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Hard labor and a little luck restore order Issue 111: Nov/Dec 2016 I was staring at the rivulet of diesel forming a pool near the fuel tank. “Well, we knew it was bound to happen sooner or later,” said my wife, Heidi, by way of consolation. Cetus, our Fantasia 35, has been our cruising home

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Removing drawers leads to safer plumbing Issue 111: Nov/Dec 2016 We bought our Mariner 28, Day by Day, in 2014, downsizing from our Corbin 39 as a concession to our advancing years and the desire for more manageable upkeep. The Mariner is a well-built good old boat with good interior volume and meets our three

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Trays organize the upper regions of deep lockers Issue 111: Nov/Dec 2016 Cavernous lockers are handy when you have something bulky to stash: a spare sail, a sun awning, or a folding grocery cart. But the small stuff I store in large lockers mostly slips down into the darkest recesses, only to be found when

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Reinsulating means rebuilding Issue 111: Nov/Dec 2016 As is the case aboard many good old boats, the refrigerator/freezer insulation aboard Nine of Cups, our 1986 Liberty, was less than perfect. Our cold box was built with 2 to 3 inches of foam insulation surrounding it. This insulation was marginal when new, and when we purchased

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Unwanted portlights left holes to patch Issue 111: Nov/Dec 2016 Over dinner one evening aboard their Allmand 31, Here & Now, our friends mentioned wanting to replace the boat’s portlights. They planned to head to the Caribbean that year and sought ways to make their boat more seaworthy. We looked around and counted 11 portlights.

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