We had to haul the boat out to do a series of routine (but important) jobs on the boat. Here’s what you may have to look at before setting off cruising.
🎧Winter Cover for a Boat
How to make a winter boat cover. DIY project with all the details and links to materials.
Find a Fuel Problem on a Boat
How to find the cause of a fuel problem on a boat. Symptoms and possible causes, plus step-by-step strategies for finding it.
DIY Fuel Polishing
If your boat has been sitting for a while, you may need to polish your fuel. Here’s how with suggested tools to make it easier to accomplish DIY fuel polishing.
Boat Water Filtering
Bad-tasting water from your boat’s tank? Filter it! Three suggested ways to do it, with the pros and cons of each.
Boat Battery Types 101
Learn about the different types of boat batteries and figure out which ones are best for you!
Inexpensive DIY Cockpit Enclosure
How to make an affordable boat cockpit enclosure. Mine cost just $550 vs. a $10K estimate from a canvas shop!
Looking For Hard-to-Find Boat Parts?
Boat Used Part Search: locate hard-to-find boat parts quickly and easily — and at affordable prices — with this search tool.
One Careless Moment
One careless moment caused a boat fire. What happened, what we did wrong and what we did right. A chilling story of an almost-disaster.
Switching from Ablative to Hard Bottom Paint
Why we switched from ablative to hard bottom paint on our cruising sailboat, the alternative procedures for doing so and what it cost.
