Sail Delmarva

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

 A deal is being struck right now.   I'm not a conspiracy theory guy, but his is ... obvious. His guy is doing the interviewing. Really....

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,...

(From "Stranger in a Strange Land" by Robert Heinlein, for those of you that are young or do not read science fiction. A Martian w...

 I'm not trying to say which is worse. Just sayin' politicians know that they get re-elelcted if they spend more than they tax.     ...

Forget the politics for a moment. How many of us can actually prove that our parents are naturalized citizens? If you've been here for a...

 Thirty years ago, when I had a Stiletto 27, I switched from a wire/rope halyard to a 2:1 high modulous line halyard. Part of the reason was...

 Yeah, I know it is PFD in the us.   I very nearly never wear a PFD sailing. It's hard to fall off a multi-hull and it's easy to rig...

 Well, not quite. This winter I've gotten into machining and shop stuff. Metal lathe. Milling machine. Improvements to many shop tools....

 Clamp-on vices are never satisfactory. They slip and twist and the surface is scared. They are not strong enough. My solution is a drill pr...