Monthly Maintenance: Synthetic Oils
Synthetic motor oil can be a fine choice in certain applications, as long as you fully understand what it does and doesn’t do.
Synthetic motor oil can be a fine choice in certain applications, as long as you fully understand what it does and doesn’t do.
Using off-the-shelf plumbing parts and a little ingenuity, you can build an industrial-strength gray-water containment system anywhere on your boat.
Different Sailboat Propellers All Produce Slightly Different Effects
Whether you need reliable Internet access aboard to work or you just like the convenience of web browsing from the cockpit, there’s a Wi-Fi system for you.
Timeless maintenance tips from passage makers in 1996 still hold true today and can prevent crisis while at sea.
Here’s a DIY solution for sturdy protection from the sun and rain.
Thinking about updating your boat’s canvas or upholstery? Experts in the field weigh in on the material options.
Before investing in a battery charger, make an honest evaluation of how your boat is used and what you really need.
Installing a high-capacity watermaker may not be the simplest job you ever tackled, but when tucked away in a sweltering anchorage, it may be the most rewarding.
If dreams of long showers aboard and frequent deck washdowns have you thinking about adding a watermaker to your cruising kit, here are things to consider before plunging in.
For banishing blisters, below-the-waterline barrier coats can’t be beat.
A Caribbean character comes to the rescue — twice — of a classic catamaran, Ppalu, after the boat had been raced, chartered and wrecked on a reef.
Synthetic motor oil can be a fine choice in certain applications, as long as you fully understand what it does and doesn’t do.
Using off-the-shelf plumbing parts and a little ingenuity, you can build an industrial-strength gray-water containment system anywhere on your boat.
Different Sailboat Propellers All Produce Slightly Different Effects
Whether you need reliable Internet access aboard to work or you just like the convenience of web browsing from the cockpit, there’s a Wi-Fi system for you.
Timeless maintenance tips from passage makers in 1996 still hold true today and can prevent crisis while at sea.
Here’s a DIY solution for sturdy protection from the sun and rain.
Thinking about updating your boat’s canvas or upholstery? Experts in the field weigh in on the material options.
Before investing in a battery charger, make an honest evaluation of how your boat is used and what you really need.
Installing a high-capacity watermaker may not be the simplest job you ever tackled, but when tucked away in a sweltering anchorage, it may be the most rewarding.
If dreams of long showers aboard and frequent deck washdowns have you thinking about adding a watermaker to your cruising kit, here are things to consider before plunging in.
For banishing blisters, below-the-waterline barrier coats can’t be beat.
A Caribbean character comes to the rescue — twice — of a classic catamaran, Ppalu, after the boat had been raced, chartered and wrecked on a reef.
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