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    Stephen Perry

    Stephen Perry and his wife, Mary Broderick, have been sailing coastal New England waters together for more than 20 years and hold USCG Masters licenses. Stephen is currently working full time on the Levity Project, with Mary's help, and they are planning an extended cruise.

    For a modest outlay in time and money, old non-skid can be made to feel like new.
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    Getting a grip

    Old decks get new non-skid out of a can Issue 76 : Jan/Feb 2011 As our Pearson 28, Indecision, approached her 30th birthday, my wife, Mary, and I began to think about refreshing her non-skid. Because ...

    Stephen Perry
    July 7, 2026
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    Indecision’s deck looks like new. A closer look reveals the detail Stephen and Mary put into the project.
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    Non-skid renewal update

    Confronting the details to finish the job Issue 81 : Nov/Dec 2011 A couple of years ago, my wife, Mary, and I decided to renew the worn non-skid on our 30-year-old Pearson 28 with a non-skid paint pro...

    Stephen Perry
    June 25, 2026
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    After Stephen stripped the paint off the rudder, he discovered extensive delamination, at left. He laid out the dimensions for the new rudder stock on the old rudder, center, and scribed templates to check the rudder’s shape, at right. The new rudder eventually took its place, at top.
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    Levity’s new rudder

    A lack of options pointed to DIY Issue 97 : Jul/Aug 2014 I met my rudder on March 30, 1998. It was attached to a Nicholson 35 that my wife, Mary Broderick, and I were about to buy. Our surveyor had ju...

    Stephen Perry
    May 14, 2026
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    Levity’s rudder project, part two

    After all the setbacks we’d experienced during Levity’s 10-year repair and refit, it was a great relief when the redesigned and newly built rudder was fitted on her stern. At last, another major proje...

    Stephen Perry
    July 1, 2014
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    Nonskid
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    KiwiGrip – Getting A Grip

    Notes and Lessons We won’t know how well KiwiGrip holds up in use for a few years. According to the manufacturer’s guidelines, weekend sailors can expect the product to last approximately 10 years bef...

    Stephen Perry
    January 1, 2011
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