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John Harries // Lithium Batteries, Small Boats & More

On the Wind Sailing

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The Keel Bolts Go Through the Floors

Boat's keel bolts need to properly be mated so that the forces could travel from the keel bolts to the reinforcing. I don't think they looked at the standards they said, let's build this thing strong. And we've got to fix those standards. The best one seems to be a leading edge lead ball cast instead of cast iron. We'll deform it because sailors have known for years, we're somethingweve always wanted to be.

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