By Elon Jessup
 
Wood patches wherever needed—for example, this graving piece in a centerboard — will make boat last longer.

Sailor's equivalent of a thimble is his palm. The most useful sail needle is the No. 15. It is 2V4 inches long.

Keep turnbuckles easy working and free. If one refuses to budge, apply penetrating oil.
 
To clean the bottom, heel the boat over at a float and work on the bottom from a dinghy.
 
For cleaning topsides. attach a hose to one end of aluminum pipe and a brush to other end.

Seams will open up during the winter, so moor that freshly launched boat in shoal water.

Or cause seams to swell shut by filling bilges with water a few day before launching.
 
A dock when the tide is down is considerable help when the mast is stepped or unstepped.
 
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