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How-to: Maintenance

  1. How-To / Maintenance

    How to Sweeten Your Onboard Water System

    Ed Sherman
    Dec 5, 2011

    Using readily available household products, here’s how you can drastically improve the taste of your potable water. …Read More

  2. How-To / Maintenance

    What Is Electrical about My Exhaust?

    Ed Sherman
    Nov 13, 2011

    This simple sensor could be a life saver. …Read More

  3. How-To / Maintenance

    Battery Lugs: Solder vs. Mechanical Fastening

    Ed Sherman
    Nov 2, 2011

    Are soldered battery lugs safer than mechanically fastened lug terminals? …Read More

  4. How-To / Maintenance

    Electrical Panel Covers: Avoid a Shocking Experience

    Ed Sherman
    Oct 21, 2011

    Covering your electrical panel is not only a great idea—it’s now required by the ABYC if the panel combines AC and DC circuitry. …Read More

  5. How-To / Maintenance

    Five Common Mistakes that Might Sink Your Boat

    Lenny Rudow
    Oct 1, 2011

    Routine maintenance, common sense, and avoiding some common accidents are critical to keeping your boat afloat. …Read More

  6. How-To / Maintenance

    Engine Wiring: Cable Ties

    Ed Sherman
    Sep 29, 2011

    Nylon tiewraps can be very convenient and easy for boat builders and owners, but they are not heat-resistant. …Read More

  7. 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

  8. How-To / Maintenance

    Search and Rescue: Lake of the Ozarks

    Lenny Rudow
    Sep 18, 2011

    The Boats.com video boat review team makes a daring rescue! …Read More

  9. 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

  10. 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

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