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Roller guards tame halyard chafe Issue 48 : May/Jun 2006 When I took my mast down for repair, I noticed that the surface of the aluminum spreaders was flattened in places by halyard chafe. A friend suggested gluing short lengths of PVC pipe over them to protect them. I thought about that. I feared the...
It’s his boat’s way of warning him to pay attention Issue 48 : May/Jun 2006 Ahhh . . . at last. Spring is here. I can tell by the bump on my head . . . near the hairline on the right side, same as every spring. Well, every spring since I bought Affinity, my...
A gourmet cruiser’s tasty substitutes for fresh produce Issue 48 : May/Jun 2006 It was the end of a perfect day. Earlier, we’d had a great spinnaker run along Lake Superior’s Ontario wilderness shoreline into a pristine anchorage. Now we were enjoying a meal of freshly caught lake trout grilled on the barbecue with wild...
Learn the only real essentials for success Issue 48 : May/Jun 2006 I recently read a prediction that it only a matter of time before anyone who is so brave and presumptuous as to command a sailboat will be required to take tests and get a license which permits such. Lacking the license, you may...
