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[[red underlined]] must be about ten feet. [[/red underlined]] long. The makes bathing here rather ticklish specially since three men of late have been killed by [[red underlined]] sharks [[/red underlined]] here, [[strikethrough]] at [[/strikethrough]] at small inlets. and so [[red underlined]] many sharks [[/red underlined]] have been sighted. This second visit to [[red underlined]] Manhasset Bay was more pleasant than first. [[/red underlined]] Altho' there are many yachts and houseboats anchored here. There is no doubt that this Bay with its three yacht Clubs is unusually well situated. There are also two sheds [[red underlined]] for flying boats. [[/red underlined]] and this morning we had again one of these flying machines, practicing [[strikethrough]] alighting [[/strikethrough]] rising and alighting from the water.
Evening dropped anchor near [[red underlined]] Sandy Beach [[/red underlined]] [[strikethrough]] on pr [[/strikethrough]] near
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promantory which protrudes on bay. Evening went rowing with rowboat. [[red underlined]] Strange houseboats [[/redunderlined]] of eel fisher, then house boat [[red underlined]] floating beer saloon with piano [[/red underlined]] [[strikethrough]] of [[/strikethrough]] which we heard and where fishermen and sailors seem to congregate and called [[red underlined]] "Killcare". [[/red underlined]] with a big sign of [[red underlined]] Doelger's Brewery on it. [[/red underlined]]
Aug 8. Early swim near beach notwithstanding [[red underlined]] sharks. [[/red underlined]] [[strikethrough]] Went to [[/strikethrough]] Examined dynamo brushes which cause poor delivery of current. Continuous leakage in bilge bothers me too. [[strikethrough]] so wen Boat [[/strikethrough]] Decided too haul out boat for examination at [[red underlined]] Nevin's Yacht Yard. [[/red underlined]] 
He says he can [[red underlined]] do calking and painting hull in 48 [[/red underlined]] hours. Fearfully hot. Called Albert with big car. Violent rain and thunderstorm