Posted by Dave on Jul 11th 2024
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Having experienced it a few times firsthand, and seen it close up in other capacities, I know how stringent the Bermuda Race's safety protocols are, and how seriously the offshore racing community tak
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Posted by Dave on Jun 8th 2023
Boat prep safety is no accident
Thankfully, boaters have become more aware of on the water
risks and the ways to mitigate and manage them – life jackets, dead man cords,
tethers, alcohol awareness, even sun protection. Unfortunate
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Posted by Dave on Apr 3rd 2023
Centering your steering
We've been banging on about the wisdom of finally replacing your boat's old and worn chain and wire, and offering a spoonful of sugar to help the process along. The response has been very encouraging,
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Posted by Dave on Jan 10th 2023
One wheel good, two wheels better?
When I first started racing on big boats, the coolest boats all had gigantic wheels, preferably sunk deep into the deck. Getting the helmsperson outboard as far and as comfortably as possible was the
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Posted by Dave on Sep 6th 2022
Boat Show Season
And just like that, here we are once again at boat show season already. We don't do nearly as many shows as Edson used to do in the old days - there aren't nearly that many shows these days anyhow - b
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Posted by Dave on Jun 29th 2022
Cable tension dos and don'ts
A few weeks ago, we published a post about steering cable tension (link) which has proven to be remarkably popular and useful. The photo at the bottom of that post shows the tightening nut instal
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