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Turn table placemats into portlight curtains Issue 58 : Jan/Feb 2008 The curtains that came with our “new” old boat had a kitchen-curtain look: two panels of faded cotton strung on a plastic cord screwed to the bulkhead above each porthole. When we had our saloon cushions reupholstered in ultra leather, we wanted to modernize...
Late-developing passion brings deeper appreciation Issue 58 : Jan/Feb 2008 “Maybe I am too old for this,” I thought. Our shiny new 16-foot Precision’s shoal keel was embedded in the muddy bottom at the end of the launch ramp. Blood was streaming down my leg from a wound I didn’t know I had. Worse, standing...
Easy meals when the ice is gone Issue 58 : Jan/Feb 2008 There’s nothing quite as satisfying when cruising as reaching into the icebox for a frosty cold beverage of your choice. But what happens on a longer cruise when all those little pieces of ice begin to liquefy? You could hope that an ice...
How collision regulations apply in real life Issue 58 : Jan/Feb 2008 I studied the radar screen as the heavy cruiser USS Newport News crept through the night down the Lamma Channel into Hong Kong harbor. The screen showed hundreds of small craft rushing around the harbor at their various errands. This was not my...
