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Jabsco Oil Changer By Capt. Bill Pike \| Posted August 2009 When my buddy Bruce said he had a like-new Jabsco Porta Quick oil changer he’d give me for free, I was happy. When I discovered the unit sells for $209.99, I was ecstatic.The... Read Article	Toss the Sawzall! By Capt. Bill Pike \| Posted August 2009 So a guy walks into a boatyard and says, “Hey, I gotta have a bow thruster.” In a few days, an open-ended job begins, with the bill contingent upon the yard’s hourly rate,... Read Article
Swap or Not? By Capt. Bill Pike \| Posted July 2009 I explained to Joe Galati of Galati Yacht Sales that PMY was looking for a cruiser with incandescent or halogen lighting that we could swap for LEDs from Imtra Marine. We had four... Read Article	The Creepin' Crud By Capt. Bill Pike \| Posted June 2009 Like lots of folks, I’ve got two diesel powerplants onboard, one for propulsion and the other for auxiliary power. And just a few months ago, the latter began showing signs of the... Read Article
Wax On, Wax Off By Capt. Bill Pike \| Posted May 2009 Remember “Wax on, wax off?” It was Mr. Miyagi’s discipline-building anthem in Karate Kid. For years, I figured it was merely a figment of some movie maker’s imagination—it couldn’... Read Article	How to Break in a New Inboard Diesel By \| Posted April 2009 I’ve just purchased a new diesel inboard. What’s the best way to break it in without damaging it? -- Walt ReidMost manufacturers list procedures for break-ins in their... Read Article
The Bottom Line By Capt. Bill Pike \| Posted April 2009 Although I’m loathe to acknowledge my naivet concerning such matters (especially since I’m 61 years old and have owned boats all my life), my approach to in-water bottom cleaning... Read Article	Walking the Plank of the Charles W. Morgan By MiMi Yeh \| Posted April 2009 Keeping a 19th-century whaling ship afloat requires a combination of old-world craftsmanship and new-age planning, especially when that ship is the Charles W. Morgan, the world... Read Article
Maintenance Headache By Jeffrey O'Neil \| Posted March 2009 Maintenance issues are constantly stalking boaters. The simple fact is that on a boat stuff breaks and things leak. Boats are complex mechanisms with dozens of systems and... Read Article	Confirming continuity By \| Posted March 2009 An inexpensive multimeter like this is one of the few tools you'll need to verify the integrity of your boat's bonding system. It’s a fair bet that every PMY... Read Article
Boat scratch fever By Capt. Patrick S... \| Posted March 2009 I remember the scene vividly. The just-painted battlewagon was being brought into her summer slip. As the captain expertly backed the vessel, a burst of wind suddenly threw her... Read Article	Getting your engine ready for launch in the spring By \| Posted February 2009 Question: I’ve always wondered if there was anything special I should do when getting my boat ready for launch in the spring. My mechanic says no, just start her up,... Read Article
Alloy At Risk By Jeffrey O'Neil \| Posted February 2009 When it comes to metals in marine applications, most boaters think of stainless steel. But aluminum is also a good choice. It’s lightweight, relatively inexpensive and strong,... Read Article	Separation Anxiety By \| Posted January 2009 Ever find yourself wondering if the fuel you're taking on is of good quality, or whether it might be contaminated by dirt, water, rust, or worse? Well, you should, especially if... Read Article
Encounters With Ethanol By Capt. Patrick S... \| Posted December 2008 In 2003 several states switched their on-the-water gasoline from the traditional methyl tertiary butyl ether (MTBE) blend to one containing ten-percent ethanol, called E10.... Read Article	Here Comes the Sun By Mike Smith \| Posted December 2008 If you're reading this magazine, chances are you're not a tree-hugger: You burn lots of fossil fuel to push your boat at high speed through a relatively unyielding... Read Article
PROS and CON-verters By Jeffrey O'Neil \| Posted December 2008 The most controversial component of the decade eliminates the emissions from your boat's engine and hopefully not the money from your pocket. The Environmental... Read Article	Movin' On Up By Capt. Patrick S... \| Posted November 2008 Having owned countless smaller craft, the D'Ascanio family was ready to step up. For as long as Florida Keys native Franco D'Ascanio can remember, being on the water has... Read Article
Put a Lid on It By Mike Smith \| Posted September 2008 They used to say a man wasn't well-dressed without a hat, and maybe that's true of boats, too. A hardtop provides a place to mount the radar and antennas and keeps... Read Article	The Refit of <i>Lauren L</i> By Kim Kavin \| Posted September 2008 Andreas Liveras had a problem. The Greek owner of Monaco-based Liveras Yachts had made his name in large charter yachts, having refit some 15 vessels since 1985 (including gutting... Read Article
You or the Yard? By Mike Smith Photos by Billy... \| Posted September 2008 When I was a kid, most boat owners I knew handled fitting-out and laying-up jobs themselves. Caulking and painting bottoms (boats were built of wood back then), winterizing... Read Article	Show Me the Paper! By Mike Smith \| Posted September 2008 Next time you take your yacht to the yard, look for proof the crew knows what it's doing. When you sign a work order with a yard, how can you be sure the person who'll do... Read Article
Water, Water Everywhere... By Mike Smith \| Posted August 2008 Heading south for the winter? Life's great under the swaying palms—until you get thirsty. Too often the drinking water in tropical paradises tastes funky. (Maybe that's why... Read Article	Truck It! By Capt. Richard Thiel photos by Tom S... \| Posted August 2008 Maybe it's because I spent my early boating life in a warm climate that I've never bought into the idea of hauling my boat out of the water, shrink-wrapping her and leaving her up... Read Article
Watching the River Flow By Mike Smith \| Posted July 2008 FloScan's TwinScan shows you how much fuel burn is occuring with both engines.Now that fuel is almost as expensive as vintage cognac, it's time to keep closer tabs on how much... Read Article	America America By Capt. Bill Pike \| Posted July 2008 Who knew? I mean, at the start of the project, I was under the impression that installing an autopilot would be a piece de gateau. You know, something akin to, say, toggling a new... Read Article

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