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    BELOW DECKS

    Nov 11, 2021 3 minutes

    FORECABIN

    A tidy cabin is half way to success. We sleep forward, so this is where the bedding and most of our clothes are stored. Duvets (or sleeping bags) and pillows will usually stay put, even in quite lively weather. Similarly, clothes on the bunks are unlikely to move.

    The only access to the bilge in the forecabin is for the log and echo sounder transducer, so if the deck is clear, there is not much to worry about. While here, we could take the opportunity to check for leaks, raise the log and

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