December 2022 Archives - Small Boats Magazine

#100

Christopher Cunningham — Sat, 19 Nov 2022 01:39:07 +0000

n Monday, September 1, 2014, the first issue of Small Boats Monthly was released. That issue’s six articles profiled a sailing outrigger canoe and an outboard skiff, reviewed a flashlight...

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Salish Voyager

Nancy Pfeiffer — Sat, 19 Nov 2022 01:37:57 +0000

We needed a boat we could row, sail, and beach. We began our search by visiting Gig Harbor Boat Works, where the Salish Voyager was still in the design stage. We rowed their Jersey Skiff, which has the same hull shape, and liked it. As we were about to leave, Falk Bock, the production manager, mentioned that a cruising version of the skiff, the Salish Voyager, was in the works and might fit our needs perfectly.

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North Shore Dory

Ben Fuller — Sat, 19 Nov 2022 01:35:50 +0000

While it is nice rowing on a flat calm day, where the dory shines is when conditions are a bit more demanding. As maneuverable as it is, it can easily work the waves in a chop. Going to windward, if the bow comes out of a crest over a trough and slaps down, the boat loses momentum. Rowing upwind, a little tacking helps prevent slapping and losing speed.

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Rowing the Broughton Archipelago

Roger Voeller — Sat, 19 Nov 2022 01:34:06 +0000

We headed north toward the islands, which are about 1-1/2 miles across the entrance to Tribune Channel. On its north side, the mainland foothills all but blocked the British Columbia Coast range but a few snow-covered peaks appeared in the gaps. The sky began to clear as we crossed, and a light westerly breeze followed us as we headed for a campsite known to have another shell-midden beach on a small island right in the middle of the group.

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A Simple Sling Lift

Audrey and Kent Lewis — Sat, 19 Nov 2022 01:33:12 +0000

To date we’ve used the lift to hoist boats up to 200 lbs, but it could lift heavier boats. We attached the hardware with marine-grade screws or bolts, because our lift is exposed to the weather, and spaced the two slings about 8′ apart. This setup works for all of our boats, which range in length from 12′ to 14′.

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Rudder Hardware

Kent and Audrey Lewis — Sat, 19 Nov 2022 01:32:05 +0000

This rudder hardware makes it a simple matter to row off a beach, sit on the aft thwart, clip the lower gudgeon to the transom, slide it down, engage the upper gudgeon, attach the tiller, and get underway.

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nCamp Food-Prep Knives

Christopher Cunningham — Sat, 19 Nov 2022 01:28:11 +0000

The handles provide a comfortable, secure grip even for my extra-large hands, and both blades have made quick work of cutting everything from chicken breasts, cucumbers, and russet potatoes to tomatoes and broccoli. The nCamps outperform the best chef knives I keep in my kitchen and take an edge that’s the equal of my 50-year-old high-carbon-steel Chinese cleaver, the sharpest food-prep implement I’ve ever owned.

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MEASURE AGAIN

Christopher Cunningham — Sat, 19 Nov 2022 01:26:52 +0000

Before the day was out, Larry and Patty had invited Nick and Anna Lee to their home on Whidbey Island. A couple of weeks later, the older couple took Nick and Anna Lee sailing and gave them an introductory lesson. A few weeks after that, Nick asked if he could help build the 28′ schooner Larry had spoken longingly of during a few earlier conversations. Larry explained that the boat really was little more than an idle dream, but then made a “spur-of-the-moment counter-offer: we could build a boat together, their boat, in my workshop.”

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