georgebackhus on January 20th, 2003

I think that all of us who live aboard and cruise strive to keep our living quarters and belongings dry. But no matter how hard we endeavor to seal out the elements, the odd drop or two seems to make its way inside every now and then.

While mast boots and chain plate deck penetrations [...]

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georgebackhus on January 6th, 2003

 
Twin Island Bay, Port Fitzroy

The favored overseas holiday destination of many Auckland “boaties” is Great Barrier Island. Just 50 miles by water from Auckland City, “The Barrier” is a different world from mainland New Zealand, and you don’t even need your passport to visit. Once again, we made what has become our annual visit for [...]

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