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Stinkpotter
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Initially Posted - 02/19/2025 :  15:10:36  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Sail Magazine announcement.

Many of us have any number of his books and/or have read his advice in various media. Straightforward, sensible, understandable, practical,...

In the end, too young.
Dave Bristle
Association "Port Captain" for Mystic/Stonington CT
PO of 1985 C-25 SR/FK #5032 Passage before going over to the Dark Side (2007-2025); now boatless for the first time since 1970 (on a Sunfish).
Edited by - Stinkpotter on 02/19/2025 18:37:36

Voyager
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Response Posted - 02/20/2025 :  06:08:59  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
May he rest in peace. He was an inspiration to us DIYers.
Bruce Ross
Passage ~ SR-FK ~ C25 #5032

Port Captain — Milford, CT
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Russ.Johnson
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Response Posted - 02/22/2025 :  11:21:50  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Sad news for a person that inspired so many.

Here's a list of Don Casey books available on Amazon.
https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B001IGOSIK

Examples:
Don Casey's Complete Illustrated Sailboat Maintenance Manual
Sailboat Hull and Deck Repair
This Old Boat
Canvaswork and Sail Repair
100 Fast & Easy Boat Improvements
Russ Johnson
2005 C250WB Hull 793
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bigelowp
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Response Posted - 02/26/2025 :  10:47:31  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
I have several of his books and This Old Boat is truly a classic. Don will be sorely missed!
Peter Bigelow
C-25 TR/FK #2092 Limerick
Rowayton, Ct
Port Captain: Rowayton/Norwalk/Darien CT
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