Doing most of a stainless tubing project yourself can save a lot of money. This tip will give you the strength of welding, too.
Boat DIY Tips
Owning a boat turns everyone into a DIY-er! Sometimes, there's just no one else to do the job.
Along the way, we've learned how to do many things a little more easily and here we share it all with you.
Seeing Overhead
Working overhead can be trying if you wear bifocals and are attempting to do close work while looking through the distance portion of your glasses. Great reader tip!
Putting Gloves On Easily
A quick trick to make it lots easier to get work gloves on!
An Ice Pick Onboard?
You think of an ice pick as something used in the kitchen in days gone by . . . but it’s an essential tool on our boat!
Removing Duct Tape Residue
Duct tape is absolutely wonderful . . . until you remove it and find a bunch of sticky residue left behind. Here’s how to remove it quickly, easily and cheaply!
Lining Up Screw Holes
Mounting deck hardware? Once you slather on the sealant, it can be hard to line up the mounting holes again. Two tips to make it a lot easier!
Red Solo Cups and Diesel
Need a little container for draining a Racor? Red Solo Cups and diesel fuel do not mix well.
Weird Wiring Colors
What do you do when a wiring run suddenly changes color . . . or doesn’t follow the convention used on the rest of your boat? Our simple and inexpensive solution.
Cut Stainless Tubing Squarely
Need to cut some stainless tubing with a hacksaw and want to get it straight? Here’s how we do it —
Screw Holders
One of those tools that few people have even heard of, yet is so very helpful. And it’s pretty cheap, too!