PDA

View Full Version : Gear and Maintenance Articles


Pages : 1 [2] 3

  1. Choosing Hoses
  2. Running Internal Halyards
  3. Pulling Propellers
  4. Autopilot Overview
  5. Cleaning Fuel Tanks
  6. Mast Modifications
  7. Cutting Holes in the Mast
  8. Spare Dock Lines
  9. Emergency Steering
  10. Using the GPS
  11. Cleaning Fiberglass Hulls and Decks
  12. On Board Tool Kits
  13. Offshore Safety Made Simple
  14. Attaching Jibsheets
  15. Using Moisture Meters
  16. Installing Depth Finders
  17. Mainsail Controls for Performance, Part Two
  18. Using Riding Sails
  19. Going Aloft
  20. Effecting Fiberglass Repairs
  21. A Deep Sump
  22. Installing Radar
  23. Leaking Stuffing Box
  24. Loose Cutlass Bearing
  25. Surviving the Haulout
  26. Teak Decking Information
  27. Rudder Problems
  28. Restoring Lexan Surfaces
  29. Adjustable Sheet Leads
  30. Dockside Power
  31. Circuit Breaker Replacement
  32. How to Paint Your Own Deck
  33. Sound Insulation Foam
  34. Repairing Chipped Paint
  35. Avoiding Winch Overrides
  36. Compass Problems
  37. Lighting Up the Interior
  38. Dinghies for Cruisers
  39. Winter Battery Storage
  40. Marine Battery Ratings
  41. Gas versus Diesel
  42. Carbon Monoxide on Board
  43. New Shine for an Old Hull
  44. Self Steering Gear
  45. Correct Voltage
  46. Leaking Exhaust Hose
  47. Fixing Leaking Hatches
  48. Raw-Water-Cooled Engine
  49. Choosing a Prop
  50. Pollution Control
  51. Maintaining Safety Gear
  52. Adapting Power
  53. A Little Help from the Sun
  54. Swinging the Compass
  55. Mounting Radar Units
  56. Wet-cell Marine Batteries
  57. Fixing Headliners
  58. Maintaining Freshwater
  59. Sailing a Cutter Rig
  60. Multiple Sources for Battery Charging
  61. Proper Sail Storage
  62. The Great Windlass Debate
  63. Custom Bimini Tops
  64. Preparations for Going Offshore, Part Four
  65. Boat Covers
  66. Drying the Boat Bottom
  67. A Renewed Cabin Sole
  68. Charging with a Solar Panel
  69. Don Casey's Holiday Gift Guide
  70. Choice of Sails
  71. Considering RDFs
  72. Spare the Rod
  73. Electrolysis Blues
  74. Overboard Emergencies
  75. Club-Footed Jib
  76. Repairing Hatches
  77. Diesel Exhaust Systems
  78. Refinishing Anodized Masts
  79. Overlooked Books
  80. Propane Plumbing
  81. Lines Led Aft
  82. Engine Replacement
  83. Alcohol Stoves
  84. Turbo Diesels
  85. Mainsheet Systems
  86. Anti-Siphoning Exhaust
  87. Standing Rigging Storage
  88. Onboard Heater
  89. Sail Nomenclature
  90. Keel Quandary
  91. Grey-water Thru-hulls
  92. Atomic 4 Woes
  93. Batteries in Winter
  94. Bending Spars
  95. Preparations for Sailing Offshore, Part Three
  96. Communications Made Easy
  97. Diesel Engine Woes
  98. Cleaning Sails
  99. Powering Desalinators
  100. Cell-Phone Coverage
  101. Teak Toerails
  102. Stepping Masts with a Pole
  103. E-Mail for Sailors
  104. Seasonal Check—Running Rigging
  105. Using Dry Ice
  106. First Fiberglass Repair
  107. Charging Issues
  108. That Diesel Smell
  109. Leaky Boat
  110. Bonding Thru-Hulls
  111. Renovation for Performance— Part Four
  112. Plotting Equipment
  113. Using Anchor Sentinels
  114. Thru-hull Corrosion
  115. Racers' Sail Care Tips
  116. Wire-Rope Halyards
  117. Engine Oil Deposits
  118. Tearful Tales of Passagemaking
  119. Sinful Sandblasting
  120. Inverter Grounding
  121. Updating the Navigator's Toolbox
  122. Swing Keel Dilemma
  123. Should Sailors Wear Helmets?
  124. Replace or Refinish Hatch Boards
  125. Flossing for Weeds
  126. Mainsail Controls for Performance
  127. Spar Speculation
  128. Finding Fluorinated Polyurethane?
  129. Summer Time Reading
  130. Lightning Worries
  131. Cutlass Bearing Query
  132. Replacing Teak Decks
  133. Transmission Worries
  134. Plastic Through-Hull Valves and Valve Flanges
  135. WAAS and GPS
  136. Refinishing Teak
  137. Wiring Windlasses
  138. WAAS Up?
  139. Painting Masts
  140. Best Hull Insulation
  141. Moisture Dilemma
  142. Offshore Communications
  143. Another Dinghy Alternative
  144. Tiller-Wheel Conversions
  145. Re-finishing Brass
  146. Pulling Props
  147. Dinghies and Drag
  148. Refinishing Gelcoat
  149. Dutchman vs. Lazy Jacks Pros and Cons
  150. Removing Stains
  151. Bed Linens
  152. Bowed Spars
  153. The Diesel Generator
  154. Considering Ferrocement
  155. Varnishing Epoxied Surfaces
  156. Bypassing the Electrical Panel
  157. Ten Lessons of Fitting Out
  158. HAM Antennas
  159. Water in the Bilge
  160. Removing Bottom Paint
  161. Installing an Autopilot
  162. Installing Dodgers
  163. Roller Furlers
  164. Pedestal Systems' Manufacturers
  165. Multiple Charging Devices
  166. UV Sock Cover
  167. Bottom Paint Compatibility
  168. Inverter Installation
  169. Dorade Boxes
  170. Lazy-Jack or Dutchman System
  171. Hull Construction Questions
  172. Paint Flaking
  173. Samson Pre-spliced Halyards
  174. Replacing Standing Rigging
  175. Closing Seacocks
  176. Building New Dorade Boxes
  177. Cracking Gelcoat
  178. Refitting an Older Boat
  179. Sailing to San Francisco
  180. Repairing Fiberglass Decks
  181. The Davis Mega-Light
  182. Choosing and Installing Solar Panels
  183. Crew Safety Briefing—Part Two
  184. Shorthanded Sail Handling
  185. World Cruising Routes
  186. Interior Cushion Storage
  187. FlyTec Alti-Windwatch
  188. Logs of the Dead Pirates Society
  189. Steel or Fiberglass
  190. Cooking Under Pressure
  191. Electricity and Freshwater on Board
  192. High-Frequency Radio Basics
  193. Old Hull, New Gelcoat
  194. The Best Tips from Women Aboard
  195. Portable S.A.M.E. Weather Radio
  196. Titan’s Viper Series Winch Handle
  197. GPS Accuracy and Price
  198. In-Water Winter Storage
  199. Cored Hulls
  200. Schaefer Mid-ship Cleat
  201. Cleaning a Diesel Tank
  202. Financial Freedom Afloat
  203. Low Voltage DC Air Conditioning
  204. Choosing and Installing an SSB Radio
  205. Painting a Boot Top
  206. Filling Holes with Epoxy
  207. Douglas Gill Wet & Dry Bags
  208. Sailboat Electrics Simplified
  209. Overcharging Battery
  210. White Diesel Exhaust
  211. Rebuilding a Damaged Boat
  212. Keel Shield
  213. Removing Built-up Bottom Paint
  214. Hull Blisters
  215. Marine Sanitation Devices
  216. Moondancer 's Keel and Masts
  217. Sailing Shoes
  218. Tributyl Tin Worries
  219. Sailing with E-Mail
  220. Wonderful Nonskid
  221. VHF Duplex Channels
  222. Mainsail Furling
  223. Prepping Iron Keels
  224. Diesel Fuel Pumps
  225. Building Moondancer
  226. Gelcoat Repair
  227. Building a Catamaran
  228. The Water In Between
  229. Cruising Cuisine
  230. Rivets
  231. E-Mail Options
  232. Cracks on the Deck
  233. Radio Signal Strength
  234. Mast Boots
  235. Stern Anchors
  236. Learning to Use SSB
  237. Anchor Sentinels
  238. Daisy Staysail
  239. Spring Lines
  240. The Lowly Boat Pole
  241. Checking a Dead Battery
  242. Painting a Boat Dark Blue
  243. Heart of Glass: Fiberglass Boats and the Men Who Made Them
  244. Electrical Work Rules
  245. Strange Contraptions in Foreign Boats
  246. Renovating the Galley
  247. Headsails
  248. The Perfect First Mate
  249. Spinnaker Fundamentals
  250. Mainsail Details