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PS Advisor: 10/01

Balsa vs. Foam CoresOK, I admit-I am cheating a bit. While my first love is sailing and I am the proud owner of a...

PS Advisor: August 1, 2001

Murphy BagA recent PS Advisor item on lightning strikes got me thinking about the possible problem of finding your way home after being...

PS Advisor 11/00

Free-Wheeling PropsYour answer in the July 15 issue to the question about letting props free-wheel is fine, as far as it goes. How about...

PS Advisor: Grounding and bonding

A client sent me an excerpt from your eBook “Marine Electrical Systems,” and I was a surprised to see the following line of thought. Use...

PS Advisor: 07/15/04

Varnishing FloorboardsCan you give me a recommendation for varnishing my inflatable's floorboards and transom? I have used Captain's varnish by Pettit and Schooner varnish...

PS Advisor: 01/01/03

Varnish Over Treatment?I'm looking at buying a used boat - an Alerion Express - that currently has Cetol on its exterior woodwork. I greatly...

PS Advisor: A Classic Finish for a Classic Boat

I’m the happy owner of a 31-foot sloop, a replica of a 100-year-old wooden Friendship. Her fiberglass hull was laid up in a mold...

PS Advisor: Can Water Tanks Be Used for Fuel?

We made the embarrassing mistake of putting fuel in one of our water tanks (built-in fiberglass tanks). The silver lining is that we were...

PS Advisor: Are Diaphragm Bilge Pumps OK?

My boat has an ITT/Jabsco 36600 diaphragm bilge pump that does not sit in the bilge and is rebuildable. With an 8-foot head on...

PS Advisor: GPS Accuracy and Signal Strength

I recently installed an 80-watt solar panel on my bimini. I am concerned that this may have reduced the positional accuracy of my GPS,...