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How-To / Maintenance
Winterizing Your Diesel Engine: Cooling System
Nov 1, 2010Circulating non-toxic antifreeze through the raw-water side of your engine’s cooling system is an important end of season chore. But first, you might want to clean your heat exchanger. …Read More
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How-To
New Yamaha VXR is a Real Budget Blaster
Oct 27, 2010No frills, just performance in this lighter faster model from Yamaha. …Read More
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How-To / Maintenance
Winterizing Your Diesel Engine: Oil Change
Oct 22, 2010What is most critical about winterizing? Clean oil, stabilized fuel throughout, and topped up fuel tanks. Here's how to do it all right without ending up with oil in the bilge. …Read More
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How-To / Maintenance
AGM or Gel Cell: Marine Battery Choices
Oct 20, 2010Stored energy technology has come a long way, but which battery type is best for my boat? …Read More
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How-To
Free Marine Electronics
Oct 19, 2010Sound impossible? Here are 5 ways to get to the best price of all. …Read More
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How-To / Maintenance
Hard Dinghies: Tote, Tow, Row, and Stow
Oct 15, 2010When considering a new dinghy, don't rule out the hard tender. …Read More
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How-To / Maintenance
CO Monitors Have Their Place Aboard
Oct 13, 2010Are carbon-monoxide monitors still needed on diesel-powered boats, since diesel fuel produces less carbon monoxide than gas? …Read More
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How-To
Landing Big Fish
Oct 13, 2010A few important pointers to minimize the fish you remember as the "ones that got away." …Read More
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How-To / Maintenance
HDTV Afloat, on a Budget
Oct 4, 2010How can I put HDTV on my boat without breaking the bank? …Read More
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How-To / Seamanship
The Cuttyhunk Lightning Dance
Oct 1, 2010There's nothing that makes us appreciate a safe harbor as much as the hiss and tingle of a really close bolt of lightning. …Read More