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April 19, 2011 - 4:54pm
Fighting Onboard Gremlins
before you’re buying new batteries. And, oh yes, the engines won’t start. Be sure to add this to your ... inside the engine room (yes, I know it’s hot) just to see if water is on the hull sides next ... that if the oil level in the engines was OK last night, last week or last month, it’s OK today. I have to tell you ...
October 3, 2007 - 4:11pm
Prepare Yourself
-explanatory: plan ahead to stay out of trouble. Don't, for example, set off in hurricane season. Have your engine ... -overboard procedure and launching the life raft. Even a task, such as checking the engine oil, that is so simple ... engine manufacturer to teach those basic skills.
For too many skippers, cruising is synonymous ...
October 3, 2007 - 4:11pm
Spare Those Parts
all new parts, leaving you to wonder where you went wrong.
Take the spark plugs on a gas engine ... .
The same thing holds true for the spare parts on a diesel engine as well. You took your engine serial ... a preformed cooling hose into a box in the engineroom and allow it to bake every time you run your engine ...
October 3, 2007 - 4:11pm
Spring to Action
the slack with the engines in forward. If the pier is not well-padded, fenders should protect your hull. Put ... the cleat for friction. Gently take up the slack with the engine in reverse and turn the wheel hard toward ... through an arc until you are lined up in the slip. Leave the engine idling in reverse until you have ...
October 3, 2007 - 4:11pm
Man Overboard
is the propellers. Without use of the engines, the boat can't maneuver, but, on the other hand, having someone in the water, with propellers turning nearby, is asking for trouble. Our solution was to kill the engine ... reason, the victim hasn't been moved around to the side with the live engine and, if so, he should kill ...
June 18, 2009 - 3:04pm
No Crew Required
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The ability of the skipper to operate the engines and thrusters from locations other than the helm was also ...
October 3, 2007 - 4:11pm
An Expert's Rules of the Road
, because you'll always lose if you try to sneak in front of a tanker or a tug pushing a barge. Your engine ...
October 3, 2007 - 4:11pm
Harbor Etiquette
into the boats downwind. If you need to run your engine to charge the batteries, pick a time when it isn't going ...
