Last year I wrote an article about PFD’s, or personal floatation devices, AKA life jackets/life vests. After doing the research for the piece I decided that our Mustang inflatable life vests were not only long over due for inspection, they were probably well past their prime. Disposing of such items isn’t as simple as throwing…
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How-to Make Dinghy Chaps
We just left the world of inflatable dinghies after a very frustrating and costly few years dealing with our problematic Takacat. There will be more info about our experience and disappointments coming up, as well as our reflections on our new hard dinghy from Porta-bote. But if you’re still in the blow up boat camp and…
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Upcycling Old Sails in Cruising World
Pick up a copy of the March issue of Cruising World Magazine and read my article about how to upcycle your old sails into a sunshade, a shopping bag, a mosquito tent and more!
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Upcycling old sails.
I usually stick pretty close to home, and this last weekend especially being no exception to that rule. I spent most of my days propped up in the cockpit, my right knee gently supported in various states of rest hoping that the next time I had to hobble to bathroom 100M away it wouldn’t be…
