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Alaskan Excursion
From the Masthead By now most boaters are aware of the issues presented by use of gasoline containing ethanol, which include tank and fuel system...
“Zinc” Anode Selection and the Role Played by Galvanic Isolators
From the Masthead Last month I received an e-newsletter form BoatU.S.® entitled “Boat Fire Extinguishers: Four Myths From the BoatUS Foundation”. Some were very useful,...
Crimping Etiquette
From the Editor A few months ago a client sent me an article that was published in well-known boating magazine. The article, written by a...
The Perils of Chronic Under-Loading
From the Editor Every time a tragedy of this sort befalls boat owners and the marine industry, I feel compelled to write about it in...
Diesel Fuel Additives – Part II
From the Editor Last fall I walked the aisles of the Fort Lauderdale Boat Show on the hunt for new and interesting products. During those...
Diesel Fuel Additives – Part I
From the Editor For nearly my entire three-decade marine industry career I’ve encountered a phenomenon, one I hoped would wane with the proliferation of the...
Battery Terminals
From the Editor Last month I mentioned the disquieting marine industry trends of acquisition and consolidation and the net result of diminished support and customer...
Bonding Systems and Corrosion Prevention
From the Editor As I write this month’s editorial I’m in flight, returning from a series of back to back inspections and sea trials. While...
Know your Underwater Alloys
From the Editor Boat show season is upon us once again. It began, for me, last month when I lectured at the International Boat Builders’...
Securing Your Boat to a Dock, with a Homage to Cleats
From the Editor Australia is a huge country, the sixth largest by land mass, after the US and Brazil, yet, it's very sparsely populated, fifty-second,...
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