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    Bill Van Allen

    The raw-water supply hose to the engine was chafed almost through where it passed through the bulkhead.
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    Rubbed the wrong way

    Unsuspected chafe could have sunk him Issue 87 : Nov/Dec 2012 Sailors are well aware of the danger of chafe to sails, halyards, mooring lines, anchor rode, and various and sundry other pieces of equip...

    Bill Van Allen
    June 15, 2026
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