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sale completed :)

Not sold I'm sorry to say she is back on the market. So here is your chance to own the best looking boat, my opinion, in any harbor or anchorage she is in.

sold Short Handed has been sold.

The air draw is 15.5’ with the mast up.

Her name, Short Handed, says a lot. I've been getting lonely boating by myself, my wife doesn't like boats, and because of balance and memory problems associated with my diagnosis with Parkinson's, it is getting more difficult to single hand especially when docking unassisted. There are numerous...

Red 1961 MGA 1600 convertible in 1966 Most fun car I ever owned was that MGA 1600! What’s not to like for a car enthusiast? A two leather seated convertible with a 4 speed manual transmission that way out cornered all the big boat American cars back then. Of course it only weighed 2000 lbs...

Single handing with wind or current As usual there are a lot of good ideas here! I often single hand my 30’ Sundowner tug/trawler which requires that I am able to retrieve my anchor rapidly if there is a wind or current and there isn’t much room to drift. Here is what works for me since I...

Physical advantages to getting old! I’m 72 with many of the usual complaints and ailments but there is one major improvement some of you can look forward to as you age. I’ve had migraines most of my life that came with severe headaches but thankfully “only” every month or so. Those of you who...

Sorry, I’m not very computer savvy but search Teepor on Facebook and you will find the cats pajamas for hooking up to a cleat, ring, pipe, or most anything else you might to tie off your boat to.

Hi Xsbank, Just wanted you to know that my new dark teak didn’t lighten up to match my light teak. As you can see from the dates it’s been well over a year. Since my boat is undercover in a barn about 8-9 months a year that might have had some impact on that. I guess there might be advantages...

I like the way the Pilgrim’s bow and pilot house look but the aft area although very practical looks a little like a houseboat.

There are some Sundowners on the East coast (I live in Saratoga NY) as well as in the Midwest. I love my 30’ Sundowner which is technically a Regency Trawler Tug. It was made after Sundowner went bankrupt for the second time thus has a different name but is still the very same boat. I...

I designed a removable bow and stern thruster. They work great and only require about one to two minutes to attach or remove. So if I’m going into a crowded marina or other very challenging situation I quickly attach both thrusters to assist me. The rear thruster is a very simple design that...

I had water damage to the teak veneers in my boat from the windows. I replaced them with modern aluminum framed ones and have not had any leaks since. I took the boat to three Maine craftsmen to ask how much they would charge to fix the veneers. All three recommended that I not fix the...

BandB, yours is probably the safer approach but especially when the distance between locks may be miles I prefer to drive my boat without fenders hanging from the sides. Of course if the traffic is heavy you may not know what side you will end up on so it is definitely the best approach to...

When locking through solo, planning is important. This includes finding that spot in the middle of your boat where you can control her when you are going up in a lock. If you can have a cleat or other devise like a railing at that location then you can use that to assist you in holding your...

I tried two different trials all designed to test different theories on anchoring. Both used a scope of 5-1 with approximately 50’ of cord used to simulate an anchor rode. The water depth was set 5’ with a bowsprit height off the water of 5’ for a total of 10’. I marked the center of the 50’...

Different anchors probably have a different angle for optimum setting. Although generally the best setting angle for most anchors is probably parallel to the ocean floor. An example of how a higher angle for setting may be preferable for some anchors would be your regular garden hoe with a flat...

It’s just physics. Sorry for such a short and flippant answer. What I meant in this response was the mechanical advantage achieved when someone pushes or pulls a tight rope tied between two objects. For instance if a car is stuck you can attach a long rope between the car’s bumper and a large...

I am still committed to doing some experimenting but the more I think about it the more complicated it gets because I want to reduce the impact of many of the variables. I need to rent a car to journey back to upstate NY for an appointment. While I’m there I will do at least some preliminary...

Eric, I agree with your BRA or bottom rode angle which is the same as my distance from the ground near the anchor but your BRA is just a more accurate description. But here is where my mechanical advantage will make the difference I think. (I should have tried my test before opening my mouth...

Nomad, I’d be willing to bet this is a pretty simple math/physics problem that could be worked out in a formula but there is more than one way to arrive at the correct answer and I believe this is how I will try doing it in a couple of days. Forget the experiment but just keep moving the weight...

Nomad, I also expect this experiment will show the same results for any length of rode as long as you go with the 5-1 scope. In fact you can probably get a formula to find the best placement of this weight from this experiment. Stephen

Nomad, I don’t know if brachistochrome applies to this or not. Probably not but at a minimum it does seem to show that cantenary isn’t relevant to this discussion because the ends are at different heights. Leverage I think can probably be changed over to force vectors by knowing the amount of...

Cantenary is probably not the correct term to use in an anchoring situation because the ends of the rope or chain are not at the same height. Obviously the bowsprit is higher than the seabed. A more correct term might be brachistochrome or curve of the fastest descent. I’m certainly not a...