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    Joseph Crawley

    Joseph Crawley is a part-time masonry heater builder, bicycle mechanic, and computer programmer. He cruises the Chesapeake Bay two months a year on his Westerly Centaur, Breaking Wind. The rest of the year he spends in the mountains of Western North Carolina, lake sailing aboard Deez Knots, a rescued Flying Scot.

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    How to Build a Dog Bowl Solar Vent

    When we bought our 1976 Westerly Centaur, Breaking Wind, it came with an ancient-but-working Marinco solar-powered vent. Then, on a sporty day sailing on the Chesapeake Bay, the fan, poorly attached t...

    Joseph Crawley
    August 15, 2020
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