Marine Trades

never ever trust a mooring…

What I’m listening to, some LA backstory, and in the “just clueless” department… Well, that was an interesting weekend. Israel attacked Iran, There was a whole lot of demonstration going round, and a very embarrassing military parade. As for me, I broke another mooring which set a new personal record of two failed moorings in …

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Relentless…

A crosswalk hack, some historical notes, and this brought a smile… These days, it seems everyone is trying to sell me something. Now, as someone who has to make a living, I understand that selling is part of what we refer to as commerce. Which we all are in someway or other, big or small. …

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a needful post…

Just a quick note to point you towards a great post over at Sailing With Josh that deals with DIY and the marine trades that everyone should read and take to heart.. You’re still here?

So, about this leak…

A couple of weeks ago, we noticed that the bilge pump was cycling more often than it should, so we looked in all of the usual places. Since we’ve had a lot of rain recently, we found several deck fittings that had been poorly bedded and that, combined with a few leaks we already knew …

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cutting costs…

I recently needed to get a VHF antenna for the Islander and, as I had to buy a VHF antenna a few years ago for So It Goes, I expected to find one for between $40 to $50 dollars. The fact that most of the antennas I considered this time around were more like $90 …

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