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    Cruising Tips

    Jan 14, 2020 2 minutes
    with Tom Cunliffe

    LUCKY DIP

    ne of the more disappointing features of sailboats is that, after a few honeymoon years, their fuel gauges suffer from a high mortality rate. That’s why you can’t beat an old-fashioned dipstick. Given a sensible allowance for fuel slopping around in the tank at sea, it is the most reliable measure you’ll get. A threaded hole on top of the

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