
Cleaning Your Marine Diesel Engine 101
The best part about keeping your diesel clean is your ability to discover and correct engine wear long before it becomes an expensive repai

Rekindle the Passion
Dreaming of the freedom and adventure in cruising on your own or with your sweetheart? Then eventually, you'll leap into the first reall

FROM ALIEN TO CHERISHED CREWMEMBER
You name your car, you name your boat, you name your autopilot, but why don’t you name your diesel engine? Is it because it feels like...

Building Confidence on O'ahu
Things may go wrong, pride may take a hit, but death tied to the dock is far more dismal.

Day 17 - Indian Ocean Crossing
Angelo's Story
One person's story of having the confidence to use newly acquired skills and the feeling of tremendous success.

Preparing to Cross: Six Must-Do Inspections
We always begin by carefully examining six key areas: engine, fuel, steering, bilge, navigation tools, and safety equipment. Take a look at

Robert's Tip - Cooling Hose Removal
It's the little things that become so very challenging. Replace the house batteries? I'm on it! There is no doubt it is going to be...

Robert's Tip - Internal Corrosion
No wonder this diesel engine was constantly overheating, half the water jackets were partially to fully closed with calcium built up over ye

Trash to Class - A Diesel Engine
Hearing this diesel's "breathing pattern", and feeling its strain when I covered the intake and hand cranked, turned this fore

Docking Solo or Short-Handed - tip 1
A tip for preparing the bowline for retrieval when docking alone.