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What pitfalls should I avoid when installing a cell-phone booster antenna system on my boat? …Read More

Proving that "no good deed goes unpunished," prepping for a hurricane leads to engine damage. …Read More

Why does my fish-finder screen go crazy when I start my engines? …Read More

The Boats.com Outboard Expert looks at engine oil for older two-stroke engines. …Read More

How come the stainless rails on my trawler keep rusting, and what can I do about it? …Read More

How do I avoid corrosion when my boat moves regularly between brackish and salt water? …Read More

Hella announced today a new, wide angle LED lighting fixture to its already impressive selection. I can't emphasize enough the significance of retro-fitting LED's wherever you can on your boat. They are a huge energy saver that go a long way toward mak... …Read More

Back on July 22 I posted an article and link, which you can still access here: http://www.followthescience.org/. The title was More Ethanol Horrors. In that entry I provided the link above that I really wish more people would check out because this ... …Read More

Editor’s Note — Victoria Allman is the chef aboard a 143-foot megayacht and the author of the recently released “Sea Fare:  A Chef’s Journey Across the Ocean.”  This is the eighth in a series of periodic columns here on OceanLines featuring her irresistible recipes. Best of all for OceanLines readers, who are travelers of the [...] …Read More

Somehow I'm not too surprised at one of the newsbites that came in earlier today. It seems that the results of a survey conducted recently by the Alliance for Safe Navigation has discovered that most of us are terrible at keeping our charts up to dat... …Read More