Barnacle Bill Magazine March 2016 issue 3 | Page 25

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The
Bosun’s Mate
This month The Bosun’s Mate brings you some important epoxy laying
skills from Mark Aplin of Overwater Boats. Barnacle Bill brings you a
guide to Japanese saws.
But first Mike Field of www.woodenboatfittings.com.au shows us how to
make a lead line.

What’s more ‘salty’ than swinging your own lead line? Show’s the lubbers your seamanship skills and
intimidates the “all the gear no idea” brigade as they nervously pass you whilst you swing the lead
inches away from the side of their Oyster 60. Mike Field, expert on all traditional fittings and gadgets
tells us how you can make your own lead, a highly valuable bit of kit if you have a keel or bottom to
worry about.