Use It or Lose It: Keep things working well by using them.
I’ve compiled a list of all the things on a sailboat that do not benefit from regular use:
1. The sails
2. The beer
Sails wear out from use and sun damage. The beer runs out. Other than that, everything on your boat benefits from regular use, the corollary of which is that everything is damaged by lack of use. In the boatyard this is the tragedy we see every day.
Some examples:
1. Seacocks: Open and close them every few months or they’ll freeze up. Why stop there? Every valve on the whole boat, be it fresh water, sea ...
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