A bridle (or snubbers) is an essential part of the anchoring system. How ours are set up and why we use the Mantus Chain Hook (hint: it stays on!)
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How To Make Lazy Jacks Easy To Use
Does it drive you nuts to raise the main on a boat with lazy jacks? A couple hours and about $100 in parts can solve the problem!
Ratcheting Box Wrenches
No room to turn a wrench and not enough clearance for a socket? A ratcheting box wrench to the rescue!
Up the Mast
If you have a sailboat, someday you’ll have to go up the mast. The easiest gear we’ve found to use and some tips.
Outboard Fuel Line Problems
How to tell if you have a blockage in an outboard fuel line, why they occur and how to choose a replacement fuel line that will have fewer problems.
Changing Lower Unit Oil in an Outboard
Changing the lower unit oil on an outboard is part of the routine maintenance. Here’s how we do it when we’re out cruising without a motor stand ashore
Clearing Cockpit Drains
Cockpit drains need to be kept clear so they will drain quickly. But it’s easy for things such as hair and parts from a project to go down them. So you need to clean them out. This inexpensive tool is the best we’ve found!
Cleaning Non-Skid Boat Decks
Cleaning non-skid boat decks used to be a hated chore, with lots of scrubbing on our hands and knees. Learn how to do it faster and more easily.
Pulling Electrical Wires
Installing new equipment on a boat often requires new electrical wiring. Two tips for running that wiring in tight spaces.
Useful Tool: Universal Socket Joint
How can you reach that one nut or hex bolt that’s just out of reach? With a universal joint socket adapter, of course!