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    <title>Don&#8217;t Cheap Out on Gaskets</title>

  
  
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    <description><![CDATA[I can&#38;rsquo;t imagine &#38;ldquo;going cheap&#38;rdquo; and not installing the gaskets Crusader uses on its engines, considering the amount of effort required to redo the work if you use the incorrect gaskets.]]></description>
    <pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2012 00:00:12 GMT</pubDate>    
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    <title>Eat Right While Cruising</title>

  
  
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    <description><![CDATA[First, go through all your spices and throw out and replace any that you cannot be sure are less than a year old. Old spices lose taste. Check the dates on any canned foods, too. Keep quality boxed or canned tomatoes on hand, as they can be a good su ...]]></description>
    <pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2012 00:00:06 GMT</pubDate>    
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    <title>Update a Diesel Furnace</title>

  
  
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    <description><![CDATA[The new thermostat, even if it is an older analog model, could improve the performance of your boat&#38;rsquo;s furnace. We were having excessive trouble with our Webasto D90 furnace for years. We would be lucky to get a full season without problems. ...]]></description>
    <pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2012 00:00:59 GMT</pubDate>    
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    <title>Trawler Choices</title>

  
  
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    <description><![CDATA[You&#38;rsquo;re absolutely right that what is now referred to as &#38;ldquo;the traditional tri-cabin trawler&#38;rdquo; was, and continues to be, for many boaters, a very practical vessel. They got their name from the fact that there were three dis ...]]></description>
    <pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2012 00:00:25 GMT</pubDate>    
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    <title>Never Too Many Computers</title>

  
  
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    <description><![CDATA[We used a laptop with a Ram Mount installed in a dry place on the boat. However, I did use a separate marine-purpose bright monitor. Some laptops have decent screens, and they can generally take a shock; however, after a couple of years I went to a & ...]]></description>
    <pubDate>Sun, 01 Apr 2012 00:00:09 GMT</pubDate>    
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    <title>Correcting an Oops Moment</title>

  
  
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    <description><![CDATA[If it was a ballpoint pen, rubbing alcohol usually does the trick. Just swipe some on with a clean rag, and give a little rub. Unfortunately, some other types of inks are more difficult to deal with. If the alcohol doesn&#38;rsquo;t work, you&#38;rsq ...]]></description>
    <pubDate>Sun, 01 Apr 2012 00:00:24 GMT</pubDate>    
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    <title>The Scoop on Synthetic Oil</title>

  
  
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    <description><![CDATA[There&#38;rsquo;s no reason not to use Merc&#38;rsquo;s fine oils, and they offer non-synthetic as well. My personal opinion is that you really can&#38;rsquo;t recoup the cost of the synthetic oil in engine longevity changing it once a year after may ...]]></description>
    <pubDate>Sun, 01 Apr 2012 00:00:41 GMT</pubDate>    
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    <title>Fixing Fuel Flow Figures</title>

  
  
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    <description><![CDATA[The onboard computers don&#38;rsquo;t actually measure flowing fuel, but rather are equipped with an algorithm &#38;mdash; a small computer program &#38;mdash; that monitors several aspects of engine performance and then does a calculation of fuel co ...]]></description>
    <pubDate>Sun, 01 Apr 2012 00:00:20 GMT</pubDate>    
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    <title>Leave Your Carpet Install to the Pros</title>

  
  
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    <description><![CDATA[Even if you have installed your own carpet at home, installing it on a boat can be much different. Unless you have no hatches, and the boat has wall-to-wall carpeting, a boat install will be quite difficult.

The carpet was replaced on our 1995 Carve ...]]></description>
    <pubDate>Sun, 01 Apr 2012 00:00:17 GMT</pubDate>    
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    <title>Keep the Water Out</title>

  
  
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    <description><![CDATA[Well, 5200 on the access plate, or two Ambien before bedtime, will probably accomplish the same thing. The only shortcoming I could envision is that you wouldn&#38;rsquo;t be able to check easily for water intrusion. If, after sealing the access, you ...]]></description>
    <pubDate>Thu, 01 Mar 2012 09:56:55 GMT</pubDate>    
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    <title>Take the Soda Challenge</title>

  
  
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    <description><![CDATA[Soda is the standard. Coke works well, but some folks think RC Cola is even better. After soaking the connectors in soda and scrubbing them clean with a wire brush, give the terminals a thin coating of petroleum jelly before you re-attach the connect ...]]></description>
    <pubDate>Thu, 01 Mar 2012 09:56:11 GMT</pubDate>    
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    <title>Sonar Gets Manageable </title>

  
  
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    <description><![CDATA[While massive multispectrum transducers such as the 23-inch-long R509LH are big enough to throw some boats out of kilter and are recommended for vessels larger than 40 feet only, don&#38;rsquo;t stress too much about this problem. Airmar recently cam ...]]></description>
    <pubDate>Thu, 01 Mar 2012 09:53:32 GMT</pubDate>    
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    <title>Dominate at the Docks</title>

  
  
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    <description><![CDATA[We have neighboring boaters who hate docking and used to anchor out to avoid docking most of the time. They have since bought bow and stern thrusters, and while there is still some anxiety, it doesn&#38;rsquo;t stop them.

Our twin-engine boat now ha ...]]></description>
    <pubDate>Thu, 01 Mar 2012 09:50:29 GMT</pubDate>    
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    <title>Sonar Gets Manageable </title>

  
  
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    <description><![CDATA[While massive multispectrum transducers such as the 23-inch-long R509LH are big enough to throw some boats out of kilter and are recommended for vessels larger than 40 feet only, don&#38;rsquo;t stress too much about this problem. Airmar recently cam ...]]></description>
    <pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:00:09 GMT</pubDate>    
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    <title>Back to Oil Basics</title>

  
  
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    <description><![CDATA[I can&#38;rsquo;t attest to what after-market oils do when they mix with water and/or get hot from lack of lubricity. I think you need to return to basics. Drain all the gear oil and replace it with the Honda (or other outboard manufacturer&#38;rsquo ...]]></description>
    <pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:00:52 GMT</pubDate>    
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