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    David VanDenburgh

    David uses an inexpensive plastic-coated mushroom anchor as a kellet, this page, and attaches it to his anchor rode (gold and white braid) with a large shackle, bottom of facing page. The kellet’s control line passes over the same roller as the rode, far right on facing page.
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    Anchor kellet : take 1

    Taking comfort in a little added weight Issue 80 : Sept/Oct 2011 When sailors get together and talk boats, the topic invariably shifts to anchoring. What follows is a steady stream of stories about lo...

    David VanDenburgh
    June 30, 2026
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    Ron Rueckwald was drawn to the Morgan 42 Mk II’s lines 37 years ago. He and his wife, Dorinda (inset), sail her on Lake Michigan.
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    A well-loved Morgan 42 Mk II

    She’s seen a lifetime of devotion Issue 83: March/April 2012 John Keats wrote, “a thing of beauty is a joy forever.” And although it’s unlikely that the poet was thinking about a sailboat as he penned...

    David VanDenburgh
    June 22, 2026
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