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- Coast Guard locates vessel with 49 people after passenger calls 911 reporting operator lost in heavy fog off Navy Pier.
- Contest – Depose the Bowline – My Entry Was The Winner!!
- NOAA announces launch of crowdsourced bathymetry database
- NOAA releases documentary on women’s service in the NOAA Corps
- NOAA launches new Nautical Chart Catalog
- Repairing The Lower Boom Vang Mount
- Avoiding The US Coast Guard Vessel Documentation Scam
- NOAA helps ports recover from Hurricane Harvey
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Tag Archives: boat repairs
Repairing The Lower Boom Vang Mount
Last fall we were sailing along nicely on a medium wind day when we heard a loud bang, the bang got our attention but looking around we were not able to see anything wrong, shrouds and stays were fine and … Continue reading
Repairing the Forward Hatch & Catch Blocks
The Catch Blocks on the forward hatch needed repair after the Pop-Rivets came loose. I thought about using Pop-Rivets like the original catch blocks were mounted with. However getting the Pop-Rivets to seat in the counter bore looked to be … Continue reading
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Tagged boat equipment, boat repairs
Re-Bedding Deck Hardware
Bedding deck hardware is something that all boat owners need to do sooner or later. Either because of leaks, new hardware or maintenance of existing hardware. Recently I found an article that shows how the author and several boat manufactures … Continue reading
