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Leftover home flooring brightens up a boat Issue 82 : Jan/Feb 2012 When I bought my Eastward Ho 31, her cabin sole was delaminated teak-and-holly plywood. The first project I took on was to remove that splintery eyesore and clean up the fiberglass base on which it had rested for 20 years. The plywood had...
Coming to an anchorage near you Issue 82 : Jan/Feb 2012 During a 2010 cruise to Barkley Sound on the west coast of Vancouver, we found ourselves anchored for two days in a tree. Not tied to a tree, but anchored in one. It held us tight in a tiny cove in the Stopper Islands....
A safe and reliable installation takes thought Issue 82 : Jan/Feb 2012 Davits provide the ultimate system for launching, retrieving, and stowing a tender while offering a few bonuses beyond their designed intent. When hauled up into davits, for example, a tender becomes a great place to stow errant fenders that rarely find a real...
A compulsive boat fixer share some advice Issue 82 : Jan/Feb 2012 Over the last few years, I have restored a 1972 Helms 25, reconditioned a 1977 Irwin 28, and begun researching another project boat. Boat projects have become my all-time favorite hobby and something of an obsession. People I come across now recognize me...
