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    Marv Crompton

    The job begins with a router cut, above, to allow for the removal of the top fiberglass layer. Next, the fiberglass skin is peeled back and the wet core is removed, at center, ready for a replacement layer of Masonite. While curing, the repair is clamped through the center hole, bottom.
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    Delamination repair

    A simple fix for a spongy hatch cover Issue 39 : Nov/Dec 2004 The challenge came when the marine surveyor finished his inspection of my 1983-vintage Catalina 27. “The boat’s in good shape, but you mig...

    Marv Crompton
    September 3, 2026
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    Paper clamps, also called binder clips, are readily available in different colors. An arm of the eyeglasses slips through the exposed lever of the paper clamp to adhere to securely to a shirt collar.
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    Eyeglasses solution

    As plain as the nose on your face Issue 63 : Nov/Dec 2008 A favorite way to hang my drugstore reading glasses while doing deck or dock work was to hook an arm of the glasses into the neckband of my sh...

    Marv Crompton
    August 5, 2026
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