bad Could it Be? by John Vigor, July 1999
- Vigor's Black Box Theory, by John Vigor, July 1999
- Managing Seasickness, by Vern Hobbs, July 2011 (PDF)
