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    Jim Shroeger

    Jim Shroeger has been sailing for 50 years. He began in Jet 14s at the University of Michigan and progressed through a series of small- and medium-sized daysailers, including a Star. In the early 1970s, Jim and his wife, Barbara, and their two kids began their summer family cruises on the Great Lakes, which they continue to this day in their current boat, Sundew, a Watkins 27.

    Speaker? What speaker? top left. Jim had already glued his cover over it and couldn’t take a “before” photo, but the founding editors have a similar protruding speaker back on their C&C 30, also in the head, above. Luckily for them, it’s in a locker and not in plain view on the bulkhead, and the unsightly speaker and wire that Jim so expertly covered on Sundew are less obvious.
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    Disguising a speaker

    A salad bowl was the dressing it needed Issue 106 : Jan/Feb 2016 When we purchased Sundew, our Watkins 27, she needed love in many areas, (see “Sundew Returns to Bloom,” May 2013). What she did have, ...

    Jim Shroeger
    April 27, 2026
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    A more companionable companionway

    Dropboards give way to user-friendly doors Issue 117: Nov/Dec 2017 Companionway dropboards are cumbersome to remove and replace and inconvenient to store. When you need them, they’re often buried deep...

    Jim Shroeger
    March 5, 2026
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    Open Hatches in the Rain

    A Rain-Defeating Hatch Hood...

    Jim Shroeger
    November 1, 2018
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    Companionway door
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    A more companionable companionway

    Dropboards give way to user-friendly doors Companionway dropboards are cumbersome to remove and replace and inconvenient to store. When you need them, they’re often buried deep in a locker. What’s a s...

    Jim Shroeger
    November 1, 2017
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    A Ship’s Tale: Book Review

    High seas adventure, piracy, kidnapping, political intrigue, an Irish Sea gale, and even a bit of romance…all this and more awaits the readers of A Ship’s Tale Jay Young tells a story about a gr...

    Jim Shroeger
    April 1, 2007
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