Warren Beverung, of Cary, North Carolina, asks: “I’ve been getting my Sabre 38 back in shape after it weathered some recent hurricanes, and I’ve noticed a lot of mold on the running rigging, particularly on the lines that go across the deck. What’s the best way to clean the lines and minimize the chance that they will grow mildew in the future? I don’t want to put them in
Henry Reents of Boise, Idaho, asks:”The box of our top-loading refrigerator has a large lower compartment that is separated from the main upper section by a three-piece plastic shelf. We dont use the lower compartment very much. Would our compressor run less if we put large blocks of foam in that lower space? This would reduce the size of the refrigerator box by about a
My wife, Gail, and I recently installed a new radar antenna on the keel-stepped mast of our Bristol 38.8. The first part of the installation was easy. We mounted the receiver and then, using a weighted string as a messenger, pulled the cables through a small hole in the mast near the unit all the way down to the bottom, The difficult partfiguring out a way to keep the cables from slapping
My wife, Gail, and I recently installed a new radar antenna on the keel-stepped mast of our Bristol 38.8. The first part of the installation was easy. We mounted the receiver and then, using a weighted string as a messenger, pulled the cables through a small hole in the mast near the unit all the way down to the bottom, The difficult partfiguring out a way to keep the cables from slapping
Smell. Pong. Effluvium. Whichever way you describe it, the airborne essence emanating from Ostaras aged sanitation system was highly unpleasant. More than just an odor but thankfully short of a full-blown stench, it permeated the forepeak and almost caused a spousal mutiny during our first weekend aboard. No doubt about it something had to be done.The sanitation system comprised a
Smell. Pong. Effluvium. Whichever way you describe it, the airborne essence emanating from Ostaras aged sanitation system was highly unpleasant. More than just an odor but thankfully short of a full-blown stench, it permeated the forepeak and almost caused a spousal mutiny during our first weekend aboard. No doubt about it something had to be done.The sanitation system comprised a
Sailors are a conservative lot. The sea takes no prisoners, and most people dont care to experiment when the cost of failure is potentially great. Thats why both futuristic and some older traditional sailing rigs struggle for acceptance and often receive little more than patronizing smiles from so-called modern mariners.Ironically, the conventional marconi rig that now dominates sailing
Sailors are a conservative lot. The sea takes no prisoners, and most people dont care to experiment when the cost of failure is potentially great. Thats why both futuristic and some older traditional sailing rigs struggle for acceptance and often receive little more than patronizing smiles from so-called modern mariners.Ironically, the conventional marconi rig that now dominates sailing
Sailors are a conservative lot. The sea takes no prisoners, and most people dont care to experiment when the cost of failure is potentially great. Thats why both futuristic and some older traditional sailing rigs struggle for acceptance and often receive little more than patronizing smiles from so-called modern mariners.Ironically, the conventional marconi rig that now dominates sailing
Sailors are a conservative lot. The sea takes no prisoners, and most people dont care to experiment when the cost of failure is potentially great. Thats why both futuristic and some older traditional sailing rigs struggle for acceptance and often receive little more than patronizing smiles from so-called modern mariners.Ironically, the conventional marconi rig that now dominates sailing
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