Have you considered adding a mast spotlight to your yacht? Perhaps we’re asking too much of the good old anchor light. Set against the lights of a busy town or…
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How I replaced my sailboat’s mast
Every had to go through a sailboat mast replacement? Phil Taylor has. Well past her 50th birthday, he writes, my Sabre 27 Tabitha’s original mast had served me well for…
Fixing a sailboat forestay after storm damage
Winston Collinge and his boating pal John Beck repair the mast forestay on their 40-year-old Colvic Atlanta sailboat after severe weather knocks it down.
How to fit a tabernacle to your boat
Fed up with having to employ a crane every time he wanted to take the mast down, Barry Pickthall shows how he installed a tabernacle
Do-it-yourself mast stepping
If you’re thinking of hiring a boatyard crane to step your mast, why not consider this low-tech, low-cost alternative? Rupert Holmes shows how it’s done