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How to Remove Barnacles Without Wrecking Gelcoat

Barnacles are the reason a boat that felt quick in June feels sluggish and thirsty in August. They attach to …

Chalky, faded topsides are the most common complaint on any boat that spends its summers uncovered on a trailer or …

A dock piling in a crosswind, a trailer bunk bracket, a dropped anchor. Gelcoat picks up scratches from things that …

Marine carpet takes abuse that household carpet never sees. Fish slime dries into the backing, sunscreen and bug spray leave …

Most boat owners buy the brush last and regret it first. The cleaner gets researched, the wax gets compared, and …

Painting an aluminum boat is one of the few jobs where the paint you choose matters less than what you …

There are two ways to get fresh water through an outboard on a trailer, and owners argue about which one …

An outboard is the easiest engine on the water to winterize and the one owners most often half-finish. It looks …

Almost every expensive spring surprise on a trailer boat traces back to something that was skipped in October. Water left …

Salt water does not damage an engine while you are running it. It does the damage afterward, sitting in the …

Boat fuel sits. That is the whole problem in one sentence. A car burns through a tank every week or …

Moisture absorber bags are the cheapest thing you can put in a stored boat and the easiest to get wrong. …