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Refinishing Floorboards
I didn’t think the floorboards in the sailboat looked all that bad. Not for a vintage vessel from 1977. They were acceptable. Or so I thought. I made the mistake of using acetone to remove the glue from the back of one of the floorboards that covers the area above the propeller shaft. My goal…
Mast Base Blocks
It took a long while. But…..custom-made mast base blocks for Ruby have arrived. Having these saves a tremendous amount of work and significant modifications in order to use something with standard or uniform commercial applications. Keeping it as original as is possible in a world that has changed a lot since 1977. Hats off to…
Engine Out
Ruby, our Swan 431, is temporarily decommissioned. The engine is now out with replacement expected to take place over the next few weeks. We decided to replace the engine as I’ve had one engine failure underway. All turned out well. It did test my wits, though, and I recognized it’s important to do everything possible…
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