Boat climbing gear
As you plan for the next boating season, you may want to consider outfitting your vessel with some boat climbing gear. Loop sling Among the …
Updating paper charts
If you’re considering a significant voyage this coming boating season, now is a good time to examine and update your backup paper charts—especially those printed …
Project Boat
Boater gets more than he bargained for with a free classic Larsen open runabout, a project boat if there ever was one.
Building and using a spring line cheater
Most of us operate from the same dock most of the time. We leave our lines on the dock and pick them up with a …
Getting a Head — When Your MSD Craps Out
By Steve Hodges My wife, Susan, and I had sailed to Santa Cruz Island and stayed in Prisoners Harbor. Lovely weather, a lovely anchorage—what could …
Isopropyl alcohol could prevent water-contaminated fuel
With the coronavirus pandemic squarely upon us this spring, boating was curtailed during the worst possible season. With marinas and public and private boat launch …
How to remove water from a wet fiberglass boat transom
This past year, the brass tube for one of my boat’s self-bailing scuppers came loose. I decided to refasten the brass tube and make it …
DIY bird deterrent for your boat
This time I’m sharing a project developed by friend and fellow Charlotte Power Squadron member Doug Carlson. Doug and I often get together for breakfast …
Building a Boat With Glued Lapstrake Construction
By Al Meyer The beginning I launched my previous boat, Wee Lass, a Penobscot 14 designed by Arch Davis, in 2004 and had lots of …
DIY trailering device makes hitching easy
Boating is back in full swing! That means hitching up the trailer and taking the boat to the launch ramp. Sometimes hitching up the trailer …
Diesel fuel tank repair
Would you believe that a stainless steel washer could cause an estimated $20,000 in damage to your boat? That was an estimate given to remove …
DIY a hitch stand for your trailered boat
We’re heading into the season where many of us begin to put away our boats for the winter. Those with trailerable boats disconnect the trailer …
