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Cleaning & Maintenance

Cleaners, wax, flushing, bilge, storage and winterizing. The jobs that decide whether next season starts easy or expensive.

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Boat Dehumidifier: Bags, Buckets or Electric

The smell is what people notice first. You lift the cover in April, open the cabin door, and the boat …

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Best Boat Cleaner: Hull, Deck and Vinyl Sorted

Most boat owners buy one bottle labeled boat cleaner and then wonder why it takes the bugs off the bow …

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Boat Bottom Paint: Ablative or Hard, and When

Bottom paint is one of the few boat decisions that is genuinely hard to undo. Once antifouling goes on a …

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Automatic Bilge Pump: GPH, Float Switch and Fit

Most water in a trailer boat bilge does not come from a dramatic leak. It comes from rain through an …

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Aluminum Boat Cleaner: Acid Wash Without Damage

Aluminum does not stain the way gelcoat does, it oxidizes. The bright metal grows a dull gray film, then a …

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