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Reader Tip: Easy Reefing
Related tags: Projects | Reader Tip | reefing by Charles Barth
Here's a look at a mainsail reefing system that can be controlled by one person from the cockpit.
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January 8, 2013Diesel Engine Maintenance: Liquid Diagnosisby Steve D'AntonioIf Sherlock Holmes were a diesel mechanic, he’d employ fluid analysis. Monthly Maintenance from the December 2012 issue of Cruising World.
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January 8, 2013How Not to Install a Self-Steering Windvaneby Cap'n Fatty GoodlanderMonitoring One’s Progress Toward the Loony Bin: On a quest for self-steerage, our intrepid do-it-yourselfers attempt the impossible in the most unfeasible manner. On Watch from the December 2012 issue of Cruising World.
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January 3, 2013Nuisance Tripping With ELCI, Why?Ed Sherman shares troubleshooting tips for using a portable generator on a boat equipped with an ELCI device installed at the shore power inlet.
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December 18, 2012Reader Tip: Staple PullerNo need for a special tool—here's a simple modification that can turn needlenose pliers into something even more useful for rigging or canvas work.
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December 10, 2012Books for Your BoatReading while sailing, reading about sailing, reading about sailing while sailing... we like it all. Take a look at Cruising World's 2012 roundup of books to bring aboard.
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December 4, 2012My LED Trickby Michael RobertsonSo I’ve been playing around with LED lights, and I discovered something. I don’t know how useful it is, or whether it will diminish the life of the bulb, or cause a fire, but that is all beside the point.
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November 15, 2012Reader Tip: Fixing a Fouled Transducerby Irving GatesFrustrated with a fouled paddle-wheel speed transducer? Try this!
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November 7, 2012The Complete Overboard Bagby Alvah SimonTime to abandon ship? Plan and pack your ditch kit to stack the odds of survival in your favor.
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November 7, 2012Inspecting the Rudderby Steve D' AntonioHow often should you examine that foil, and what should you look for? Monthly Maintenance from our November 2012 issue.
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October 22, 2012How to Buy a Boat: Your Own Elegant Compromiseby Tim MurphyIf you’re shopping for a boat, start by thoroughly disrupting your own assumptions about what constitutes the best one for you.
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Hooking up a 100+-lb sailfish is easy. Hoisting it on board DOMINO is the hard work. JP Dufour in las Perlas, Panama.
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Loved sailing aboard the 433 this past week. Easy to handle, great performance and extremely comfortable. Thankful for the watermaker!
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The Vesper Marine WatchMate Vision is arguably the most advanced Class B AIS transponder ever built, and was honored with an Innovation Award in Miami.
