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Boat Maintenance
Keep your cruising boat and gear working well with these suggestions for routine maintenance and simple fixes.
🎧Keep the Paperwork
Installing new gear on the boat? Yes, it’s worth making room for the paper manual–here’s why.
Easy Way to Clean Teak Boat Decks
Looking for an easy way to clean teak boat decks? Preferably without scrubbing or damaging your decks? Here’s one reader’s suggestion.
Keep Zippers Working When Living on a Boat
I used to get so frustrated with stuck zippers on the boat. I finally found a cheap product that eliminated the problem!
How to Choose a Water Filter for Your Boat
Not all boat water filters do the same thing — here’s how to pick the right one for drinking water, your watermaker, and more.
How to Quickly Defrost Your Boat Refrigerator
A step-by-step guide of how to quickly defrost your boat refrigerator for improved refrigerator efficiency.
Boat Mess
Boat mess is part of working on a project in a small space. There just isn’t room to neatly move stuff aside. A look at what happens.
A Project Bag for Boat Work
How do you keep all the little pieces of a boat project in one place? Try a project bag. You won’t regret it.
Daily Checklist – A Boat Necessity
A daily checklist–it keeps you organized on a boat. And it’s a necessity if you don’t want unhappy surprises.
Boat Electrical Troubleshooting: A Step-by-Step Guide
Something stopped working on your boat. Here’s the exact sequence to find the problem before calling a marine electrician.