
Your Boat’s Outer Skin
Gelcoat can protect your boat season after season—if you follow these maintenance tips when it’s time for repairs.

Gelcoat can protect your boat season after season—if you follow these maintenance tips when it’s time for repairs.

A power failure at sea highlights the ins and outs of multi-voltage systems.


Whether hauling out annually or less often, follow this haul-out game plan to get the most from your time “on the hard.”

When it comes to your windlass, what you “don’t” see is what needs the most TLC.

Using a power buffer to properly clean and polish your gelcoat is best for your boat, and your sanity.

Is it possible for a diesel engine to start up all on its own?

Creating a library of owner’s manuals and other stuff has real, hands-on advantages.

Need to turn a small circular hole in a bulkhead, deck or other surface into a larger one? Here’s a tip.

While not a replacement for bottom paint, Ultrasonic Antifouling systems can help keep your hull cleaner, extend paint life and improve fuel economy.

Bearings from the Editor’s Desk

Devising a safe, easy way to get our dog on shore from an anchorage required some innovation.

Before you go to sea, know how to access telehealth services, acquire medication refills and get medical care.

Planning for loss of steering and engine control requires familiarity, not new equipment.

A set layout is paired with an impressive list of standard equipment on a proven hull design.

When you can’t go any faster or slower, there are other options to help you arrive safely.

Let’s bring back these nautical words and terms. They’re better than the way we communicate today.

Once a rescue craft, this Norway-built steel trawler is the ticket to ride for a venturesome crew.

Island time is great, except in an emergency. This medevac service is for boaters who need help fast.

Black streaks, yellow mustaches and rust all require different solutions to keep a boat looking clean.