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Wednesday, December 25, 2013
Got Rope?
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I've had this 30-year old anchor rode hanging in a tree for 15 years, serving a second life as a Tarzan swing. I've got a Kevlar gen...
Via Ferrata Tethers--Some Good Ideas, But Not for Sailing
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Via ferrata trails, literally iron ways in Italian, are climbing trails equipped with rungs and safety wires that allow fit but unskilled p...
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Monday, December 23, 2013
Fids
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When we need something, we run to the corner store store, or worse, the mall. When we some thing for the boat, we run to the chandlery, West...
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Wednesday, December 18, 2013
Tangier Island Seeking More Cats--Who Would have Thought
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When we first visited Tangier, we were greeted at the Park's Marina by about 50 cats, all fed by the owner. At some point, someone ...
Sunday, December 15, 2013
Heater Efficiency
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Marine space heaters are not typically rated for efficiency by any approved method, and Internet folks are forever commenting on what is eff...
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Saturday, November 23, 2013
Singlehanded Kayak Loading--Onto the Car with a Bad Back...
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... or if you short, or even exhausted after miles of paddling. This is so obvious it should be in the owners manual. They should use it a...
Saturday, November 16, 2013
Marking Furler Line
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I had always marked one spot on the furler line; the 100% setting, which I used when reefed. However, adding the inside genoa track prompted...
Fog
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Sunday, November 10, 2013
Amsteel... or Not?
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Some folks are so stuck on Amsteel that they probably use it for shoe laces (I've seen soft shackle key rings). Others treated as some...
Wednesday, November 6, 2013
Sucking Bottom
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I never thought of my PDQ as a freighter, but they have a few things in common. I keep expecting--hoping--her to behave like a beach cat, bu...
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