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Boatyard Safety: Hand Protection

            Those of us who do our own work on our boats face a host of safety issues. Not the least of these is protecting out hands. Paints, solvents and sensitizing chemicals are prevalent. Repeated or prolonged use of many of the solvents in these products can remove skin oils, producing dermatitis (dryness, irritation, redness and cracking of the skin. Exposure to uncured epoxy can cause the user to become sensitized to the epoxy. Once that happens, you will never be able to use epoxy again..

Installing Vertical Handholds

How secure are you moving about below in rough weather? Can you safely negotiate from the companionway to the vee-berth when things are bouncing? Our Columbia 10.7 has a typical layout for an older 35-footer. A galley to port and nav station to starboard, both next to the companionway. The galley and the nav station both butted up against a partial bulkhead that was also the aft end of each settee. There were handholds at the upper corners of the companionway, very useful when coming down the companionway ladder. However, once you reached the cabin sole, it was a long stretch to reach the overhead handrails over the settees, especially for a shorter person.

 

We got noticed!

Just found out that we were mentioned on the Boat Insurance website. It looks like a great site for information about boat insurance and boating safety.  It's important to remember that boat insurance is nothing like auto insurance, for example. Each policy has different provisions and its important to understand them.

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Got an EPIRB? Better check your registration code!

 
ACR Products Urges EPIRB and PLB Owners to Re-Check Registration Codes

If you have an EPIRB, check the registration on file with the one on your unit. While the investigation is ongoing, it appears that the registration code error was entered incorrectly by the registration clerk.

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