Posted on February 5th, 2009 by admin
Don’t even think of buying a used sailboat until you’ve downloaded and read the Used Sailboat Buying Guide, the Initial Checklist and Preliminary Survey Checklist all available for free at www.sailingmates.com.
The manual also shows you how to discover any “dealbuster” faults in a sailboat within 10 minutes and details other “cosmetic” faults that may indicate other [...]
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Posted on February 6th, 2009 by admin
Go to any chandlery or marine store and you’ll be faced with a multitude of marine sealants and caulking materials. Knowing what sealant to use for every sealing job on your boat is very important.
Essentially, every marine sealant is one of just three products – polysulfide, polyurethane or silicon.
Polysulfide is a synthetic rubber compound and [...]
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Posted on February 6th, 2009 by admin
There are 10 things you need to know about seacocks and thru-hull fittings.
If you don’t take good care of these fittings, firstly by fitting the correct ones initially and then by maintaining them properly, one day one of them will sink your boat.
Find the 10 things you need to know about seacocks and thru-hull fittings [...]
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Posted on February 5th, 2009 by admin
The most important safety system on your boat, after the structural integrity of your hull, is your bilge pump system.
Why? Well, what if you’re offshore when a thru-hull fitting fails, or you lose your prop shaft. In either case you now have a one and a half inch diameter hole in your hull about 3 feet below [...]
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