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  • A Clean Scrape
  • Dyneema Durability
  • Coming in Hot
  • Charging Checkup
  • Waterproofing Tricks
  • Turning Sheaves

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  • Seagoing Polymers
  • Repairing Plastic Parts
  • Safe Cockpit Cushions
  • Secure Footing
  • Trampoline Tips
  • Coatings for Tramps

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  • Sander Showdown
  • Ditch the Paper Disks
  • DIY Electrical Survey
  • Shore Power Safety
  • Snag-free Tacking
  • Details on Detailing

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  • Stand Alone Sounder
  • Real World Antifouling
  • Collision Confusion
  • Line, Net or Trap Boat?
  • Stopping Wood Rot
  • Plywood Alternatives

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  • Beyond the Boat Shoe
  • Sizing Up Deck Shoes
  • Testing 3M 94 Primer
  • What's a SNAD?
  • Rudder Wisdom
  • Square Bucket

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  • No Through Bolt Here
  • New Portlights
  • Seamless Protection
  • Locking Down
  • A Risky Squeeze
  • Bending PVC Pipe

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  • Study in Seamanship
  • Sun Safety
  • Cheap Sunglasses
  • Tiller Pilot Champs
  • Hybrid Tiller Pilot
  • Colorblind Navigation

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  • Teak Alternative Test
  • Steering Experiments
  • Tillerpilot Essentials
  • It's Not Russel Coutts
  • Winch Handle Homes
  • A Perfect Spray Hood

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  • Resisting Wear & Tear
  • Solar Panel Output
  • New Engine Sea Trial
  • Chafe Prevention
  • Battery Check
  • Motoring in a Storm

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  • Lightweight Leads
  • DIY Dyneema Fairlead
  • No More Soggy Toes
  • Buttoning Up
  • Cockpit Drains
  • Engine Erector Set

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