Small Boat Journal Index
Legend
Format of presentation is:
- Note: Issues annotated with (*) means I have the actual issue.
- Year
- Issues start with Issue Number (#XX) and
month.
- Review multiple page article dedicated
to a review of a particular boat
- Article General Interest
- Small Review Review of a boat less
than 1 page (usually a side bar)
Boat length dimensions are those in name
of boat or what is specified. Example; Newport
16 is the name of a boat that is 15' 7" LOA.
Delvin Winter Wren 22' 7" is a kit boat whose
LOA is 22' 7"
- mono-sail = monohull sailboat
- cruise = berths for sleeping are part of
boat
- row = boat is small enough to row
- kit/plans = boat is either a kit or made
from plans or both.
- race = boat is/was used in Olympic competition
or is primarily a racer..
- canoe = sailing canoe
- tri. = trimaran
- cat. = catamaran
- steel = hull is steel
- wood = hull is plywood or of other wood
construction.
- All other boats are assumed to be fiberglass
1983
#31 - July
- Review - Haine Hunter Tramp 19' 6" - tri
- sail - cruise
- Review - Solo 22 - mono - sail - cruise
- Review - Bateau 15' - mono - sail - row
- Article - The Shipwreck That Wasn't - Red
Sea cruise in an open Lugger.
- Article - Cruise and Carry outboards. Maintenance
#32 - September (*)
- Review - Gloucester 16 - mono - sail - cruise
- Review - Fjording 19.5 - mono - sail - cruise
- wood - custom
- Review - Bolger Little Fuss 18' 10" - mono
- sail
- Article - A-Class Catamarans - Racing cats.
- Article - Small Outboard Ignition Systems.
- Small Review - Narrasketuck 20' 6" - mono
- sail
#33 - November
- Review - Ranger 20 - mono - sail - cruise
- Review - H-Boat 27' 3" - mono - sail - cruise
- Article - The Darndest Duckboat Afloat.
- Article - Small Outboard Lower Units. Maintenance
1984
#34 - January
- Review - Delvin Winter Wren 22' 7" - mono
- sail - cruise - wood
- Article - DN Iceboat Warming Up Winter
#35 - March
- Review - Wylie Wabbit 23' 9" - mono - sail
- cruise - race
- Review - Hartley TS-16 - mono - sail - cruise
- kit/plans
-
- Review - Bolger Presto-style Cruiser 27'
- mono - sail - cruise - kit/plans
- Review - Appledore Pod 16' & 19' - mono
- sail - row -custom wood
- Article - Bahama Sojourn -cruising in a sailing
canoe.
- Article - Mighty Mite Outboards
- Small Review - Camelot 27 - mono - sail -
cruise
- Small Review - West Wight Potter 19- mono
- sail - cruise
#36 - May
- Review - Gloucester 11 - mono - sail
- Review - Great Pelican 16 - mono - sail -
cruise - kit/plans
- Review - Swampscott Dory 16' - mono -sail
- row
- Article - Cartop Roof Racks
- Article - The Wayfarer Logs -Cruising in
a 16' Wayfarer dinghy
- Article - Fast 40 - Technical article on
40' racing boats
- Small Review - Heritage Cruising Catboat
20' - mono - sail - cruise
- Small Review - Minuet Pocket Cruiser 16'
8" - mono - sail - cruise
#37 - July
- Review - Spindrift 22 - mono - sail - cruise
- Article - Chariots of Sail -Olympic race
boats Tornado, Windglider, Flying Dutchman,
Soling, Star, Finn, International 470.
- Small Review - Cherub 23 - mono - sail -
cruise - steel
#38 - September
- Review - Rob Roy 23 - mono - sail - cruise
- Review - Bolger Fast Daysailor 31' - mono
- sail - kit/plans
- Article - Long Island's Great South Bay
- Article - Catapult - 16' 5" inflatable catamaran
- Article - Portaboat
- Article - Adding Your Own Lead Ballast
- Small Review - Fricka 18' - tri -sail - canoe
- kit/plans
#39 - November
- 18 foot catboat in Cape Cod and Islands
- Sea Trials of: Bay Hen, Dovekie, Drascombe,
Gloucester 19, J-22, Montgomery 17, Old World
18, Slipper 17 (later became Seaward Fox)
- Electric motors
1985
#40 - January (*)
- Review - Frances 26 - mono - sail - cruise
- Review - Bolger Catboat 12' - mono - sail
- kit/plans
- Review - Lightning 19' - mono - sail - racer
- Article - Lateen Rigs
- Article - Cruising in a 15' Gypsy - Part
1 - mono - sail - row - kit/plans
- Small Review - Illusion 12' - mono - sail
- Small Review - Sneakbox 12' - mono - sail
- kit/plans
#41 - March
- Review - West Wight Potter 15' - mono - sail
- cruise - by Larry Brown
- Article - Cruising in a 15' Gypsy - Part
2
- Article - Outboards - various types looked
at.
- Article - Junk Rigs
- Small Review - Etap 20 - mono - sail - cruise
#42 - May (*)
- Review - Pears 24 - mono - sail
- Review - Bolger Live Aboard Sailboat 18'
- mono - sail - cruise - kit/plans
- Review - T-Boat 18' - mono - sail - row -
board boat
- Review - Cormorant 12' - mono - sail - catboat
- Article - Why Small Boats - by Larry Brown
- Article - Gunter Rigs
- Article - Cruising in a 15' Gypsy - Part
3
- Small Review - Tom Thumb 24 - mono - sail
- steel
- Small Review - Magdalena Catboat 20' - mono
- sail - cruise
#43 - July (*)
- Review - Oysterman 23' - mono - sail - cruise
- Review - Calico Jack 32' - mono - sail -
cruise
- Article - Lazy Jacks
- Article - Elliot Power Paddle - outboard
- Small Review - Harbor Cat 16' - mono - sail
- catboat
- Small Review - Typhoon Senior 22' - mono
- sail - cruise
#44 - September (*)
- Review - Sontana 20' - mono - sail - Garvey
type - kit/plans
- Article - Slab Reefing and Downhauls
- Article - Wayfarer Cruises Labrador - Cruising
in a 16' Wayfarer Dingy
- Article - Boat Tents for Small Boats
- Short Review - Zuma 12' - mono - sail
- Short Review - JJTaylor 26' - mono - sail
- cruise
#45 - November (*)
1986
#46 - January (*)
#47 - March (*)
- Review - Montgomery 15 - mono - sail - cruise
- Review - Compac 16 - mono - sail - cruise
- Article - Outboards and Trolling Motors
#48 - May (*)
- Review - Chebacco 20' - mono - sail - cruise
- Review - Bolger's Plywood Canoe Yawl ?' -
mono - sail - kit/plans
- Article - Selecting A Trailer
- Article - Small Outboards
#49 - July (*)
- Review - 3 Different Mini Scows - all 12'
- mono - sail
- Article - Outboards for Sailboats - 4 to
9.9 HP.
- Article - Silicone Uses
#50 - September (*)
- Review - Bolger's Seabird 23' - mono - sail
- cruise - kit/plans
- Review - Town Sharpie 16' 6" - mono - sail
- Review - Bolger's Bobcat 12' 3" - mono -
sail - catboat - kit/plans
- Article - Modifying a Sovereign 17 for Extended
Cruising
- Article - Kits and Plans Directory
- Article - Epoxies
- Article - Tanaka 5.5 Outboard Motor
#51 - November (*)
1987
#52 - January (*)
- Review - Shearwater Sharpies 28' - mono -
sail - cruise
- Review - Star 22' - mono - sail - racer
- Article - Canvas Boat Projects - covers for
tillers, motors and interior storage bags
#53 - March (*)
- Review - Etap 23 - mono - sail - cruise
- Article - "Micro" Boat - You build it from
kit or plans
- Article - Building a Sailing Garvey
- Article - 75 Day Cruise Down the Mississippi
River in a 13' Sneakbox (not the 1800 one)
- Article - Canvas Tents and Awnings for Boats
#54 - May (*)
#55 - July (*)
- Review - Cornish Crabber 30' - mono - sail
- cruise
- Review - Chamberlain Dory Skiff 13' 5" -
mono - sail - row
- Article - Burl Ives Flicka 20
- Article - Stepping and Tuning the Mast
- Article - Deapthfinders - Old technology
- Article - Folding Kayaks: Feathercraft, Folboat,
Kelepper, Ecomarine
#56 - September (*)
- Review - Sand Hen 24' - mono - sail - cruise
- Review - Bolger's Plywood 12 1/2 - mono - sail - kit/plans
- Article - Homemade Self Steering
- Article - Camp Cruising West Grand Lake in
Maine in a 15' Gypsy
- Article - Building a Kit Sailboat
#57 - November
- Review - Scarano 22 - mono - sail - cruise
- Review - Sea Sprite 23 - mono - sail - cruise
- Review - Bridges Point 24 - mono - sail -
cruise
- Review - Quickstep 24 - mono - sail - cruise
- Article - Kelepper Cruising Modifications
- sailing kayak
- Article - Dale Hollow Lake Tennessee
- Article - Almost to Hell and Back - Adventures
in a Potter 15 on Lake Michigan in a storm.
1988
#58 - January (*)
- Review - Building A Pilot Sloop 20' 8" -
mono - sail - cruise - kit/plans
- Article - Shoal Draft Mecca - Chartering
a Black Skimmer 25 in Florida Bay
- Article - Experts Choice 10 Best Boats -
power and sail
- Article - Sea Anchors and Drogues
- Article - Outboard Motor Carburetors
#59 - March (*)
- Review - Nimble 20 - mono - sail - cruise
- Review - Bolger's Cat Schooner Dayboat 16'
- mono - sail - kit/plans
- Review - Tuckup Spider 14' 11" - mono - sail
- wood
- Article - Lightning Protection
- Article - A Big Little Cruiser - modifications
to a Potter 15
- Article - Carolina Cruising - Down Pamlico
Sound in a 17' Harpoon
- Article - Which Outboard is for You - selection
guide 0.85 to 300 HP.
- Article - Mounting Outboards on Sailboats
- Article - La Costa Island - Florida's west
coast island NOAA chart # 11427
- Article - Hatch Boards and Hatch Covers
#60 - May (*)
- Article - SBJ Buyer's Guide: Trailerable Cruising Sailboats - mono - sail - cruise
- Article - Sailboat Racing Bahamian Style
- Article - Varnishing Secrets
- Article - Favorite Boating Gear
- Article - Helm Control: The Delicate Balance
- Article - The Sailor's Knife
#61 - July (*)
#62 - September (*)
- Review - The Flying Scot
- Article - Custom Boat:Modifying a Cape Cod Catboat
- Article - Puget's Sound in Semi-Original Fashion
- Article - Roller Furling & Reefing
- Article - Beat the Heat
#63 - November (*)
1989
#64 - January (*)
- Review - Cruising Trimarans: Are Three Hulls Better than One? - Dragonfly, Somersault 26, Firefly, F-27 & Argonauta
- Article - Casual Daysailor (Philip C. Bolger)
- Article - Navigation Tricks of the Sailing Masters
- Article - Mast Steps & Tabernacles
#65 - March (*)
- Review - 20 foot Navigator
- Review - SBJ Sea Trials: 10-Foot Dinghy
- Article - Lake Powell in a Sailing Canoe
- Article - The Dope on Rope
- Article - Custome Boat: Improving a Proper Yacht
- Article - Sail Care Rituals
- Article - Anatomy of a Rope
#66 - May (*)
- Article - Spring Fitting-Our Checklist
- Article - Herreshoffs in Glass
- Article - Northern Harbour
- Article - Small Boat Hall of Fame
- Article - Self-Tending Headsails
- Article - Rejuvenating Gelcoat
#67 - July (*)
- Review - The Appealing Peep Hen - sail - mono
- Article - Designing a Plywood Trimaran - sail - tri
- Article - Sun Sense for Boaters
- Article - Make Your Own Sail
- Article - Ropelocker - The Monkey's Fist
#68 - September (*)
#69 - November (*)
- Review - Fun That Never Ends (Olly B. & Scout) - sail - mono
- Article - River Road to the Sea (the Chattahoochee)
- Article - Custom Boat: Racer to Cruiser
1990
#70 - January (*)
- Review - A Tale of Two Nimbles - sail - mono
- Review - Melonseed Skiff - sail - mono
- Article - Full-Battened Mains
- Article - Ropelocker - Sewn Whippings
#71 - March (*)
- Article - Comfortable Cruising Design
- Article - Dinghy Down the Keys
- Article - Autopilots for Hands-free Sailing