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How to Maintain Your Boat's Stabilizers
Inside tricks from the pros on maintaining your boat's stabilizer system.
How to Perform Preventive Maintenance on Your Boat
Head trouble off at the pass by giving your boat a thorough physical. Learn more here.
How to Check the Cooling System on Your Boat
Fall is an ideal time to inspect your engine’s cooling system.
How to Maintain the Exhaust System on Your Boat
Inspecting your boat’s exhaust system now might save your engine later. Or your life.
What a Walker FuelSep can do for Your Boat
Add a FuelSep to your engine’s fuel line and get ready for a cleaner burn.
The Benefits of Using Infrared Sensors on Your Boat
Learn about the maintenance benefits of infrared sensors.
How to Care for Davits and Cranes
Find tips to help you maintain your davits or crane here.
Fuel-Water Separators Demystified
Your fuel-water separator may not be the most glamorous thing on your boat, but it could be one of the most important. Check out our guide to how to best take care of your system.
How to Prepare for a Day on Your Boat
Being smart at the dock can save you major headaches out at sea.
How to Pick the Right Battery for Your Boat
You need to know the differences between battery types before you can pick the right setup for your boat.
Essential Spare Parts to Keep On Your Boat
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.
How to Maintain the Bilge on Your Boat
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.
Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Marine Stabilizers
There are so many types of marine stabilizers out there that it can make your head spin. How do they all work?
How to Prevent Boat Fires
Capt. Richard Thiel looks at the effectiveness of onboard fire-suppression systems and also points out why you might not be as safe as you think.
How to Troubleshoot Your Boat's Air-Conditioning System
Everything you need to know about fixing your air conditioner.
Maintaining Your Dometic Air Conditioner
Here’s some expert advice to keep your boat's air conditioner operating properly.
Keeping Up a Lofrans’ Project 1500 Windlass
Here’s some expert advice to help you maintain your Lofrans’ Project 1500 Windlass.
Caring for Sea Recovery AquaMatic Watermakers
Here’s some expert advice to help you maintain your Sea Recovery AquaMatic watermaker.
Hot to Get Your Boat Surveyed
Mike Smith investigates the value of having a survey done on a boat you already own.
How to Keep Your Boat Interior Smelling Fresh
Your ventilation, heating, and cooling system can do so much more for you and your boat, if you set it up right. Learn how to keep things smelling good here.
How to Polish Your Fuel to Keep Your Boat Running Smoothly
Fuel polishing and air-separation systems are great ways to improve fuel efficiency and keep your cruising hassle-free.
How To Check Your Boat's Bonding System
Really understanding how her electrical system can damage a boat’s metal components will help you to avoid costly replacements and repairs. Knowing that bonding system is working is good for peace of mind and more: Your boat will thank you with better performance and improved reliability. Learn how to check the system here.
Sea Flush
Sea Flush is a tool that facilitates winterizing, unclogging thru-hull fittings, flushing out saltwater and cleaning heat exchangers/exhaust manifolds/A/C hoses and Oil Coolers on your boat.
Installing a Diesel Priming System on Your Boat
Think bleeding your fuel system is beyond your expertise? Know what goes into the process and why each step is critical, and maybe you’ll get closer to your engines than you ever thought you would. Read the step-by-step process here.