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Fish, Winch, Fuel, & Squall](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ba7a61_480d5389576340a9a6deac82eaabc56d~mv2_d_2790_1927_s_2.jpg/v1/fill/w_319,h_240,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/ba7a61_480d5389576340a9a6deac82eaabc56d~mv2_d_2790_1927_s_2.webp)
Pack 'O Dawgs: Fish, Winch, Fuel, & Squall
In unvarnished terms, the essence of a bluewater passage on a small boat sounds like some perverse research project conceived by...
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Plowing Mud; Could Have Been Worse
After several weeks of work on various projects, I left Whitehall Marina near Annapolis on June 7th to begin our pre-cruising shakedown...