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  1. How-To / Maintenance

    Winter Storage: Bringing the Boat Home

    Paul Grimes
    Sep 28, 2011

    Surveyor Paul Grimes provides cost and convenience comparisons on storing a boat in the backyard. …Read More

  2. How-To / Seamanship

    3 Tips for Surviving a Storm

    Lenny Rudow
    Sep 24, 2011

    Squalls, waterspouts, lightning - will you know what to do? …Read More

  3. How-To / Seamanship

    Boat Wiring: Shorepower Mystery Box

    Ed Sherman
    Sep 22, 2011

    The white box connected to the shorepower grounding wire is a galvanic insulator, Ed Sherman explains. …Read More

  4. How-To / Maintenance

    Solar Power for Boats

    Lenny Rudow
    Sep 12, 2011

    The sun can help electrify your boat in several different ways, from propulsion to charging. Lenny Rudow explains. …Read More

  5. How-To / Seamanship

    VHF: Automatic Radio Check

    Lenny Rudow
    Sep 11, 2011

    Sea Tow has a new ARC (automatic radio check) service, and BoatUS offers DSC-VHF radio checks. …Read More

  6. How-To / Maintenance

    Storm Preparation: Hauling Out

    Paul Grimes
    Sep 10, 2011

    Surveyor Paul Grimes compares hauling out for storms to playing the odds at the Hurricane Casino. …Read More

  7. How-To / Seamanship

    Fish Hook Removal: First Aid

    Lenny Rudow
    Sep 4, 2011

    Use this five step process to get a fish hook out of a person’s skin. …Read More

  8. How-To / Maintenance

    Bow Pulpit Straightening DIY

    Paul Grimes
    Sep 2, 2011

    Pulpits often take the brunt of a run-in with pilings or other boats. Here’s how to straighten one back into an eye-pleasing shape. …Read More

  9. How-To / Maintenance

    Hydro-Lock: Engine Won’t Start

    Ed Sherman
    Aug 31, 2011

    After a big storm (like the recent Hurricane Irene), why won’t my engine turn over? …Read More

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