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    Ralph Pears

    Ralph used aromatic cedar strips, available from most lumberyards and home-supply stores, to line the hull in the saloon, above, and to trim the V-berth, below. He also lined the insides of some lockers and cabinets of his Cheoy Lee Clipper 36. The strips are milled with shiplapped edges to make it easy to overlap them side-to-side as well as to install them end-to-end. The material is inexpensive and offers a pleasant aroma of cedar, which is not overpowering.
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    The sweet smell of cedar

    Cure “old boat smell” with aromatic wood Issue 60 : May/Jun 2008 Each old boat has a comforting, mildly intoxicating, and unique smell: an indescribable combination of wood, salt air, and perhaps a bi...

    Ralph Pears
    August 6, 2026
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