| Fitness for Boaters Written by: Trader Joe on Oct 21, 2008 Views: 484
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| One negative aspect of cruising for any period of time longer than a weekend, is that it takes you away from most forms of fitness training. For those accustomed to jogging, biking, weight training or most other forms of exercise, it is hard to maintain any regular routine while at sea.
In o... Read More
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| A Few Maintenance Tips Written by: Trader Joe on Sep 8, 2008 Views: 549
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| A good way to clean the scum line and/or bow "mustache" is with Lemon Juice. "ReaLemon" from concentrate is a good product.
When you change the coolant in a small engine or generator, be sure the bleed screw near the top of the tank is open to allow air to escape. If not, the engine will st... Read More
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| Keeping It Clean Written by: Trader Joe on Jul 14, 2008 Views: 625
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| Most of us have our favorite cleaning and maintenance items, but if you are like me, you are always interested in trying anything that might make the job a little faster, easier or give better results. Following are a few products we use right now and what we use them for.
For general hull a... Read More
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| HD Suction Cups: Many Uses! Written by: Trader Joe on Jul 9, 2008 Views: 867
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| HD Suction Cups: Many Uses!
Fellow Boaters, one and all,
I recently discovered a neat item in a Harbor Freight store that I have found to have many applications. The item is a heavy duty Suction Cup! The cups come in a single lever-single cup, or double lever-double cup model.
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| Replacing Your Prop Written by: Chris H. on Sep 4, 2006 Views: 3583
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| Replacing Your Prop Ok, so you’re an avid boater who knows the ins and outs of the local waters. You know all of the cool places to fish, swim and party, but how did you find them all? Hit n’ miss, word of mouth, experimentation? Then you no doubt have heard the grinding of your beloved pro... Read More
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| Are You Insured? Written by: Chris H. on Sep 4, 2006 Views: 1807
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| Are You Insured? Boat insurance, HAH, who needs it? Well everyone who owns a boat, that’s who. I know what some of you are thinking, "Why pay all that money? What are the chances of something happening to me"? I have one person for you to meet, his name is Murphy. Perhaps you’ve heard of hi... Read More
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| Turning A Good Day Into Bad Written by: Chris H. on Sep 4, 2006 Views: 1652
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| Alternators:Turning A Good Day Into Bad Alternators, heard of them? Well, my latest experience involves just that. It was a blistering day here in Florida and friends and family were feverishly awaiting the cooler waters of the Gulf of Mexico. The boat was clean and ready for the afternoon t... Read More
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