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No more huffing and puffing when stuffing Issue 112: Jan/Feb 2017 As an amateur cushion-maker for multiple sailboats, I enjoyed Connie McBride’s article in the March 2016 issue, “Building Settee Cushions.” I also like the look of an overstuffed cushion with no cover wrinkles and, like Connie and Dave McBride, I have struggled to stuff...
A logbook by lamplight and a flood of memories Issue 112: Jan/Feb 2017 I’m an old man with an old boat moored not far from my old house. My desire for new things has waned into a dying moon sliver with the passing of this 70th winter and my 52 years spent on, around, and...
A juice box traps both oil and cartridge Issue 112: Jan/Feb 2017 Changing an oil filter without making a mess is a challenge I have long faced, as have many other boat owners. Despite having relatively good access to the side-mounted filter on the Universal M-30 in Larina, our 1984 Tartan 33, I never seemed...
Getting a grip took a little help Issue 112: Jan/Feb 2017 To comply with the spirit and rule of USCG regulations, we keep the seacock on the holding tank’s overboard discharge closed and disable it by removing the handle. When I need to operate the seacock, I retrieve the handle, which hangs on a short...
