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Winter Wimps & Wood Stoves

July 22, 2011
By Stuart Mears
Winter Wimps & Wood Stoves

Winter afloat means that a reliable form of heating is needed. This post explains how that problem was solved on an old wooden boat with the installation of a wood heater

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The need for speed in selling a boat

May 5, 2011
By Stuart Mears

With an emotionally charged transaction, like the sale of a boat, there’s always a pull back or reaction as emotional factors flood back to cloud the thinking of one or other of the parties to a transaction. Delay and hesitation at that critical point...

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Confessions of a drougueophile

April 3, 2011
By Stuart Mears

After a nasty experience in Bass Strait during 2002/3 and my unwilling subjection to a lesson in 'storm survival 101' (blog: “Not how I want to die”), I became something of a drogue convert.

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China – Fascism on steroids

April 1, 2011
By Stuart Mears

Every Chinese student knows by heart the writings of the great military strategist: Sun Tzu. But sadly few in the west have read "The Art of War".

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How to buy a sail-boat that isn’t a lemon

March 9, 2011
By Stuart Mears
How to buy a sail-boat that isn’t a lemon

How to get expert mentoring support for the purchase of a sail-boat

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Your boat buyer’s pre-survey survey

March 8, 2011
By Stuart Mears

If you are contemplating the purchase of a boat you need to be competent to undertake your own pre-survey survey. There are several reasons for this. Your pre-survey survey...

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