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One boat’s discard is another’s chill deal Issue 122: Sept/Oct 2018 One day at the dock, my slip neighbor James asked me if I had a need for a refrigeration unit on my 1965 Alberg 35. “I had to replace mine last year,” he said. “My dad fiddled around with it, found a leak, and...
A ravenous rat unites a community while wreaking havoc on board Issue 122: Sept/Oct 2018 At our farewell party at the Club Náutico de Sevilla, Spain, I ate something I shouldn’t have, and on returning to Entr’acte, I lay down on a main-cabin settee to await the inevitable consequences. When I awoke thirsty and rose...
Those nightmare threads that become unthreadable can be avoided Issue 122: Sept/Oct 2018 Sailing is all about feel. And sometimes it’s through feel we get the first hint that things are about to go all pear-shaped . . . that funny feeling when the helm goes light because the rudder is ventilating and a knockdown...
Notes for creating harmony on board Issue 123: Nov/Dec 2018 On a torturous August crossing of Lake Superior from Isle Royale to Grand Marais, the wind was either light and on the nose or roaring up randomly. Steep and confused swells shoved Hola, our Moody 376, from every direction. Drop after icy-cold drop of rain...
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