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Make periodic checks of your sailboat's alarm systems part of your regular maintenance routine. "Monthly Maintenance" from our January 2012 issue.
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January 26, 2012Service Your Winchesby Steve D' AntonioWhen you make cleaning and greasing these onboard workhorses an annual event, you’ll be rewarded with years of use. "Monthly Maintenance" from our February 2012 issue.
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January 6, 2012Be Ready for Troubleby Steve D' AntonioMake periodic checks of your sailboat's alarm systems part of your regular maintenance routine. "Monthly Maintenance" from our January 2012 issue.
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December 7, 2011Proper Nav Lights Keep You Safe 1by Steve D' AntonioCorrectly installed and maintained running lights help ensure that the other guy knows you’re out there and where you’re headed. "Hands-On Sailor" from our December 2011 issue.
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October 3, 2011Put Your Mast to Bed Correctlyby Steve D'antonioWhether it’s stepped or unstepped, at the end of the season, be sure to square away the rig for winter storage. "Hands-On Sailor" from our October 2011 issue.
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September 8, 2011Go After Those Rust Stainsby Steve D AntonioDiscolored fiberglass around stainless-steel hardware is a warning sign of potentially harmful corrosion taking place beneath the metal. "Hands-on Sailor" from our September 2011 issue.
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August 26, 2011Check Your Chainplates 1by Ann HoffnerThey transfer the entire load from your rig to the hull. If they fail, your rig’s toast
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August 10, 2011Top 10 Boat-Cleaning Suppliesby Brittany & Scott on s/v RasmusLike your boat to be shipshape?
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April 28, 2011Buy More to Save!by Ben ZartmanWhether you need rope, resin, or fiberglass cloth, it’s always better—
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April 5, 2011Avoiding the Boatyard Blues: Costs and Feesby Steve D AntonioManaging refits and repairs requires a hands-on approach for boat owners, and accurate price quoting is an essential element of this process.
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March 31, 2011Phasing Out Copper Bottom Paintby Jim CarrierEvolving environmental regulations require a host of innovative ways to keep slime at bay.
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The surprise of the annual FLIR/Raymarine Miami Show dinner-and-demo cruise was the introduction of a higher-end M-Series camera with two-axis gyro stabilization and other enhancements. You can download the M-618CS brochure here, and also see a video illustrating how well it corrects the camera for pitch and yaw (but not roll). I saw it in action on the otherwise calm-water cruise thanks to a clever motion-simulating mount FLIR engineers came up with, and the stabilization seemed quite ...
