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- Lightweight Leads
- DIY Dyneema Fairlead
- No More Soggy Toes
- Buttoning Up
- Cockpit Drains
- Engine Erector Set
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- Ultimate Boat Bucket
- Replacing Halyards
- Stern Anchoring
- The DIY Tiller Lock
- Shoe Goo for Sailors
- Engine Essentials
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- Cat Concerns
- Buying a Used Cat
- Bulkhead Rebuild
- Better Winch Grip
- Self-tailing Alternative
- Calculating Friction
- Cape Dory Rebuild V
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- Slime Patrol
- Photo Finish
- The Big Boat Bet
- Comparing Cost
- Reefing Protocol
- Rebuilding a CD36
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- Line Bags and Hooks
- Pockets Versus Bins
- Skip the Chandlery
- Head for the Hills
- Boatyard Fires
- Revising the Sail Plan
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- AC Power Safety
- 15-amp Standard Void
- Scary Shorepower
- Boom Brake Myths
- Cape Dory Makeover
- Storm from Nowhere
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- Cruising Canvas
- DIY Custom Canvas
- Shady Options
- From a Bare Hull
- Ringing Endorsement
- Jib Leads that ‘Float’
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- Building Micro-skills
- Anchoring Hacks
- Disposal Dilemma
- Jib Leech Telltales
- Why Winter Afloat?
- The Year in Review
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- Work Gloves to Last
- A Handy Guide
- Speedy Stitcher Test
- Sewing Choice
- Bungie Hooks
- Ethanol Answers
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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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