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  • MOB Lights PT II
  • The Spring List
  • Marking Rode & Lines
  • Small Wire Connectors
  • Smart Boat Systems
  • Leaving Your Boat

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  • Bottom Paint Skills
  • Boat Stand Sense
  • Caulks Versus Mildew
  • Deck-level Vanes
  • Cold Water Survival
  • Stern Anchor Choices

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  • Can You Hear Me Now?
  • Testing VHF Coaxial
  • Overheating Ropes
  • The DIY Boot Dryer
  • Seacock for Thin Hulls
  • Winter Reading List

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  • Study in Seamanship
  • Last Chance Line
  • Safety Harness Redux
  • Crimpless Connectors
  • A Cure for Cold Feet
  • Prop and Shaft Check

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  • Repairing Plastic Tanks
  • Fiber Splicing Caution
  • Splicing a New Cover
  • Gifts for the Gearhead
  • DIY Harness Leg Straps
  • Cam Cleats for Life

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  • Warm Bodies
  • Foul Weather Gear Care
  • Clear Plastic Protection
  • Laminated Sail Repair
  • Luff Tape Repair
  • High-tech Rope Report

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  • Gear of the Year
  • Non-destructive testing
  • Testing Welds
  • Fall Prevention
  • Get Me Home Tool Kit
  • Wrap That Handhold

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  • Porta-potty Perfumes
  • Anti-corrosion Bags
  • Pinny-pinching Plan
  • Ground Tackle Check
  • Spar Rivets vs. Screws
  • Anchor Shackle Sizing

August 2018 Full Issue PDF

  • Lightweight Rode
  • Non-skid Tapes
  • Rescue Ropes
  • Corsair F-24
  • Keeping Ice
  • Holding Tank Clog

July 2018 Full Issue PDF

  • The Adjustable Strop
  • Un-seize the Day
  • Bulkhead Banging
  • Pads and Braces
  • Sailboat Sea Trail
  • Cetol vs. Teak Sealer

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