Maintenance

My last post was about hose clamps, that generated some interest from followers on seacocks and thru-hulls.  So, let’s take...

This past week I was tasked with replacing the backing blocks on two intake seacocks in a sailboat engine space. ...

How does an aluminum mast rot? Here is the tale… This past fall I unstepped a mast on an old...

The holidays, the brutal cold and our first Nor’easter of the winter are over so now it is time to...

How many of you have cleaned, inspected and lubed your winches in the past year?  If you haven’t I recommend...

Every project one undertakes on board usually has a good side where whatever was broken is now fixed and working...

The teak on the cockpit seats and combings has been in need of replacement for several years. So off it...

  It has been said “that cruising is the art of repairing your boat in exotic locations”.  Unfortunately, there is...