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Showing posts with label s/v Cay of Sea. Show all posts
Showing posts with label s/v Cay of Sea. Show all posts
Tuesday, January 3, 2017

Sail Repair

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Like most boat owners, Rick over on s/v Cay of Sea is a jack of many trades. Here he is working on his sailmaker badge... The lesson her...
Tuesday, November 15, 2016

Re-bedding One Stanchion

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It's getting cold on the East Coast, so here's a post that Rick on s/v Cay of Sea did last summer. Rick always shows excellent att...
Tuesday, October 27, 2015

Low-Cost Depth Finder

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Over aboard s/v Cay of Sea , Rick thinks about depth sounders, and replaces his. He keeps the original transducer tho, making this an easy ...
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Tuesday, September 8, 2015

Glass-Bottomed Dinghy

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Over on s/v Cay of Sea , Rick and Ruth go to work sheathing their dinghy with fiberglass.  Why do this?  Well, it is a way to extend the lif...
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Tuesday, June 16, 2015

Canvas Work – A Break From Dinghy Restoration

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Over on s/v Cay of Sea , Rick takes a break from his dinghy refinishing and does a little canvas work: Sanding fiberglass ranks low on my ...
Tuesday, June 2, 2015

Forestay Built From Scratch

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Most sailors regard standing rigging with a kind of religious awe... that only wizards of the fourth class are allowed to make modification...
Tuesday, May 19, 2015

Steaming Lamp/Deck Lamp Guard

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Over aboard s/v Cay of Sea , Rick avoids paying the marine tax by fabricating his own guard for his steaming lamp: Okay, I’ll admit that I ...
Tuesday, January 27, 2015

Winterizing A Marine Head

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I know it is a little late for this year; this is the result of my policy of not putting up anything here that is less than 30 days old - i ...
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Tuesday, November 25, 2014

Preparations for Ascending the Mast

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Climbing a mast is arguably the most dangerous thing you can do on a boat. Before you take on this task, you should go over the task(s) to ...