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How to enlarge an existing hole Issue 36 : May/Jun 2004 How do you enlarge an existing hole — whether for a through-hull fitting, a finger hole in a drawer, or plumbing to go through a bulkhead — without drilling the new hole off-center? For a clean, accurate cut, the center bit of your hole...
Living in a work zone tests patience Issue 44: Sept/Oct 2005 WELL, WE’RE AT IT AGAIN: beefing up our hard-working 1950s racer in the hope she’ll sail onward for another hundred years. The job this time is replacing Siandra’s aft saloon bulkhead, which was thrown in by some cowboy calling himself a boatbuilder in the...
Bicycle safety flags mark the edges of your trailer Issue 36 : May/Jun 2004 At a boat show this past winter I overheard a salesman tell a prospective buyer, “Retrieving a trailerable sailboat is easy. It’s just like launching one . . . only in reverse . . . with a few minor changes. Simply...
Send these tips in advance to all lubberly guests Issue 36 : May/Jun 2004 Usually, inviting friends to share a holiday on your boat is fine. If you are lucky, they will conserve water, turn off the lights, eat appreciatively, pitch in to help, and not break stuff. But most people, nice as they may...
Graveyard of the Pacific: Shipwreck and Survival...
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