There are many jobs in a boat yard that are not a lot of fun, but the absolute worst is […]
Steering Inspection Update
This past week I paid a visit to Edson Marine at their New Bedford MA. headquarters. I had stopped in […]
Steering Cable Inspection
Does your boat have cable steering? If so when was the last time you inspected the cables or replaced them? […]
My last post was about hose clamps, that generated some interest from followers on seacocks and thru-hulls. So, let’s take […]
Hose Clamps
This past week I was tasked with replacing the backing blocks on two intake seacocks in a sailboat engine space. […]
After nearly a week in bed with the flu I have finally gotten up the energy to think about what […]
New Refer Lid
This past year I installed a new Tru-Blu 12 volt holding plate freezer/refer system, installed 2″ of insulation throughout the […]
Rotten Aluminum Mast
How does an aluminum mast rot? Here is the tale… This past fall I unstepped a mast on an old […]
Cleaning Turnbuckles
The holidays, the brutal cold and our first Nor’easter of the winter are over so now it is time to […]
After viewing a couple of videos on rising sea levels that will, before 2050, inundate the island nations Karabati and […]
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