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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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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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October 22, 2012Aging Power Plants: Rebuild or Repower?by Tim MurphyMany sailboats built two decades ago or earlier still have plenty of life left in them. But their engines may not. Should you rebuild the existing engine? Or repower with a brand-new engine?
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October 22, 2012One Cool Remedy: Galvanic Isolatorsby Steve D'AntonioA galvanic isolator will protect your zincs and other underwater metals from “hot” situations. Monthly Maintenance from our October 2012 issue.
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October 16, 2012Homemade Hardwareby Ben ZartmanWhen this DIY sailor can't find bronze bolts in the right size, he makes them himself.
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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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