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    <title>Read the Rust Stains</title>

  
  
  
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    <description><![CDATA[Easy Goin&#38;rsquo; was on the hard at Cap Sante Marine in Anacortes, for some regularly scheduled spring maintenance. Barney, the service mechanic, and I were in the engine room inspecting the drive&#173;train when Barney said, &#38;ldquo;What&#38; ...]]></description>
    <pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2012 00:00:07 GMT</pubDate>    
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    <title>Cleat installation 101</title>

  
  
  
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    <description><![CDATA[It&#38;rsquo;s the absence of a cleat when it&#38;rsquo;s needed most that makes you fully aware of its value. As a marine surveyor, I see too many cases where builders have skimped on the number of cleats installed, their size or both. Fortunately,  ...]]></description>
    <pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2012 00:00:04 GMT</pubDate>    
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    <title>Swap Navigation Lights Legally</title>

  
  
  
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    <description><![CDATA[The benefits of LED lights over traditional incandescent lights have been touted everywhere, especially in the marine industry, where LEDs&#38;rsquo; low power draw and ability to stay cool during use are big pros. Certain places on the boat are not  ...]]></description>
    <pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2012 00:00:56 GMT</pubDate>    
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    <title>Maximum Thrust</title>

  
  
  
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    <description><![CDATA[For many boaters, pulling into a tight slip in front of a crowd can feel like the 18th tee at Augusta on Sunday afternoon &#38;mdash; it&#38;rsquo;s intimidating. Thrusters can help. But what if you already have a boat and don&#38;rsquo;t want to put ...]]></description>
    <pubDate>Sun, 01 Apr 2012 00:00:24 GMT</pubDate>    
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    <title>Prepare for a Carefree Boating Season</title>

  
  
  
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    <description><![CDATA[It&#38;rsquo;s time to gear up for another memorable season on the water. In the spring rush to get the boat ready, it&#38;rsquo;s tempting to just paint the bottom and get back to cruising again. But to do so without a thorough inspection can be an  ...]]></description>
    <pubDate>Sun, 01 Apr 2012 00:00:03 GMT</pubDate>    
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    <title>Old Plotters Never Die</title>

  
  
  
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    <description><![CDATA[The 13-year-old chartplotter on our 13-year-old Krogen 42 stopped cooperating with me a while ago. The cursor, controlled by a built-in track ball, would not move. It doesn&#38;rsquo;t take much to figure out that when a device with only one mechanic ...]]></description>
    <pubDate>Sun, 01 Apr 2012 00:00:56 GMT</pubDate>    
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    <title>A Fuel Cell for Marine Use</title>

  
  
  
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    <description><![CDATA[As more boaters are opting to refit their existing vessel rather than buy a new one, many are considering an electrical upgrade. The good news for them is that the fuel cell has finally made its way to the marine field.

Unless a boat has a separat ...]]></description>
    <pubDate>Thu, 01 Mar 2012 10:06:35 GMT</pubDate>    
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    <title>Preseason  Inflatable Care</title>

  
  
  
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    <description><![CDATA[Most inflatable boats and RIBs are used as tenders and are subjected to some pretty tough conditions, but if they are maintained properly, they should provide 10 to 20 years of service. A little springtime preventive maintenance will help extend a te ...]]></description>
    <pubDate>Thu, 01 Mar 2012 10:01:25 GMT</pubDate>    
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    <title>Tear Down That Wall</title>

  
  
  
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    <description><![CDATA[Older boats sometimes need a little extra TLC &#38;mdash; not just tender loving care but touch, look and check. My 1987 34-foot Silverton was getting soft in the beloved &#38;ldquo;Silverton Triangle&#38;rdquo; areas. That&#38;rsquo;s the shape of t ...]]></description>
    <pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:00:36 GMT</pubDate>    
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    <title>Embrace Engine-Room Checks</title>

  
  
  
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    <description><![CDATA[While some people view hourly engine-room checks under way as an interruption of the fun of cruising, my wife, Maria, and I actually embrace the activity. Boating&#38;rsquo;s enjoyment comes with responsibilities that we do not take lightly, includin ...]]></description>
    <pubDate>Sun, 01 Jan 2012 14:34:49 GMT</pubDate>    
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    <title>Caring for Canvas</title>

  
  
  
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    <description><![CDATA[Take simple steps to extend the life of your canvas, whether it&#38;rsquo;s a woven acrylic fabric like Sunbrella or a vinyl-coated woven polyester such as Stamoid, and don&#38;rsquo;t forget to care for the windows and the hardware such as zippers a ...]]></description>
    <pubDate>Sun, 01 Jan 2012 14:26:04 GMT</pubDate>    
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    <title>A Genset Shutdown Conundrum</title>

  
  
  
  
  
  

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    <description><![CDATA[We have two diesel engines on our single-engine Krogen 42. Wait. What? Well, we have a 140 hp main propulsion engine that is really a marinized Ford tractor motor. That gets us from point A to B to C. We also have a little 3-cylinder 10 hp Japanese d ...]]></description>
    <pubDate>Thu, 01 Dec 2011 00:00:38 GMT</pubDate>    
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    <title>How to Buff a Fiberglass Boat</title>

  
  
  
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    <description><![CDATA[Any boater can restore a glossy shine to a boat&#38;rsquo;s fiberglass by following five simple steps from Shurhold Industries. You will need removable painter&#38;rsquo;s tape, a 1-inch paintbrush, microfiber towels, a dual-action polisher, buffing  ...]]></description>
    <pubDate>Thu, 01 Dec 2011 00:00:45 GMT</pubDate>    
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    <title>7 Liveaboard  Must-Haves</title>

  
  
  
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    <description><![CDATA[By the time you&#38;rsquo;re choosing your third boat, you&#38;rsquo;ve had some experience with what works and what doesn&#38;rsquo;t. And while my wife, Maria, and I have lived part-time on our previous two boats, we know we&#38;rsquo;re going to l ...]]></description>
    <pubDate>Thu, 01 Dec 2011 00:00:09 GMT</pubDate>    
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    <title>Check the Cutlass Bearing</title>

  
  
  
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    <description><![CDATA[Sea water is the sole lubricant for your boat&#38;rsquo;s prop shaft as it spins thousands of rpm when you&#38;rsquo;re under way. The shaft is supported typically at its inboard end by a coupling that is attached to the transmission; its other end i ...]]></description>
    <pubDate>Thu, 01 Dec 2011 00:00:31 GMT</pubDate>    
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