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It's a boat, not a Steinway piano.* Like a person, the wrinkles portend wisdom.* If the surface were perfect you and especially your guests, would live in fear of damaging it and thusly their comfort would be nonexistant. A Maine craftsman who built six coffee tables a year, would only build...

Applying varnish I live aboard a 1986 Kadey Krogen Manatee. It has a great deal of interior and exterior teak. I apply Smith's Clear Penetrating Epoxy to any bare wood prior to varnishing. While it is still wet, I apply coat after coat of Honey Teak. This causes a chemical bond with the...

Rydlyme Use Rydlyme. Works well on engine (raw and heat exchanger) as well as A/C and water heater. Also takes rust stains off fiberglass. Great chemical, but difficult to find in gallon containers.

Snubber I mounted a "U" bolt at the waterline, attached a heavy duty snap shackle to it, ran a line through it with a Mantus chain hook one one end and a deck cleat on the other end, so I eliminate the need to add the 35' of chain for the 7' of distance between my pulpit and the water's surface.

I use a Northern Tool generator. It has a 30 amp. Plug and has worked flawlessly for five years of intermittent operation.

If you wish to extend the life of your water heater, install an anode and anually remove it, plug the opening, empty the tank, fill it with Ridlyme, let it soak for a day, and then thoroughly rince it out before filling the water heater. Eliminating lime scale will keep your water heater like...

I have two systems. They are wonderful. The pump is a priming ball and works well. Purchased mine from Flo-Rite in Portage, Michigan ((616) 583-1700). Talk to them about their Battery Life Saver system. It is an electronic device that emits a sign wave signal that breaks down sulfate...

My Puradyne filter remains full after engine shutdown by design. Once the engine dipstick shows the oil sump is full, the operating level change is miniscule.

Besides battery monitoring, look into both a battery lifesaver and/or a battery tender or maintainer.

It is a Food Saver, GameSaver Big Game model. It operates on both 120 volt A/C electric as well as 12 volt D/C current. In addition to Food Saver bags we have Ball Dome canning jar accessory and Food Saver cannisters of varying volumes. We use one canisters for all sealants and caulks. We...

Saving sealants I store all sealants and caulks in a container which I vacuum pack. They stay fresh indefinitely. I also store all spare parts in bags which I vacuum seal.