by Mai Tai | Apr 25, 2022 | General Maintenance, Maintenance
Prepping Your Boat For Spring Cruising (Cont.) After making my initial inspections and completing an overnight sea trial three serious issues presented themselves. In this issue I discuss the most serious and the most complicated problem, leaking propeller shaft...
by Mai Tai | Mar 10, 2022 | General Maintenance, Maintenance
Prepping Your Boat For Spring Cruising The marina parking lot is filling up on the weekends, buffers are whirring and engines are lighting up. The sounds of spring are in the air. It’s time to prep for spring cruising. Here’s what we do to start the...
by Mai Tai | Sep 4, 2021 | Maintenance, Plumbing
Refurbishing Jabsco Par 36800 High Pressure Water Pump The Jabsco PAR 36800 high pressure water pump has been around for a long time and is found on many boats because it has many features that make it best in class. Not the least of which is the ease of maintaining...
by Mai Tai | Aug 25, 2021 | Electrical, Maintenance, Safety
A Look At Boat Alarm Systems Having a boat alarm system is a good idea, right? Keeping intruders off your boat is important. Thieves can cause a lot of damage. And people spend lots of attention to securing their boat from intruders. But, the biggest threat to your...
by Mai Tai | Jul 7, 2021 | Gelcoat Maintenance, General Maintenance, Maintenance
Gelcoat Maintenance – Maintaining Glossy Finish There’s nothing like that “new boat” glossy finish. Keeping it that way for as long as possible is the challenge. Washing and waxing is the obvious answer to keep that shine going. But, there are...
by Mai Tai | Jun 27, 2021 | Boat Maintenance, General Maintenance, Maintenance, Plumbing
Heads Up To All Boat Owners I never expected to see another boat sink at dock. But, there it is. The second time in a year that a boat, only a stones throw from us, ended up under water when we woke up in the morning. This was a relatively new express cruiser that...
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