Tips Afloat or Ashore

Listed below are tips on topics ranging from life on the trawler, to making a reefing tool to stocking the kitchen.

3M Vinyl Filler	05/24/2006	3M Vinyl Filler - Do's and Don'ts
Battery mounting	05/24/2006	Follow these regulations for a safe battery mount
Bottom Paint	05/24/2006	Bottom Paint and wood boats
Choosing a Hull Form	05/24/2006	Hull form shapes and speeds
Coast Guard Documentation	05/24/2006	Who and How Much
Electrical Bonding	05/24/2006	Bonding and wood boats
Electrical Loads	05/24/2006	Calculating Electrical Loads Worksheet
Engine Room Flooring	05/24/2006	Aluminum flooring for engine rooms
Finding a Repair Yard	05/24/2006	Not all yards are equal
Finding A surveyor	05/24/2006	There is a difference in wood and plastic surveys
Fuel Tank Site Tubes	05/24/2006	Site tube material for dielsel fuel tanks
Gardner Engine Repairs	05/24/2006	Repair Technician for Gardner Engines
Interior Design - fabrics and colors	05/24/2006	Sample Interior
Metric Tubing	05/24/2006	A source for metric tubing
Motion Sickness	05/24/2006	Reliefband cures motion sickness
Obtaining Insurance	05/24/2006	Shop for insurance
Reefing Hook	05/24/2006	A reefing hook made from a seal puller
Repairing Carvel Planking and Frames	05/09/2005	Removing and replacing planks in carvel construction hulls
Testing Fresh Water Quality	05/24/2006	Testing fresh water quality
The Brazing Book	12/27/2004	Learn from the pros how to braze
Wire Tracing	05/24/2006	Tracing those hidden wires
Wood Rot	05/24/2006	Borates and Wood Rot Prevention
Wooden Boat Inspections	05/24/2006	Coast Guard n7-95 document on inspecting wooden boats
Wooden Boat Surveys	05/24/2006	Wooden Boat Surveys by David Pascoe