Maintenance All Articles

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How To Add an Air Conditioner to Your Boat By Capt. Vincent D... \| Posted June 2012 Turn an open-air helm into an air-conditioned saloon. Read Article	How To Install An Ice Maker On Your Boat By Capt. Vincent D... \| Posted June 2012 How to add a big-boat fishbox ice to a small sportfisher. Read Article
Thruster Installation By Eric Colby \| Posted June 2012 A new thruster system offers an alternative to a conventional installation. Read Article	How to Maintain Your Boat's Cooling-System By Capt. Vincent D... \| Posted June 2012 As horsepower has increased over the years, so too has the importance and complexity of your engine’s cooling system. Read Article
How to Install a Cockpit Refrigerator By Capt. Vincent D... \| Posted June 2012 Installing a Cockpit Drawer Refrigerator is Surprisingly Simple. Here's a step-by-step... Read Article	Engine-Mount Maintenance By Eric Colby \| Posted June 2012 Properly maintained motor mounts result in more than just a vibration-free ride. Read Article
Getting a Serial or Model Number By PMY Staff \| Posted June 2012 When you need a serial or model number from the back of a fixed-mount electronic unit and you can’t see behind it, use your mobile phone to take a picture. Read Article	Ocean-Friendly Bottom Paint By Eric Colby \| Posted May 2012 New technologies protect your hull and the environment. Read Article
Laundry Soap Battery Tote By PMY Staff \| Posted May 2012 How to make a battery carrier for your boat out of a laundry soap bucket. Read Article	How to exercise an unused engine By PMY Staff \| Posted May 2012 Caring for engines after a not-too-long hiatus. Read Article
Eliminate Osmotic Blisters In Your Hull By Kevin Koenig \| Posted April 2012 This Vacuum Is Designed To Eliminate Those Ugly Osmotic Blisters In Your Hull. Read Article	Recreating A Boat's Helm By Capt. Bill Pike \| Posted April 2012 Don’t Like Your Helm? Here’s How One Boater Recreated His. Read Article
What You Need To Know About Propeller Options By Eric Colby \| Posted April 2012 The right set of propellers can smooth the ride and increase efficiency. Read Article	Filling Batteries With Liquor Bottles By PMY Staff \| Posted April 2012 Refilling my batteries tends to be a tough job because they are hard to get at Read Article
How do I check for engines damaged by forgetting to open seacocks? By PMY Staff \| Posted April 2012 I left my marina with my seacocks closed... Read Article	How to take care of your boat's battery By Eric Colby \| Posted March 2012 How to make sure your batteries don’t go slip slidin’ away. Read Article
Handling heavy engine parts By PMY Staff \| Posted March 2012 It also makes manhandling heavy parts a one-person job. Read Article	What you need to know about fuel-polishing systems for your boat By Eric Colby \| Posted February 2012 A fuel-polishing system heads off clogs before they slow you down... Read Article
Keeping your boat smelling fresh through the winter By PMY Staff \| Posted February 2012 Garmin’s Tip of the Month, Feb 2012: Add about one pound of baking soda to each and place them around the inside of your boat for the winter... Read Article	Installing an impeller in a hard-to-reach place By PMY Staff \| Posted February 2012 A tip on installing an impeller in hard-to-reach places. Read Article
Interceptors By Eric Colby \| Posted February 2012 Interceptors can sharpen up a boat’s performance and efficiency. For decades trim tabs have been the popular way to adjust a boat’s running angle. They work well on... Read Article	Are end-of-season oil changes really necessary? By PMY Staff \| Posted January 2012 Should we do end-of-season oil changes or can we stretch the old oil into the next season? Read Article
Tip for boaters: Smart use of your smart phone By \| Posted December 2011 Carry frequently used maintenance part numbers, to-do lists, and shopping lists with you on your smartphone. Use any number of available free apps (try TurboList for the Droid and... Read Article	Auxiliary Propulsion Unit By Eric Colby \| Posted December 2011 Finally retired, you’re on a weeklong cruise aboard your trawler, just you and your wife. Suddenly your only engine quits, and you can’t restart it. Your peaceful... Read Article
Engine unresponsive after idling By \| Posted December 2011 Question: I have a 39-foot Bertram with twin Volvo Penta TAMD74P-A diesel inboards. The starboard engine, if left idling for a couple of minutes—say, while I’m... Read Article	Hot Water on Your Boat By Eric Colby \| Posted November 2011 If you’re on an extended cruise, you can never have enough of two things: privacy and hot water. Both problems can be solved, but the solutions are different in scope. You... Read Article

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