Getting hot under the collar

An overheating boat engine can have many causes, but one of the first things to check is the health of the heat exchanger.

The hull cleanup

Cleaning off old coatings from a boat’s hull is no easy task, especially if they are years old, made up of a variety of materials and…

Fitting a shower cubicle

One of the benefits of stripping a boat back to the bare hull is that you can redesign the layout to correct any annoying shortcomings in…

Bilge pump disaster

Is you bilge pump installation up to moving a large volume of water out of your hull should the need arise?

Dealing with calcification

Last issue we covered the affliction of corrosion, but boats that remain in the water for long periods suffer from the reverse problem –…