US SAILING’s Webinar Series: Top Ten Items to Take Offshore
US SAILING’s Webinar Series on Tuesday, April 26 at 8:15 p.m. EDT is hosted by Chuck Hawley, a US SAILING Safety at Sea Moderator and US SAILING Powerboat Instructor. Hawley…
Cleaning your Boat
If you wax your hull & deck you should use a soap with wax in it when cleaning. Soaps that we often use in our kitchens like Dawn or Palmolive…
How to Service a Lewmar Winch (Video)
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Routine Maintenance for the In-Mast Furling System
Although your U.S Spars mainsail furling system needs minimum maintenance there is a need to implement a schedule of preventative service. From the first sail of your boat you will…
Checking and changing your galvanic isolator
By Capt. Bill Pike Galvanic Guardian 1 I removed the old galvanic isolator and discovered it was not working. Now and again, I serendipitously stumble across an onboard problem well…
Marine Surveyors Earn Their Fee (YachtWorld.com)
By Chris Caswell. http://www.yachtworld.com/boat-content/2010/11/survey-says-hire-a-surveyor/ Most of us would be able to spot obvious structural problems with a boat, but many issues are too subtle for anyone but a professional surveyor…
Beneteau 40 Tuning Guide from Neil Pryde
Click below for Beneteau 40 Tuning Guide from Neil Pryde
Beneteau 37 Tuning Guide from Neil Pryde
Beneteau 37 Tuning Guide Link
Sail Magazine: Prepare Your Boat for a Hurricane
Prepare Your Boat for a Hurricane By Peter Nielsen Posted September 14, 2010 When Hurricane Earl trucked up the Eastern Seaboard two weeks ago, it seemed certain that it would…
TIP TIME: GELCOAT REPAIRS (reprinted from Scuttlebutt)
Waterline Systems builds several of the J/Boats in RI This tip comes courtesy of Waterline Systems: “This time of year, lots of people will be trying to fill in little…