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The Classroom

Maintaining your fuel system

As most of us know, good clean fuel is important to any diesel engine. Because of this, it is important to do proper routine maintenance to the fuel system to keep your engine performing well. A few simple inspections will help keep the fuel flowing […]

Seamanship, The Classroom

“Huston We Have a Problem” (Shore Side Support)

This article was originally published in SAIL magazine (JAN 17, 2020) in a smaller version. This is the full version. There has been a lot said about preparing your vessel for an offshore passage, everything from how to prepare your boat to feeding and caring […]

Sparky's Corner, The Classroom, The Work Shop

Understanding Galvanic Isolators

There is a lot of misunderstanding about how corrosion of underwater metal happens on a boat and how being in a marina effects underwater metal corrosion. Often mislabeled as “Electrolysis” which is a different process, it should correctly be referred to as “galvanic corrosion.”