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    David Satter

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    Better bilge access

    Now it’s easy to get to the pump strainer Issue 51 : Nov/Dec 2006 On my 1973 Bristol 30, bilge access was not very good. When I purchased the boat, there was only a Whale Gusher 10 pump in the cockpit...

    David Satter
    August 18, 2026
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    Quester takes up residence in rural New Jersey for a refit that will take four years.
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    “Is it done yet?”

    A Bristol 30 restoration takes its sweet and proper time Issue 73 : Jul/Aug 2010 Every night for four years, when I came in from the yard after working on my 30-foot sailboat, I heard the same questio...

    David Satter
    July 16, 2026
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