Vang/Preventer
Vang/preventer: a fast, effective safety device I was guilty of contempt. Never a good thing, in...
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Author: Jerry Powlas
Cool, Quiet, and Trouble Free Exhaust
Guidelines for evaluating and installing wet exhausts The most popular sailboat exhaust system...
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The Atomic 4 Engine: Smooth, worth another look
Diesel envy? Take another look at the gasoline engine that came with your good old boat If you own...
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Hooking … for a good night’s sleep
The wind had shifted overnight. A sea was starting to run into the anchorage from the exposed...
Read MoreBoat Mechanical Systems Handbook: Book Review
It is a genuine pleasure to read just about anything Dave Gerr writes. His books range from popular broad-appeal works like The Nature of Boats to very specialized books like the Propeller Handbook and The Elements of Boat...
Read MoreBoatowner’s Mechanical and Electrical Manual: Book Review
This is the one book that should be aboard every cruising sailboat. When the first edition came out, I read it cover-to-cover. When the second edition came out, a flip through the pages showed some updates, but basically it was...
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Electrical Wiring Resistance Test Results
Summary of Testing Crip Splices After reading Gord May’s article (“Ohm’s law and...
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