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    Marilyn Kinsey

    Old socks protect Marilyn’s brightwork and gelcoat from dings from the turnbuckles and the turnbuckles from dirt.
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    Shrouds in hosiery

    Old socks for laid-up standing rigging Issue 90: May/June 2013 We remove our boat’s mast every year when we lay her up and store her for the winter. When we’re doing the annual haulout, I have some ol...

    Marilyn Kinsey
    June 10, 2026
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