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    Jim Hildinger

    Lake Tahoe never freezes but it has been known to get enough snow to sink a boat.
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    How to refloat a boat

    It takes fortune, fortitude, and a well-stocked pickup truck Issue 80 : Sept/Oct 2011 My friend Tony, who owns a nice Ranger 23, called one day last spring to say he had a problem with his boat. He as...

    Jim Hildinger
    June 29, 2026
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    The tape splice is very simple. Butt the ends of the old and new halyards together on the strapping tape, at left, and fold the tape around the lines. For added security, wrap the splice with electrical tape, at right. The deck or the mast make convenient surfaces to work on.
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    Halyard replacement

    Do it in a jiffy with a tape splice Issue 83: March/April 2012 I needed to replace the internal spinnaker halyard on my Catalina 27 and chose the easy way to do it, using the old halyard as the messen...

    Jim Hildinger
    June 25, 2026
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    Jim decided this framework was worth a second look.
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    Easy-store winter frame

    A nifty boat-cover support that packs to nothing Issue 86: Sept/Oct 2012 As I drove slowly by this boat, the thought flashed through my mind that it sure would be easy to store this winter-cover frame...

    Jim Hildinger
    June 17, 2026
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