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Ingenuity and a warm oven solve the problem Issue 54 : May/Jun 2007 Replacing a smashed aluminum stem casting had us facing the prospect of having to have one custom-machined from scratch at considerable expense. Instead, we decided to make it ourselves. We wound up with a perfect-looking result. As we considered our broken casting,...
An old affair of the heart still haunts this sailor Issue 54 : May/Jun 2007 A nor’easter is battering the coast of Nova Scotia, causing this old house to shudder. The sump pump valiantly struggles to rid the basement of water. I am hunkered down, warm, dry, and safe in the knowledge that a basement...
Compulsory testing and licensing send the wrong message Issue 54 : May/Jun 2007 The Coast Guard and the Coast Guard Auxiliary have recently thrown their weight behind the idea of mandatory testing and licensing for the operators of boats. This is not a new topic for me; I just have more to say. I do...
Delicious fresh bread on a Cape Dory 36 Issue 55 : Jul/Aug 2007 The sailor in me accepted long ago that certain foods remain on the hard. When we back out of our slip, we leave behind ice cream, French fries, lemon meringue pies — any food too chancy to keep, too messy to cook,...
