Your Boat’s Outer Skin
August 29, 2024
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.
Remembering Lifelong Marine Journalist Chris Caswell
A Master of Quiet Cruising
This imposing 55-footer is a comfortable, well-appointed coastal cruiser primed to take on more ambitious journeys.
To sell your boat in a buyer’s market, be honest and consider working with a professional broker.
After navigating the Pacific coasts of the United States and Mexico and wintering in the Sea of Cortez, Jeff and Kami Fehr rang in 2026 by transiting the Panama Canal aboard their meticulously refit Selene 59, Dock Holiday.
Smarter steering means frequent, but only short, glances at the chartplotter.
Howard Chen’s Bold Vision in China
How one liveaboard crew found comfort and confidence by choosing paravanes over high-tech stabilization systems.
Great Lakes Cruising Story: Family, Failures & Perseverance
An Aspen Power Catamarans rally raises the adventure bar with a trip up Vancouver Island’s untamed west coast.
