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Fully-battened mainsails
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Rutgerson’s hardware for fully-battened mainsails has been widely used on boats up to 85ft (10.7m) for many years but the Swedish company realised that it was beginning to look a little dated compared with some of the more recently launched alternatives. In response, they’ve now introduced a new system which that apparently needs no bolts or stitching
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Getting Muir for less
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Made in Australia, Muirwinches have been available in Europe for some time through a distributor network. Now they’ve gone a step further, establishing a European head office – currently near Torquay, and moving shortly to Shamrock Quay in Southampton.
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How A radar works
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BASICALLY a radar set mea­sures relative range and bearing - though most modern ones can be interfaced with an electronic compass to give an azimuth sta­bilised display. Technology aside, probably the two common­est sources of error when mea­suring range and bearing are the fault of the operator: recording the wrong measurement and mistaken target identity
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Going for a wrap
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For quick repairs to oars, booms, engine pipes, spinnaker poles, fishing rods or grabrails, a roll of Quick-Wrap might come in handy. A knitted Aramid fibre impregnated with a fast-curing polyurethane resin,

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Dressing up for speed
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Probably better known to dinghy racers than cruising sailors, Speed Sails have now launched a range of clothing which should find favour with anyone who goes afloat.
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