Recent content by Far Out

Thanks for the advice everyone. I'll check my transmission and see what I've got.

Hi all, I was sailing along yesterday when I heard a rythmic "thup-thup-thup" sound coming from under the cockpit sole. Thinking that my transmission was out of gear, I checked the transmission handle and found that it was in forward. I moved the handle to reverse and the noise stopped. Only...

That does look like an orca dorsal fin. Most orca can be identified by their fins -- that one looks like it might be local resident CA7. http://kohola-kai.tumblr.com/post/121972925573/the-la-pod-the-highly-elusive-los-angeles-pod Chuck

She looks like a nice boat, but she sails with a bit of a heel on her...

YouTube video There's a video that I found on YouTube that shows how to dock using a spring line at the balance point: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-v-KCVmrwMA It's a sailing channel on YouTube, so forgive the bikini...

A friend of mine once told me that you shouldn't own a boat unless you like working on a boat. Ever since I bought Far Out I've been concentrating on getting to know how she handles. Pull her out of the slip, turn around, put her back into the slip. Boring. Tedious. But absolutely essential to...

It's confusing Bill, I was more than a little confused too, but I'll quote (at length) the "Ericson 31 Hull History, More Stuff" by Glyn Judson. The PO had a copy of this in the paperwork that he left with the boat: My hull number is XUHLY072M82B. The "XUH" is the code for Squadron Yachts...

"Hey Rich," I says to my friend Rich. "Let's go look at a boat." Now let's be clear. I don't need a boat. I own a boat. Sure she's small and almost 40 years old, but we get along well. Over the years that I've owned her we've kind of worn together, like your foot and a blown out tennis shoe...