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In this issue

Potter 15 Ballast • How-to Scull • Ohio River Canoe Trip • Vivier's Jewell Design • Open-Boat Cruising Alaska • Handling Sea Sickness • 4 Shantyboats You Can Build • Sparrow 16 Review • Solar Boats • Devlin's Lichgen • Force 5 In North Channel • Build a Boat Dolly • Yankee Girl • And much more!

A HEAD FOR RUBATO

I dislike port-a-potties. I'm not too fond of poop in any form, really, being non-scatological by nature.

A HEAD FOR RUBATO

5 mins

THE ARTFUL SAILOR

Ain' nothin' new about using sails as nautical billboards. The ancients painted all sorts of signs and symbols on their sails.

THE ARTFUL SAILOR

3 mins

Twin Keels

OUT WIHUEIRIJE with Howard Rice

Twin Keels

4 mins

Cedar Key 2022 Windy Boat Meet

Cartop Cruising

Cedar Key 2022 Windy Boat Meet

3 mins

A New Trailer

THE BIGHTS

A New Trailer

9 mins

PLAN STUDY: Fancy Free

If you're looking for a simple and inexpensive cruising sailboat with traditional character, our FANCY FREE should fill the bill. The sharpie-dory hull with flat-bottom, hard-chine form is ideal for the amateur.

PLAN STUDY: Fancy Free

3 mins

BOAT REVIEW: Rhodes 22 Revisited)

Overlooked by the masses, admired by owners—there are good reasons the Rhodes 22 has been in production for over a quarter century.

BOAT REVIEW: Rhodes 22 Revisited)

10+ mins

Another Favorite Mod

The always creative Tom Luque sent us details on one of his favorite modifications

Another Favorite Mod

1 min

BLOODY TUESDAY

“Although the author if indeed he even used his real name) calls this story fiction, we arent so sure. You be the judge. Eds

BLOODY TUESDAY

5 mins

CRUISING ISLE ROYALE

I sle“ Royale on Lake Superior is one of my favorite places to cruise. Established as a National Park in 1931, Isle Royale is located about 20 miles off the North Shore of Lake Superior near the Minnesota/Canadian border.

CRUISING ISLE ROYALE

10+ mins

A HEAD FOR RUBATO

I dislike port-a-potties. I’m not too fond of poop in any form, really, being non-scatological by nature. In fact I consider it a sacrilege to poop on a boat at all, but since we may all be sinners, I confess I’ve pooped on a boat—somebody else’s, I should add.

A HEAD FOR RUBATO

5 mins

SHALL WE PONZI?

Gravity competes with buoyancy in this affordable class design

SHALL WE PONZI?

4 mins

16 SOUNDS

How I Found My Own Personal "Point Break"

16 SOUNDS

10+ mins

POTTER WITH A LATEEN RIG?

Our editor-at-large Larry Brown is 75 now…an increasingly ancient mariner. He’s sailed various Potters since the early 1990s.

POTTER WITH A LATEEN RIG?

4 mins

Vintage Lightning

Reborn as a Camp-Cruiser

Vintage Lightning

6 mins

The Joy of it All

Choosing a Boat Design

The Joy of it All

10 mins

OPENING DAY

Sitting hove-to in 30 knots of wind was not how I anticipated spending my opening day.

OPENING DAY

3 mins

RECONSIDERING ROSIE'S RIG

It was a typical hot Mississippi day when I walked into the Ocean Springs Yacht Club to cool off. I had just spent two hours bent in half while working inside the cabin of my West Wight Potter 15. I was stiff and drenched in sweat but feeling proud of myself. I had just turned Rosie into a lateen-rigged catboat.

RECONSIDERING ROSIE'S RIG

4 mins

SHALLOW DRAFT

When we were kids, we had a cocker spaniel aboard during summer cruises. The dog apparently had a massive bladder, but we kids were happy to row her ashore when nature called. We thought boating with a pet was terrific…but did our folks have a voice in the matter?

SHALLOW DRAFT

3 mins

TECH BIGHTS

Some fiberglass boats, like Boston Whaler skiffs and MacGregor power-sailers, are built with integral flotation foam between the inner and outer laminations. Roger MacGregor was willing to flood his water-ballasted boats just to prove that they would not sink—and you can still find his old sales videos if you want to see for yourself. (youtube.com/ watch?v=hemNdJmzQBo)

TECH BIGHTS

8 mins

MAKING THE SWITCH

Following are some methods for adding a Lateen rig to a Potter 15. Most of the photos are of my boat, but some clever ideas from others are included as well.

MAKING THE SWITCH

3 mins

FIVE QUESTIONS: Richard Woods

Sailing experience with Richard Woods

FIVE QUESTIONS: Richard Woods

2 mins

Core Sound Cruising

Hmmm. I’m in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, with a nifty camp-cruiser sailboat on a trailer. I have a daughter on a sailing lake in Michigan, and another daughter on Long Island Sound in Connecticut.

Core Sound Cruising

10+ mins

Upgrading the Potter 15 Centerboard

When I bought my Potter 15, Blue Knot, in 2014, it already had more than 25 years on its clock.

Upgrading the Potter 15 Centerboard

9 mins

REMEMBERING MY POTTER 19 TANBARK

In the mid-1980s, Joe Edwards flew me out to California to try out our new boat.

REMEMBERING MY POTTER 19 TANBARK

7 mins

The Sea Trials of Minimus II

Since our first article about Minimus II, our minimalist, four-masted voyaging catamaran (SCA #117), we’ve taken her offshore for initial sea trials. On our second outing, we spent two days and a night offshore from the coast of Oregon.

The Sea Trials of Minimus II

5 mins

The Importance of Capsize Testing

I was glad to see your recent article on the back page regarding one person’s experience with a capsized boat (Artful Sailor #122). I’m so glad he did this testing on his boat and I agree with his conclusions.

The Importance of Capsize Testing

3 mins

ESCAPE TO QUARANTINE SHORE THE TEXAS 200 IN 2020

It is almost dark. The sun has finally hit the horizon as I tack down Matagorda Bay towards Pass Cavallo.

ESCAPE TO QUARANTINE SHORE THE TEXAS 200 IN 2020

10+ mins

SMALL BOAT CRUISE: Moosehead Lake, Maine

There’s adventure in leaving a place you know for a place you don’t know.

SMALL BOAT CRUISE: Moosehead Lake, Maine

9 mins

Sweet & Simple

Fred Shell shares some of what he has learned over nearly 40 years of designing, building, and sailing small boats

Sweet & Simple

7 mins

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Small Craft Advisor Magazine Description:

PublisherSmall Craft Advisor, Inc.

CategoryBoating & Sailing

LanguageEnglish

FrequencyBi-Monthly

Small boats, big adventure! The only magazine focused on small and trailerable sailboats, cruising, and adventure. Each issue features places to sail, how-to and modification articles, a plan study for the boat builder, and a feature-length review of a production sailboat.

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