Tips for Gelcoat Maintenance
Painting fiberglass boats is a huge business. The development of high-gloss, long-lived polyurethanes means you can get multiple years out of a paint job....
Tips on Preventing Mildew Growth on Boats and Sails
The best way to fight mildew onboard is to keep it from ever starting in the first place. Prevention is your best defense. When...
Bilge Absorbers
The second you drop a loaded oil filter into your bilge, you realize that the most important piece of gear on your boat is...
Bootleg Bronze Cleaners
Lest you think multi-billion-dollar chemical companies and their geeks in white lab coats have a lock on cleaning your bronze, there are numerous homebrewed...
Common-Sense Safety Precautions
Most times, cleaning your sailboat is nothing more than a common but necessary chore. But some cleaning jobs require special cleaners and more-than-usual elbow...
Waxing and Polishing Your Boat
With spring launch day looming for most of us, I am plunging once again into polishing and waxing fiberglass boat hulls. This post covers...
Acrylic Gelcoat Restorers
Part of our interest in acrylic hull restorers is due to the wide range of opinions on these products. Marketing materials often position these...
Choosing Marine Cleaning Products With the Right pH Level
When choosing a multi-purpose cleaning product, its a good idea to look for one where the pH level is balanced so that it is...
Catalina 356 Cruising Sailboat with BIG Features!
Thirty-six-foot Sailboats didn’t always have aft cabins, island beds, in-mast furling, electric windlasses and winches. The all-new Catalina 356 is a couple’s cruising boat...
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Ranger 33 Used Boat Review
The Ranger Yacht division of Jensen Marine was created in 1969 to build performance-oriented boats designed by Gary Mull. Jensen’s Cal division had been...