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. . . and replaced with mixed results Issue 112: Jan/Feb 2017 I have lost rudders five times over the course of owning two different boats, each time for a different reason, each time requiring a different fix. The first time, I was aboard my 22-foot twin-keel Sea Witch and the rudder failed when the...
Could old boats be the new old cars? Issue 112: Jan/Feb 2017 When reader George Chase offered his perspective on owning good old boats, we decided to share it with all good old boat caretakers. –Editors I recently bought a 1971 Honda CL 100 motorcycle that I intend to (or will attempt to) restore. It...
Stirring paint without the Pollock effect Issue 113: March/April 2017 Our Creekmore 34, Eurisko, always looks sharp with her new black bottom paint, but we don’t wear it nearly as well. Bottom paint is tenacious and toxic and we prefer not to get it splattered on ourselves and everything we own. But it’s also thick,...
Secondhand silverware made ideal tools Issue 113: March/April 2017 Nurdle’s toerail was leaking and I had no choice but to remove and rebed it — all 70 feet. While most of the Dolfinite compound used for bedding the rail in 1979 had hardened after 37 years, the portion in the groove at the hull-to-deck joint...
