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No More For Sale Sign on Swoose!

Published on April 1, 2022April 3, 2022 by Tom Category: Repairs

Working on the marine head We visited Swoose today in Port Townsend, even though the sale had not yet closed. With the permission of the owner, we spent the day working on the marine head and getting to know all the storage areas on the boat. Tuckered out, we...

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Raritan Cricket marine head

First Project: Repair the Marine Head!

Published on March 29, 2022March 30, 2022 by Tom Category: Nonsuch, Repairs

One of the joys of buying an experienced boat (she is 40 years young!) is that not everything works. And some things we absolutely do need to work! Marine head is plugged The marine head has been neglected and is, in fact, plugged. Raw seawater is not being pulled...

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Swoose to be Renamed as Narwhal

Published on March 29, 2022April 3, 2022 by Tom Category: Nonsuch

Swoose has a rich history of sailing in Pacific Northwest waters, captained by a storied sailor who is well known within the Nonsuch Navy. Swoose was his name for the vessel. The Swoose was a World War II bomber. It also describes a hybrid of a half swan, half...

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