Useful Information

Carbon Monoxide: Educational information from ABYC

Electrical: How to install a solar panel for battery charging by Don Casey

EPIRBs and Personal Locator Beacons (PLBs): Article from Soundings Magazine

EPIRBs and Personal Locator Beacons (PLBs): Information about correct registration

Fuel - Additives: What Boaters Need to Know about using Fuel Additives

Fuel - Diesel: Why your filter(s) clog so easily

Fuel - Gas - Ethanol: Excerpts from a surveyors' forum

Fuel - Gas - Ethanol: Coping with ethanol - an article from Soundings

Fuel - Gas - Ethanol: Ethanol and winter storage - another article from Soundings

Grounding and Bonding: An article by Capt. David Rifkin and James Shafer

How to Install Your Inboard Propeller: Excerpt from digitalpropshop.com

How to: Click on "How to", then page down to the Uses & Solutions section of Shurhold's web site and find articles on Boating Safety and Health; Fishing; Maintenance and Repairs; Detailing & Cleaning; General Boat Repair; New Technology; Fiberglass Boat Repair; Lifestyle.

Maintenance - Springtime Boat Preparation: Things to check at the beginning of the boating season - an article from Discover Boating. For sailors, I would also add inspecting your standing and running rigging, as well as the sails (especially at the corners).

New Boat Owner Recommendations: An article by Charles Kanter, AMS®

Outdrives - MerCruiser: Recommended service intervals

Propane: Facts about OPD valve requirements

Potable water: Sanitizing potable water systems

Rigging - Chain Plates: Concerns and how to care for them

Rigging - Service Guidelines: A guide by Navtec for rigging inspection

Rigging - Swages: Why they should be sealed

Rot repair in fiberglass boats: You may want to go to http://www.rotdoctor.com/glass/GLrotrepair.html for the interactive article

Rot repair: Why you might not want to use Git Rot - an excerpt from a surveyors' forum

Safe boating hints: Sacramento River

Sails: Care and Maintenance - an article from Tower Gate Insurance

Shaft logs: Maintenance and types

VHF radios and MMSI - USCG Marine Safety Alert 2-07: The importance of programming your VHF radio

VHF radio check: An article about a free service provided by Sea Tow