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Don’t fight your boat
Toby Hodges follows a marine ‘makeover’ to replace the tired-looking winches, blocks and tracks on Tome Stevens’ ageing Trapper 500
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Farewell friction
Tom Stevens upgraded his deck heardware with modern, friction free gear. How did it work? Toby Hodges reports on making a big difference at small cost
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Westerly deck makeover
Can new deck gear put the sparkle back into sailing? Alison Panes found out as the winners of $5,000 worth of Harken products installed all new winches and blocks on their 17 year-old cruiser
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