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  • Contigency Plans
  • Emergency Steering
  • Rig Repairs at Sea
  • The Miracle Glue
  • Best Glue for the Job
  • Clean and Shine

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  • Stowing Gear on Deck
  • LPG Storage Safety
  • Check Rope Stretch
  • Rope Inspection
  • Safety on Deck
  • Cockpit Decluttering

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  • Hardware Installation
  • Backing and Filling
  • DIY Workshop Filter
  • Special Nav Lights
  • Making a RAM Light
  • Stopping Sheet Twist

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  • Estuary Antifouling
  • Bottom Painting Tips
  • Barnacle Busters
  • Toxic Substances
  • 3-Wire Connectors
  • Bidets for Boats?

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  • Li-Ion Battery Safety
  • Tools for Topping-off
  • Fighting Fires
  • Freeing Stuck Anchors
  • Anchor Tripping Tips
  • Tools on the Move

 

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  • Bungee Breakdown
  • Row, row your drink
  • Oars and Oarlocks
  • Sculling Science
  • Sucking Up
  • Tinting Options

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  • LED Spotlight Update
  • DIY Core Repair
  • Hiding Wires
  • Oru Adventures
  • Rethinking Binos
  • Deciphering Optics

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  • Sail Renewal
  • DIY Sail Repair
  • Reshaping Your Sail
  • Winter Reads
  • Anchor Yaw Control
  • Boarding Ladders

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  • Quad Compass
  • Fall Protection
  • Structural Plastics
  • Bottom Brush
  • Safety Aloft
  • Playing Wind Shifts

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  • Gear of the Year
  • Sticky Stuff
  • Wood Finishes
  • Non-skid Follow-up
  • Non-skid Tips
  • Fixing Pipe Threads

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In 1978, Tartan brought out the Tartan Ten, a 33', fairly light, fractionally-rigged "offshore one design." The boat was a huge success: fast, easy to sail, and unencumbered by the design limitations of a rating rule. But the Tartan Ten had one big problem: limited accommodations with stooping headroom, an interior most kindly described as spartan. A hardy crew could take the Tartan Ten on a multi-day race such as the Mackinac, and you might even coax your family aboard for a weekend of camping out. But cruising or extended racing in comfort? Forget it!