What to do When Your Boat Takes on Water
July 12, 2021
The axiom about an ounce of prevention is especially apropos when it comes to taking on water.
The axiom about an ounce of prevention is especially apropos when it comes to taking on water.
Nothing good happens when water seeps into cored laminate. Nip this intrusion in the bud or pay the piper later.
With these tool tips, you’ll know the right ones to buy, use and keep aboard your boat.
Nano ceramic coatings promise the ultimate gelcoat protection. Mike Smith investigates if it lives up to the hype.
With the passage of time, nonskid decks are the first thing to go. Turn back the clock with these helpful tips.
Lead-acid batteries are so 20th century; lithium’s the future. Making the switch is costly, but there are major benefits.
When it comes to your boat’s engines don’t believe everything you hear. In the interest of keeping our readers informed, we debunk the five particularly egregious engine misconceptions making their way through the boating community.
Think rudders are simple? Nope—it takes complex geometry to produce maximum running efficiency.
The Right Way to Buff Your Boat Hull: Tools, Techniques & Expert Advice
Tired of Matterhorn White, Flag Blue and Sea Green? It’s time to rethink your boat’s color palette.
A creative restoration project brings an old Bertram back to life and gets a guy who loves boating on the water again.
Is paint passé? In some cases, maybe. Vinyl wrapping is faster and cheaper, and can make a mean-looking logo.
Pods are the ne plus ultra of propulsion, but it costs a little extra to keep them spinning. Are they worth it?
Our story opens in the midst of a voyage from Anacortes, Washington to Haida Gwaii, British Columbia, a very remote little archipelago well west of Vancouver Island. Lioness, a Defever 49 with five guys aboard, owner Phil Chernin and his brother-in-law Monty Bourn amongst them, eases along toward Queen Charlotte City, Haida Gwaii’sd one and only big town.
The axiom about an ounce of prevention is especially apropos when it comes to taking on water.
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Nothing good happens when water seeps into cored laminate. Nip this intrusion in the bud or pay the piper later.
With these tool tips, you’ll know the right ones to buy, use and keep aboard your boat.
Nano ceramic coatings promise the ultimate gelcoat protection. Mike Smith investigates if it lives up to the hype.
With the passage of time, nonskid decks are the first thing to go. Turn back the clock with these helpful tips.
Lead-acid batteries are so 20th century; lithium’s the future. Making the switch is costly, but there are major benefits.
When it comes to your boat’s engines don’t believe everything you hear. In the interest of keeping our readers informed, we debunk the five particularly egregious engine misconceptions making their way through the boating community.
Think rudders are simple? Nope—it takes complex geometry to produce maximum running efficiency.
The Right Way to Buff Your Boat Hull: Tools, Techniques & Expert Advice
Tired of Matterhorn White, Flag Blue and Sea Green? It’s time to rethink your boat’s color palette.
A creative restoration project brings an old Bertram back to life and gets a guy who loves boating on the water again.
Is paint passé? In some cases, maybe. Vinyl wrapping is faster and cheaper, and can make a mean-looking logo.
How to Upgrade Your Boat With a Hydraulic Swim Platform
Pods are the ne plus ultra of propulsion, but it costs a little extra to keep them spinning. Are they worth it?
Our story opens in the midst of a voyage from Anacortes, Washington to Haida Gwaii, British Columbia, a very remote little archipelago well west of Vancouver Island. Lioness, a Defever 49 with five guys aboard, owner Phil Chernin and his brother-in-law Monty Bourn amongst them, eases along toward Queen Charlotte City, Haida Gwaii’sd one and only big town.
