What is the disease “ciguatera” and how could cruisers be exposed to it?
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Congratulations to Capt. Lanny Stark, Naples, FL, who correctly answered last week’s question on “prop walk”. “Prop walk is the sideways effect of a boat’s propeller, particularly in reverse. This will kick the boat’s transom in the direction the prop is spinning and can make it tricky backing into a slip.”