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    Jeff Carlton

    Lashed just tightly enough to support the frame, the mast was free to rise up when the line tied to the top crosspiece was taken up on the winch.
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    A slightly cockeyed repair

    Fixing the mast step without pulling the mast Issue 65 : Mar/Apr 2009 No matter how you looked at it, we had a serious problem. Our boat’s mast step was compromised and would have to be repaired. In D...

    Jeff Carlton
    July 31, 2026
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    A tattered remnant of canvas bears the secret to where an intrepid father-and-son crew buried a hoard of treasured belongings.
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    A treasured memory

    A father and son bond deeply playing pirate Issue 66 : May/Jun 2009 In 1995, my son and I towed our daysailer from Birmingham, Alabama, to Bahia Honda State Park, Florida, for a week of cruising in th...

    Jeff Carlton
    July 30, 2026
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    A Sound Like Thunder: Book Review

    Have you ever wanted to leave everything and just sail away? Not for fun or adventure but for life and survival? What if you had a sailboat ready to go, money, no ties, and the love of a beautiful you...

    Jeff Carlton
    October 1, 2008
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