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Sometimes it's best to forget the power tools and use traditional rigging methods. Jamie White, head rigger at the California Maritime Museum demontrated his skills at Berkeley Marine Center this week, his week off from the San Francisco Aquatic Park facility. Among other duties, Jamie is usually busy with maintenance and improvements on the Maritime Museum's tallship, the Balclutha. In this photo, Jamie is splicing a 7-strand wire stay around an eye and back onto itself. Seems impossible to the uninitiated, but Jamie, like all experts, makes it look easy. Among the benefits: a more traditional look, and the ability for cruisers to make their own repairs anywhere in the world.