These engine control systems generally work on the CAN bus protocol, the same system that modern automobiles have been required to implement since...
That's the kind of thing a smart manufacturer would supply for free. My wife took her '13 Volvo in for service and the invoice included replacing...
There's plenty in Rhubarb, spinach, chard, etc. Very useful compound. Brightens Teak!
Sounds like classic "Mustache" to me. Gel coat is more porous than paint, so easier to get dirty and harder to clean. The real question may be...
I was falling for it, too :( In my defense, the San Diego Municipal marina has an automated bottom scrubbing slip for the port vessels, so not...
Brilliant! Great application. I use that hitch on my safety line on a climbing harness. It slides easily on a line or halyard when not loaded, but...
I did an engine room detail for a captain friend, one time. The guy is notoriously OCD, so performing to desired quality was a challenge. After...
Re-purposing white, green and black wires for DC use when the current standard is Red and Yellow for DC would be a problem fitting into the...
Did the yard toe-in the rudders? If they are completely parallel, they would rattle from the minor amount of slack in the rudder tie bar. Toe-in...
There was never a reason to suspect vents on that boat. The fills were higher than the vents, and even the inverted "J" hook of the vent hose....
I ran a 68' aluminum Roamer for a few years, and the thing would always list to port at the dock unless the fuel tanks were jugged. I finally...
Pressure caps can fail, or as NYCAP notes; incorrectly supplied. There's also a limit to how much pressure can escape via the overflow tube port...
+1 My first consideration in electronics is charting. Just about all the fixed chartplotters sell chart updates. If you plan on traversing the ICW...
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A marine Sign Shop in San Diego uses a local carpenter to make a wood plaque that has the numbers cut in with a router using templates. The...
I used one of THESE at the dock in Campbell River, Canada. They have some serious water pressure, there. Can't say that it helped with longevity,...
You're right about those stinky rubber hoses; they're never good for tank filling. As mentioned somewhere upstream, drain and store the tank...
Since I'm often the guy who has to haul the garbage, I've always looked for ways to have less of it. Besides, I'm congenitally cheap :) Drives me...
...ice for drinks!
A lot has to do with night vision while operating. A Swan sailing yacht that I ran had the port and starboard lights in the forward pulpit. The...
