Posted by Dave on Jun 8th 2023
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Thankfully, boaters have become more aware of on the water
risks and the ways to mitigate and manage them – life jackets, dead man cords,
tethers, alcohol awareness, even sun protection. Unfortunate
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Posted by Dave on Apr 3rd 2023
Centering your steering
We've been banging on about the wisdom of finally replacing your boat's old and worn chain and wire, and offering a spoonful of sugar to help the process along. The response has been very encouraging,
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Posted by Dave on Jan 10th 2023
One wheel good, two wheels better?
When I first started racing on big boats, the coolest boats all had gigantic wheels, preferably sunk deep into the deck. Getting the helmsperson outboard as far and as comfortably as possible was the
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Posted by Dave on Sep 6th 2022
Boat Show Season
And just like that, here we are once again at boat show season already. We don't do nearly as many shows as Edson used to do in the old days - there aren't nearly that many shows these days anyhow - b
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Posted by Dave on Jun 29th 2022
Cable tension dos and don'ts
A few weeks ago, we published a post about steering cable tension (link) which has proven to be remarkably popular and useful. The photo at the bottom of that post shows the tightening nut instal
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Posted by Dave on Jun 16th 2022
Crossing Oceans
The ocean crossing hype is real. Last night we watched the premiere of 11th Hour Racing's film Under The Hull (link) at Fort Adams in Newport RI, the Newport to Bermuda Race (link) starts to
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Posted by Dave on Mar 24th 2022
Steering cable tension
An underappreciated element of sailboat steering maintenance is cable tension. Most people don't think too much about it, but in minor cases it can cause some imperfect steering responses and markedly
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Posted by Dave on Mar 15th 2022
Some Safety at Sea Basics pt 2
First off, for anyone planning to do coastal cruising of any sort, please consider taking a Safety at Sea course. I took my first before a Bermuda Race about 20 years ago and still use lessons fr
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Posted by Dave on Mar 11th 2022
Some Safety at Sea Basics pt 1
There's no arena where the proverbial ounce of prevention is more valuable than safety at sea. Murphy's Law and simple logic dictate that things always go wrong at the worst possible moment - nice sun
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