Tip Of The Month

Tip Of The Month

How To Dock Shorthanded By Capt. Bill Pike \| Posted November 2012 A few generalized tips on docking safely, whether you’re short-handed or single-handed. Read Article	How To Run an Inlet By Capt. Bill Pike \| Posted November 2012 Power is the biggie when running an inlet—precisely controlled power. The trick is to precisely fit speed and steering to the constantly changing conditions once inside the... Read Article
How To Bleed A Diesel Engine By Capt. Bill Pike \| Posted November 2012 If you allow air to enter the supply line of an engine it will promptly airlock the engine and summarily shut it down. Here are the steps to get things going again. Read Article	How NOT To Leave The Dock By Capt. Bill Pike \| Posted November 2012 Before departing any dock any time there are a few things you ought to get into the habit of doing... Read Article
How To Avoid A Hurricane By Capt. Bill Pike \| Posted November 2012 If caught in unavoidably bad weather, get creative. Read Article	How To Anchor Like You Mean It By George Sass Jr. \| Posted November 2012 No matter how well designed an anchoring system is, if the basics are ignored, it won’t do you any good. Here are a few tips to help make your anchor stick. 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	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
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	Handling heavy engine parts By PMY Staff \| Posted March 2012 It also makes manhandling heavy parts a one-person job. 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
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	Garmin’s Tip of the Month, Nov 2011 By \| Posted November 2011 When you’re winterizing your freshwater system and want to prevent messy spurts and sprays that occur when you’ve finished running antifreeze through the lines to the... Read Article
Garmin’s Tip of the Month, Oct 2011 By \| Posted October 2011 When installing a new water-pump impeller with a keyway it’s often difficult to insert the new impeller into the pump while lining up the keyway slots on the shaft and the... Read Article	Garmin’s Tip of the Month, Sept 2011 By \| Posted September 2011 Even well-made splices in wiring can wick up moisture, especially if they are in a boat’s bilge. Wicking, of course, can cause corrosion, prematurely ruin a splice, and... Read Article
Garmin's Tip of the Month, August 2011 By \| Posted August 2011 When working in tight spaces with a cordless drill and stainless steel fasteners, here’s a helpful trick. If you can’t hold the fastener with one hand and the drill... Read Article	Garmin’s Tip of the Month - June 2011 By \| Posted June 2011 I’ve got a great tool for topping off batteries. Attach a length of clear plastic hose to each end of a gas-line squeeze bulb. Next time you’ve got low distilled water levels,... Read Article
Garmin's Tip of the Month, July 2011 By \| Posted June 2011 Splash-proof your smartphone with a (61/2" x 3 1/4") Ziploc snack bag. You can manipulate its touchscreen through the plastic and speak and hear clearly as well. This is... Read Article	Garmin’s Tip of the Month - May 2011 By \| Posted May 2011 Boaters are always trying to splice and strip small-gauge wires in spaces where a pen-knife or wire stripper won’t fit. I use a letter opener—one of those you hold in your palm.... Read Article
Garmin’s Tip of the Month - April 2011 By \| Posted April 2011 Here’s a little suggestion that’s comparably green, at least in my opinion. Save the paint thinner you use to clean paint brushes in a plastic container. After you’ve set the... Read Article	Garmin’s Tip of the month - March 2011 By \| Posted March 2011 To keep plug-in-type low-voltage chargers for electronics sorted so you don’t inadvertently use an incompatible charger on a pricey piece of equipment, put a dot of nail polish on... Read Article
Garmin’s Tip of the Month - November 2010 By \| Posted November 2010 To loosen a sticking oil filter that you can’t get to unscrew with a standard filter wrench; simply attach a hose clamp around the filter’s base, close and tighten it, and, after... Read Article	Springtime Without Tears By Mike Smith illustrations b... \| Posted March 2007 Launch day means spring has finally arrived. Soon you’ll be out on the water again, and all will be right with the world. That’s the plan, anyway. But first make sure the old... Read Article

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