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    Jerry Thompson

    Jerry Thompson is an information systems professional who works and lives in eastern North Carolina. He learned to sail more than 25 years ago at the Armed Forces Recreation Center, Lake Chiemsee, Germany. North Carolina's milder winters keep Jerry on the water year-round.

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    Issue 133: July/Aug 2020 Getting Smarter Wanting to be more self-sufficient and increase my knowledge of the diesel engine aboard my Beneteau 311, I signed up for Boater University’s online course Mar...

    Jerry Thompson
    December 3, 2025
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    Issue 137: March/April 2021 Waterproofing Wounds I’ve often found it a challenge to keep cuts or other wounds clean and dry while I’m sailing—or doing anything on the water. DrySee’s waterproof bandag...

    Jerry Thompson
    November 5, 2025
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    Issue 142: Jan/Feb 2022 I spend a lot of time navigating shoal waters, and my dedicated (and expensive) chart plotter only gets fresh information about such places when I install an updated SD card, y...

    Jerry Thompson
    July 18, 2025
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    Getting Smarter

    Wanting to be more self-sufficient and increase my knowledge of the diesel engine aboard my Beneteau 311, I signed up for Boater University’s online course Marine Diesel Maintenance and Troubleshootin...

    Jerry Thompson
    June 10, 2020
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    Ahead of the Game

    Replacing a traditional marine head with a composting system is clean and green. Issue 132: May/June 2020 I love my new-to-me 1999 Beneteau 311, but the boat came with a very pronounced smell in the h...

    Jerry Thompson
    January 1, 2020
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    Chapman Boating Etiquette

      Have you ever heard the machine-gun rat-a-tat of halyards slapping masts? I have, quite often in my marina and marinas I visit. It occurred to me that some folks are oblivious to the need to qu...

    Jerry Thompson
    June 10, 2019
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