Hull

Mike Smith on why you need to get some dive gear and get under your boat.

Inside tricks from the pros on maintaining your boat's stabilizer system.

Polishing and cleaning your boat with a power buffer may be intimidating at first, but after you get used to it your hull (and your forearms) will thank you.

Head trouble off at the pass by giving your boat a thorough physical. Learn more here.

Could this be the bilge-pump system of the future?

Covering up old, barely visible names and hailing ports with Awlcraft 2000—a job best left to professionals.

Don’t live with dirty, stained gelcoat. Spruce it up easily by choosing the right cleaners and sealants.

Keeping through-hull fittings exercised is a simple way to make sure they work. But that’s only the beginning of what you should be doing. Learn more about these critical component here.

So you’ve got a quarter guard that got torn up by a piling? Or you need to plug a hole left by an extracted through-hull? Fiberglass fabric’s the answer.

Easy cleanup and lightning-fast dry times are just a couple reasons why Pettit’s Neptune 5 might be the next bottom paint for your boat.

All things come to an end, including bottom paint. Here’s how to cope with antifouling separation anxiety.

Heesen Yachts uses one of a kind under-water “wing” to provide unparalleled efficiency.

You may be tempted to keep all sorts of spare parts on your boat, but really, you’d just be adding clutter to your decks. We break down the essential spare parts you really need to have onboard.

Capt. Richard Thiel does a deep dive on your bearings and shafts, parts of your boat that are probably a lot more important than you think.

There’s nothing glamorous about it, but maintaining a clean and well running bilge system is a good indicator that you’re a consummate boater. Here's everything you need to know about maintaining your bilges.

Mike Smith investigates the value of having a survey done on a boat you already own.

It all starts with the hull. If you haven’t got that right, there’s no way to fix it. Here we provide a full course in how boats are built, to underscore the point that the methods used today are an evolution of everything that’s gone before, on the steady march toward making a better boat.

Unleash Your Inner Boatbuilder with a DIY Kit

New technologies protect your hull and the environment.

This Vacuum Is Designed To Eliminate Those Ugly Osmotic Blisters In Your Hull.

Slicker Means QuickerA slippery new breed of bottom paint promises performance—but at a price.These days it seems like nearly everyone is talking about going green. Some people are going all out, living in solar-powered homes and driving hybrid cars, while others require a bit more convincing before they hop aboard the tree-hugger

A real-world test of this bottom paint produces some definitive results.Toward the middle of this past July, I had my Grand Banks 32 Sedan Betty Jane hauled at a local boatyard for two completely different reasons. First, I wanted to facilitate a first-rate wax job. Using a big electric buffer on a comparatively small, faux-planked hull

These days it seems like nearly everyone is talking about going green. Some people are going all out, living in solar-powered homes and driving hybrid cars, while others require a bit more convincing before they hop aboard the tree-hugger

Virtually everything can be improved—that’s the point Capt. Matt Condon was making just before the big brainstorm hit him. Condon’s the head guy at Signature Yacht Shares, a Destin, Florida-based outfit that’s into a variety of marine