How to Touch Up Painted Aluminum
Use these tips and tricks to ensure a good-looking, quality finish on nicks, cracks and blemishes.
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Use these tips and tricks to ensure a good-looking, quality finish on nicks, cracks and blemishes.
New Life for Old Decks: A fresh coat of deck paint on your vintage classic-plastic cruiser will make the old gal sparkle and shine.
The Lunenburg Foundry makes stuffing boxes, cast-iron stoves, and marine engines. A visit gives new meaning to the term heavy metal. Off Watch from our December 2012 issue.
If Sherlock Holmes were a diesel mechanic, he’d employ fluid analysis. Monthly Maintenance from the December 2012 issue of Cruising World.
After taking a look at the rudder reference unit in the autopilot system, we stayed on that for a time to see how it coped – and if any error messages came up…
After lowering the pole to the deck, I happened to have a look at the pin which had given a problem the other day – that was fine, but I then noticed that another big pin, holding the pole end to the mast car attachment, was nearly out of its hole! A circlip holding the end in place was missing and there was nothing to stop the pin from falling out – which it was clearly well on its way to doing …!!
Sea Saber line cutters provide an efficient, razor-sharp method to clear entangled rope, fishnets, and kelp before it damages a boat’s propeller shaft and drivetrain. New Products from our November 2012 issue.
Maintenance Tips for Your Sailboat Rudder
A galvanic isolator will protect your zincs and other underwater metals from “hot” situations. Monthly Maintenance from our October 2012 issue.
In Part III of a four-part series on multimeters, it’s all about amperes. “Monthly Maintenance” from our July 2012 issue.
Preventing dinghy theft or damage takes planning and diligence. “Hands-On Sailor” from our July 2012 Issue.
On an old boat, few projects are as satisfying or as enduring as fixing a cold box that won’t chill out. “Projects” from our May 2012 issue by Bruce Bingham.
Use these tips and tricks to ensure a good-looking, quality finish on nicks, cracks and blemishes.
New Life for Old Decks: A fresh coat of deck paint on your vintage classic-plastic cruiser will make the old gal sparkle and shine.
The Lunenburg Foundry makes stuffing boxes, cast-iron stoves, and marine engines. A visit gives new meaning to the term heavy metal. Off Watch from our December 2012 issue.
If Sherlock Holmes were a diesel mechanic, he’d employ fluid analysis. Monthly Maintenance from the December 2012 issue of Cruising World.
After taking a look at the rudder reference unit in the autopilot system, we stayed on that for a time to see how it coped – and if any error messages came up…
After lowering the pole to the deck, I happened to have a look at the pin which had given a problem the other day – that was fine, but I then noticed that another big pin, holding the pole end to the mast car attachment, was nearly out of its hole! A circlip holding the end in place was missing and there was nothing to stop the pin from falling out – which it was clearly well on its way to doing …!!
Sea Saber line cutters provide an efficient, razor-sharp method to clear entangled rope, fishnets, and kelp before it damages a boat’s propeller shaft and drivetrain. New Products from our November 2012 issue.
Maintenance Tips for Your Sailboat Rudder
A galvanic isolator will protect your zincs and other underwater metals from “hot” situations. Monthly Maintenance from our October 2012 issue.
In Part III of a four-part series on multimeters, it’s all about amperes. “Monthly Maintenance” from our July 2012 issue.
Preventing dinghy theft or damage takes planning and diligence. “Hands-On Sailor” from our July 2012 Issue.
On an old boat, few projects are as satisfying or as enduring as fixing a cold box that won’t chill out. “Projects” from our May 2012 issue by Bruce Bingham.
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