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    CRUISING TIPS

    Sep 11, 2018 2 minutes
    with Tom Cunliffe

    THE DREADED BUBBLES

    Whoever attached these fittings to an expensive painted mast (see above) needs to have his grog stopped. The stainless steel machine screws have attacked the aluminum and welded themselves in place so that 1) they can’t be shifted without major surgery, and 2) corrosion is

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