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Featured Posts

1

Replacing the lower fitting on standing rigging.

Standing Rigging Terminals 101

May 29, 2026

2

To preserve his docklines from chafe while Ganymede was tied to a dock over the long winter, Ben made selvagees out of old halyards and sheets.

Selvagees to the rescue

May 29, 2026

3

David took a standard West Marine boathook and extended it with a 6-inch length of aluminum tubing, above. (The fasteners are under the rubber grip.) He epoxied a Forespar Lexan snap-on mast hook into the end of the tubing.

Instant whisker pole

May 29, 2026

4

Petrea’s leecloths are full length and easy to set up and take down, above.

Better leecloths

May 29, 2026

5

Gary’s vent dryers, clipped to their backing board, are ready to be installed, facing page. Each end cap is made up of a PVC adapter, a screen, and a nylon barb fitting, at top. Gary trimmed the screens to fit inside the adapters, above.

Keeping diesel dry

May 29, 2026

6

When the fuel lift pump on his 30-year-old engine wore out, Art bypassed it with an electric one.

A replacement lift pump

May 28, 2026

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