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Tag Archives: Christmas
DIY & Low Cost Gifts For Your Favorite Skipper
Finding an affordable gift for your favorite skipper can sometimes be difficult. Not everyone can afford several hundred dollars for the new Hi-Tech Halyard or several thousand for a new Sail. Here are some easy DIY projects you can do … Continue reading
Posted in History, Sailing and Boating Skills
Tagged Christmas, hist, marlinespike seamanship, marlinespike skills
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DIY Gifts for the Holidays
Gifts for boaters and others can sometimes be a bit difficult, so I thought I would share with you several gifts I have made for boating friends and others, these are all low cost and you can make them yourself. … Continue reading
Posted in History, Sailing and Boating Skills
Tagged Christmas, hist, marlinespike seamanship, marlinespike skills
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DIY – Historical NOAA Charts & Maps Place-mats
NOAA has made it easy for you to make Place-mats for gifts to friends. You can download Historical Charts, maps and current Nautical Charts and for no charge from NOAA. The charts and maps can easily be cropped to place-mat … Continue reading
Making Spiral Pelican Hook Lanyards & Key Fobs
After I wrote the original article on Lanyards & Key Fobs, some friends saw the spiral version and wanted to know how to make the spiral key fobs. Making a Spiral Portuguese Sennit, key fob is not too difficult and the … Continue reading
Making Pelican Hook Lanyards & Key Fobs
You can save money by making your own colorful Pelican Hook / Shackle Lanyards. They are quick and easy to make and you can pick your own colors. Key Fobs make great Christmas and Birthday gifts for your non sailing … Continue reading
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