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New Gear
Allen Brothers has developed a set of six race packs for Topper sailing dinghies. These are designed as easy-to-install kits using top quality line cut and spliced to the optimum length, along with Allen’s high-tech hardware, including Dynamic blocks
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Keep A Log
Keep a maintenance log of your boat’s rig. This should include details of inspections, replacement parts, wire sizes and expenditure so that at a glance you can be aware of what is likely to need doing and when, and what the costs should be. It is no
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Technical Notes: Tying The Lashing To The Tiller
Although I earned my ‘Knots and Splices’ badge in the Boy Scouts, I take issue with Lord Baden-Powell who advocated clove hitches to start and finish a square lashing. These do not allow for applying enough tension to something like a rudder stock. I

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