Index abandon ship situations, 146 anchor buoy, 136 ABYC (American Boat and Yacht Council), 148 anchoring accommodations. See also interior best practices, 139 cushions, 32,35 dragging, checking for, 136, 137 fabrics bonded to the hull, 37 rafting up, 137, 138 in small, trailerable sailboats, 3 selecting where to anchor, 135-W acetone, 171 snubbing an anchor, 137 Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships (MARPOL storm conditions and, 137 ANNEX V), 68-69 techniques for, 13547 Advanced First Aid Afloat (Eastman), 77 windlass for, 62, 73 affordability See costs and affordability aids to navigation anchor light, 67 buoys, 154,156 anchor rode lights, 158-60, 159 chain, 62, 73 strobe lights and, 66 connectors between anchor and rode, 73 Air Head composting toilet, 206--7 marking lengths of, 73 AIS (Automatic Identification System), 82 material for, 72-73 Alberg, Carl, 215, 232, 240 recommendations, 71-72 alcohol stoves, 202-3 scope,136 alternator field disconnect, 39 snubbing 137 aluminum storm conditions, recommendations for, 72 anodizing, 181-82 anchor sentinel (kellet), 136, 137 corrosion of, 43, 181-82 anchor shackles, 73 galvanic series of metals, 178-79 Annapolis Book of Seamanship (Rousmaniere), 149 painting, 43, 181, 182 anodes, 179, 180 repairing, 182 anodized aluminum, 181-82 aluminum fittings, 43 antennas, 82 American Boat and Yacht Council (ABYC), 148 Anti-Bond 2015, 174-76 American's Boating Course (U.S. Power Squadron), 140 Antrim 25, 227 amp, 184 atmospheric corrosion, 178 amp-hour, 183 Automatic Identification System (AIS), 82 axle, 58 anchor connectors between anchor and rode, 73 backpacking stoves, 203 recommendations, 71-72 backstay, 27, 90-91, 95, 133, 134 safety issues, 5, 69-70 Bahamian moor, 136 size of, 72 Balboa 20, 230-31 snubbing, 137 Balboa 26, 231 storm conditions, recommendations for, 72 ballast, 7, 19-20, 21, 24-26, 42, 44, 133 types of, 70-72 ball-lock quick-release pins, 93 weight of, 72 ball valves, 39, 40 Barber, Manning, 132 book value, 12-13, 34, 208 Barber, Merrit, 132 boom barber hauler, 28 attaching to mast, 96 Barber Hauler, 132 bending on sails, 96-97 barnacles, 187 jibing, 115, 126, 127, 130, 149-49 Basic Boating Safety course (BoatSafe.com), 140 mast-raising systems, 99-102, 100, 101 battery surveying 43 buying, 184 boom brake, 126 charging, 183, 184-86 boom-end sheeting 96, 97 connections to, 183 boomkins, 18 maintenance of, 184 boom vang, 28, 126, 133 reliance on, 157 bottom paint, 186-87 types of, 183-84 bow eye safety cable, 55, 56 weight of, 52-53 bowsprits, 18 battery chargers, 185-86 brakes battery switch, 38-39 on tow vehicle, 89, 99 beam, 19-20 on trailers, 54, 58-59 beam reach, 125, 126, 129 Breeze Booster, 84 Bearing Buddy, 58 British Seagull outboards, 49 bearing caps, 58 broaching, 148-49 bearings, 151, 154, 156-57 broad reach, 125, 126 bearings, wheel, 58,87,88 broker boat sales, 29-M bedding compound, 170,174-75,198 bronze fittings and valves, 37, 39, 43 bellrope, 28 Brown, Larry, 228,243 Beneteau First 235, 231-32 Bruce anchors, 70, 71 best practices, 138-39 brushes, varnish, 177 bilge, 35-36, 147 Buccaneer 25, 31 bilge blowers, 66,83 BUC International, 12,33,208 bilge pumps, 76-77,166 buffer, power, 173 Bingham, Fred, 194 bungee cords, 113 binoculars, 153 buoys, 154,156 bleach-based cleaners, 170 buying a boat blisters, 42, 187 book value, 12-13, 33 blocks, 43, 188 deal killers, 32 Bluewater Books and Charts, 151-52 financing a boat, 13-15, 30 boarding ladders, 165 fixer-uppers, 4,31 boat construction, 36 new boats, 29-30 boating accidents and deaths, 122 options for, 29 Boat Joinery and Cabinetmaking Simplified (Bingham), 194 by the pound, 24 boat plans, 248 used boats, 4, 29-31 boatpox,42 where to look 29-V boat registration, 15-16 BoatSafe.com boating classes, 140 cable ties, 73 boat shows, 29 Cal 20, 21, 100, 101, 133, 232 BoatU.S. (Boat Owners Association of the U.S.) calcium chloride, 172 boating accidents and deaths, 122 canvas and sailmaking resources, 247, 249 DSC radios, 81 Cape Dory 22, 232 "Help Stop the Drops" program, 68 Cape Dory Typhoon, 35, 232 insurance, 16 capsized boats, 20, 149 Seaworthy, 5, 122 Captiva Yachts, 230 towing insurance, 167 carbon monoxide detector, 77-78 Bolduc, Dave, 245 carbon monoxide poisoning, 162 Bolduc, Mindy, 245 cast-iron ballast, 25, 42, 44 boltrope, 28,97,125 Catalina Yachts, 208 Bomar hatches, 84 Catalina 18,208 Catalina 20, 100, 101 Commodore Yacht Corp., Commodore 17,230 Catalina 22, 31, 100, 208-10, 209, 233 communication equipment, 80-83, 167 Catalina 250, 26, 210 communication with crew, 130, 138 Catalina 27, 1, 2, 10, 37, 39, 72, 76, 79, 116 Com-Pac Yachts, 210-11 catamarans, 19,133 Com-Pac 16, 210-I 1, 212, 234 cathodes, 173 Com-Pac 19, 211, 234 CDI Flexible Furler, 116-17 Com-Pac 23, 211 celestial navigation, 154 Com-Pac 23/3, 213 cell phones, 82, 167 Eclipse, 213 centerboards. See keels and centerboards Horizon Cat, 212 Cetol, 176 Legacy, 212-13 chainplate, 44, 91 Picnic Cat, 211 Champion Trailer Supply, 193 Sun Cat, 211-12 chandleries, 247 compass, draftsman's, 154 Channel 16,81 compasses, 75-76, 150, 151 Chapman's Piloting, Seamanship, and Small-Boat Handling, compass rose, 151, 152 121, 140 composting toilets, 206-7 charcoal, 78 concrete ballast, 25, 42 chartplotting tools, 153-54 cooking aboard, 202-3, 249 charts. See nautical charts coolers, 202 children, 147 Cornell, Jimmy, 157 chlorine and bleach-based cleaners, 170 corrosion. See also specific types choosing a boat prevention strategy, 177, 178 cost considerations, 12-16 resources,252 displacement and, 9 types of, 43-44, 177-82 sailing relationships and, 9, 10-11 Corsair Marine, 214 sailing territory and, 5, 9 Corsair 24, 214 size of trailerable boats, 7-8 Corsair 28, 215 time for sailing, 16-17 Corsair Sprint 750, 214 tow vehicle considerations, 9-10 Cost Conscious Cruiser, The (Pardey and Pardey), 110 types of sailing and, 8-9 costs and affordability chronographs, 154 advantages of trailer sailers, 3-4 chronometer, 150 book value, 12-13, 34 clamshell vents, 83 choosing a boat, 12-16 classes, boating safety, 140 deal killers, 32 claw anchors, 70, 71, 72 discounts, items that rate, 32, 35 cleats, 74, 196-98 financing a boat, 13-15, 30, 31, 32, 34 clevis pin, 91, 92-93 GPS units, 158 close hauled, 125, 127-29, 128 nautical charts, 150 close reach, 125-26 outboard, 45 clothing, 204-6 professional surveys, 32 clove hitch, 111, 112 registration, boat, 15-16 coal-tar epoxy paint, 187 sails, 190 Coastal Navigation course (BoatSafe.com), 140 structural strength of boat and, 24 coastal sailing, 5 trailers, 45 Coast Catamaran, 244 used boats, 4, 12 Coast Pilots, 150, 151-52, 156 cotter pins, 93 Code of Federal Regulations, 121 couples (partners) sailing, 9, 11 code zero, 115 coupling extension, 59 Collinite wax, 173 covers, boat, 6, 12, 173 collision course, 143 CQR anchors, 70 collision emergencies, 166 crevice corrosion, 43, 180-81 COLREGS (International Regulations for Avoiding Collisions crew, communication with, 130, 138 at Sea), 66, 141 crew overboard commercial vessels, 141, 144 distress signals, 66 drills, practicing, 162 Discharge of Garbage Prohibited placard, 68 instances of, 66-67, 74 Discharge of Oil Prohibited placard, 68 night sailing and, 160 discounts, items that rate, 32, 35 preparations for, 146, 161 displacement recovery procedures, 162-65 choosing a boat and, 9, 24 risk of, 122, 126 defined, 23-24 safety equipment, 63-64, 73-74, 122, 146, 160,162 D/L (displacement to length ratio), 24 Crew Overboard Rescue Symposium Final Report, 2005 displacement hulls, 19 (Rousmaniere), 162, 163 distance cringles, 147 logarithmic scale for speed/distance/time, 155 cruiser-racer sailboats, 9 visibility of lights, 158-59 cruising guides, 136, 247 distress signals and calls Coast Pilots, 150, 151-52, 156 Channel 16,81 cruising sailboats, 8-9, 24 radio communications, 166, 167 cunningham, 133 SOS,65 current, 148, 154, 156 visual, 64-66 cushions, 32, 35 dividers, 153-54 dock daggerboard, 21, 22, 23 backing out of, 123-24 Danforth anchors, 70, 71-72 casting off from, 118-22 danger bearings, 156-57 leaving or returning in windy conditions,122,123, 146 danger zone principle, 144 leaving under sail, 121-22 Davis compasses, 75-76 returning to, 134-35 daytime signals, 65 stem swing when leaving, 122-23 deadlights and ports, 84-85 stopping a boat, 135, 198 dead reckoning (DR), 156 using outboard motor to leave, 123, 124 dealers, boat, 29 docklines, 74-75, 98 deal killers, 32 documentation, federal, 15-16 deck double sheet bend, 111 construction of, 36 downhaul, 125 rot, repairing, 40, 170, 171, 175 downwind sailing, 125, 126, 129-30, 132, 148-49 spongy, 32, 40 draft, 20, 21-23 standing water, 40 draftsman's compass, 154 surveying, 40, 41 Dragonfly 800, 225 deck hardware drifter (reacher), 114, 115 backing plates for, 197 DSC (Digital Selective Calling), 81 bedding compound, 170, 173, 174-75, 198 Dunn, Bill, 228 installing, 196-98 leaks from, 36-37, 170 Eclipse, 213 maintenance of, 188 Eichenlaub, Carl, 132 relocating, 201 Electra Day Sailer, 215 surveying, 40, 44 electrical systems Dehler Sailboats, 216 definitions of electrical terms, 184 dehumidifier, 172, 247 electronic equipment choices, 62 dehydration, 162 maintenance of, 182-86 Delta anchors, 70, 71 optional inclusion of, 38, 53 Deltran, 184-85 spare parts kit, 78 Demarcation Line, 141 stray current, 180 depreciation, 13 surveying, 37-39, 38 depth sounder, 79, 160 electric extension cord, 186 Devlin Mud Peep, 23 electric fence wire, 73 dielectric grease, 57 electric outboard motors, 192 Differential Global Positioning System (DGPS), 158 electric winches, 56 Digital Selective Calling (DSC), 81 electrolysis, 178, 180 dinghies, 49, 251 electronic equipment communication equipment, 80-93 federal documentation, 15-16 depth so-der, 79 "Federal Requirements and Safety tips for Recreational personal decisions about, 62, 79 Boaters" (U.S.