Spring-Loaded Boom Vang
This article describes how to make a spring-loaded boom vang. The spring compression allows the boom to be pulled down lower than its normal position in order to tighten the leech under certain upwind sailing conditions.
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More on Prospero
As is so often the case, once we run an article on a boat (Prospero, Vol. 13 No. 2) we get a response from our readers, and the Prospero article in our last issue was no exception.
Prospero
The great British designer W.J. Daniels produced uncommonly handsome boats, but none, in my opinion, as pretty as this schooner, named for the sorcerer in Shakespeare’s play The Tempest.
The Fisher Drawings
A drawing detailing lifts for carving and hardware placement for Detroit School Boats.
Adventures in Cold Molding: Part the Second, In Which We Find a Technique That Works
This is the second and final part of Earl's adventure.
Adventures in Cold Molding
This is the first of a 2-part series Earl shared about his explorations of this technique.
Sail Making for Model Yachts
The making of sails is an art whether they are to be used on large vessels or on a miniature.
