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Clean cuts in fiberglass cloth Issue 68 : Sept/Oct 2009 Working with fiberglass cloth presents a number of challenges. One of them is making a straight cut across the width of the material. To draw a line with a felt-tip marker and a straightedge, you need a large flat surface on which to lay out...
A large family has big adventures in a small boat Issue 67: July/Aug 2009 A two-day passage into bright blue sub-tropical water inspired pleasant reflections on how the journey with our good old boat had unfolded so far, and gave my wife, Amy, and me a chance to count our blessings. Nestled in a shallow...
The equipment you hope you never have to use Issue 67: July/Aug 2009 Among the most important pieces of equipment on board our boats are some we’ve spent good money for but hope we never have to use. Fire extinguishers are one example and the ditch bag is another. If your boat is foundering and...
Don’t bet your life on questionable lifelines Issue 69 : Nov/Dec 2009 The following is an excerpt from the second edition of Don Casey’s This Old Boat, published in April of this year by International Marine. Most old boats have been delivered with lifelines rigged with coated wire. Coated wire is an astonishingly bad idea....
