Sail Delmarva

 Add enough and your sails will look like something from a wind tunnel lab. Yes, you can do well through experience and looking at the shape...

 Tying up a wide boat can be complicated. I can only reach one piling from the dock.  The slip does not fit the boat.Currently, I use the bl...

 Some attest they love the sound of gulls. It reminds them where they are. I think they havn't been around the water long enough to get ...

Whether halyard tails or docklines, sailors always have ropes to hang. A few ideas. Bags are good to, when there is room (the lines will gro...

 I'm kind of out of boat projects, so I've been welding up stuff. With the exception of some of the rebar, everything is recycled fr...

 After 30 years the original knobs are breaking down. A few days ago a line tried to jump off. Time for replacement. The tramps are good and...

 How can we get more stretch from a bridle?  More length. Yes, but there will also be losses from friction. In the left center (below) illus...

 A boat a few marinas down burned up a few weeks ago. The cause is not clear, but bad shore power is suspected.  There really should be a ma...

 I needed a winch feeder block so that I could cross sheet for certain operations. Specifically, reefing on port tack requires two operation...

This was a while ago (about 7 years), but I never posted it.    November 2020  I've been asked this question dozens of times by friends,...