“Pure water is the world’s first and foremost medicine.” – [Alleged] Slovakian Proverb In many ways, the ability to make fresh drinking water while underway represents freedom. For what are …
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“Every time I paint a portrait I lose a friend.” —John Singer Sargent, from Bentley and Esar, Treasury of Humorous Quotations When it comes to painting a boat, owners usually …
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“Ultimately, literature is nothing but carpentry. With both you are working with reality, a material just as hard as wood.” —Gabiel Garcia Marquez A boat without at least some wood …
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“Every act of creation is first an act of destruction.” —Pablo Picasso The days of summer may be lengthening and the memories of last winter’s Seattle Boat Show fading, but …
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“There are worse things in life than death. Have you ever spent an evening with an insurance salesman?” —Woody Allen Mention the “Gig Harbor Fire” and most local boaters will …
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“Water is life, and clean water means health.” —Audrey Hepburn There was a time when boaters didn’t think twice about opening their Y-valves and releasing the contents of their holding …
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“Life is 440 horsepower in a 2-cylinder engine.” —Henry Miller Other than the boat hull itself, and rigging when applicable, the motor is the biggest factor in a how a …
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“By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.”” —Benjamin Franklin Gearing up can be a decisive activity for boaters. The sheer variety and volume of available products in a …
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We all know that the toilet is the most important boating topic. We pick expert Court Percival’s brain, and now we really know our crap.
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Regardless of your winter boating priorities, a heating system is a must. Heating systems guru Eric Hinze of Sure Marine Services gives us his expert opinions.
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Employing sound to kill bottom growth is the basic premise of acoustic antifouling systems. In theory, one only needs to turn the system on and never worry about bottom growth …
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There’s a lot to sailmaking and sails in general. To learn more, we turn to Jack Christianson of the Seattle North Sails loft.