Is Your Marine Diesel Winterizing Routine Complete?
Winterizing an inboard engine installation means a lot more than filling the cooling system with antifreeze and stuffing a rag in the exhaust outlet....
Tackling Fuel Tank Replacement
Patrick Childress
October is the time of year when the procrastinating catches up to us. The big projects we avoided all summer stare us in...
Can You Have Too Many Zincs?
Sacrificial anodes are used to protect a sailboats metal components from galvanic corrosion, a process during which more noble, cathodic metals like stainless steel...
Cutless (not Cutlass!) Bearing Care
First, it's time to clear up a little nomenclature debate. We are speaking here about the cutless bearing, the bearing for propeller shafts, which...
Sizing Up the Autumn List
If you live in a place where the leaves change color each autumn, then September is your dessert-that last sweet taste to savor before...
Going Aloft Sans Butterflies
With the fall and winter sailing season fast approaching in South Florida, it's time for me buckle up and do a full inspection of...
Tips on Caring for Marine Canvas
A recent series of reports in Practical Sailor have focused on marine canvas, and after having spent more than I wanted on canvas upgrades...
Stop Boat Mattress Cushion Mildew
If you have a damp interior—as frequently happens in tropical locations or during long runs of humid weather—the bottoms of your boat mattresses may...
Preparing Your Boat for a Tropical Storm
The Atlantic Hurricane Season is off to a slow start this year, but we can expect activity to pick up in the months ahead...
Affordable Sunglasses for Sailors
I gave up buying expensive sunglasses years ago, when I kept losing them. But I do care about getting good protection. Fortunately, having shepherded...
The Boat From True Spirit – Sparkman & Stephens
True Spirit is a 2023 Australian biographical drama film directed by Sarah Spillane and written by Spillane, Cathy Randall, and Rebecca Banner. The film...
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