Tips from a pro: inspect the unexpected

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Doug Domenie, an experienced boater, has several tips for maintaining and repairing motorboats. One of his main technique is test-running a boat at wide-open throttle. The technique allows boat owners to check the engine's performance and cooling system and the propeller's condition.

Author: Fales, Dan
Publisher: Time, Inc.
Publication Name: Motor Boating & Sailing
Subject: Hobbies and crafts
ISSN: 0027-1799
Year: 1998
Domenie, Doug

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Tips from a pro: shore power cables

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Marinco Engineering VP Bill Drake offers useful tips on the care and maintenance of shore power cables linking boats and docks. Among the issues he addresses are cable dunkings, heating of the cordset, failure of the plug's locking system and coiling of a cable.

Author: Fales, Dan
Publisher: Time, Inc.
Publication Name: Motor Boating & Sailing
Subject: Hobbies and crafts
ISSN: 0027-1799
Year: 1997
Cables, Drake, Bill

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Tips from a pro: hull wax. Not just for shine

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Wendy Heitzman maintains that waxing is more than just keeping a boat's hull shiny, it also protects the hull from stains and oxidation. Heitzman's methods for proper hull waxing are described.

Author: Fales, Dan
Publisher: Time, Inc.
Publication Name: Motor Boating & Sailing
Subject: Hobbies and crafts
ISSN: 0027-1799
Year: 1997
Usage, Hulls (Naval architecture), Waxes

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Subjects list: Methods, Maintenance and repair, Motorboats
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