BoatWorks: Early Spring Checklist - 03.14.08
If your boat has been laid up for the winter, you’ll be dying to get back aboard and start getting it ready for the new season...

BoatWorks: Midwinter Boat Checks - 02.12.08
If your boat has been winterized thoroughly and covered up tightly against the ravages of the cold weather, you’re justified in not going near it for five months, right?...

BW: Seacock Safety Checklist - 12.11.07
It’s funny how things are. As I sat down to write a piece about caring for seacocks, a press release appeared on my desktop from Boat US with the alarming statement that 44 percent of sinkings at the dock are due to faulty underwater through-hulls and other skin fittings...

BoatWorks Tips: Repairing Antiskid - 11.08.07
If there was ever a product that sailors should know about, Flex Mold is it—and no, I don’t have a connection with the company...

BoatWorks Tips: Keeping Fresh-water Tanks Fresh - 11.06.07
There's nothing quite as revolting as tainted drinking water. Here are a few tips to keep the water in your tanks tasting sweet...

BoatWorks Tips: Battery Care - 10.31.07
Winter is almost here and unless you're lucky enough to live in warmer environs, it's time to lay up your boat. With all the other things that need doing, batteries often get over looked...

Shrink-Wrapping - 10.19.07
With the sailing season drawing close to an end in many parts of the country, many boatowners will be thinking about shrink-wrapping their boats to protect them from the elements...

Practice, Don't Pretend - 10.18.07
St. Barts Yachts owner, Chuck Laughlin, always enjoys selling a boat to an older couple. But if he knows they've been away from the activity for a number of years...