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    Gary Pardun

    Gary eliminated the gate and attached his new lifelines to the pushpit with pelican hooks. By releasing the lifelines, he can make a temporary gate anywhere he wants on that side of the boat.
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    Replacing lifelines

    Hand-crimped terminals make for easy DIY Issue 94 : Jan/Feb 2014 Rust-colored stains in the cracked vinyl-coated lifelines on Galilean, our 1984 Islander 30, signaled corrosion at work. Vinyl-coated l...

    Gary Pardun
    May 26, 2026
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