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DIY (“do it yourself”) specializes in expert, detailed advice on how to maintain, upgrade and repair boats and boating equipment. Through the quarterly magazine, a library of CDs, and this Web site, owners of both power and sailboats get step-by-step guides, based on best accepted technical standards, that will save money, preserve your investment and make boating more fun!

Issue 2009 #2

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In This Issue

  • Refit: Pros and Cons
  • Extreme Deck Makeover
  • Cork for Floors
  • Transom Restoration
  • Diesel Physical
  • Engine Spares
  • Tame your Main
  • Galvanic Corrosion
  • Light up with LEDs
  • Boat Defences
  • Test: Racor Air Filter

Ask The Experts

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Band-Aid Fix for Painted Finishes
Q: Do you know of a product that will put a shine on scuffed Awlgrip? The company suggests using only its cleaner and buffing/wax product. Rather than repaint my hull for $6,000, there must be a way to take the edge off a few “dock scuffs.”

Chip Lohman, Woodbridge, Virginia

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What's Coming Up in the Next DIY?

2009 #3 Issue Features:

  • Diesel Engines: Decommissioning with Nigel Calder
  • Upgrade: Insulation Solutions
  • Maintenance: What to do when your boat sinks?
  • Engines: Fatal Fours
  • Powerboat Rigging: Prop Removal Tools
  • Electrical: Installing a Tank Sender
  • Sailboat Rigging: Replacing J24 Floors
  • Safety: Chafing Stuff
  • Gear & Gadget: Manoverboard Devices
  • Projects: Deck Shade; Diesel Day Tank

Tech Tips

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Slip fit: When your open-end wrench is too big, insert a washer to adjust the jaw for a snug fit.

Renewable Glue Brush: To make an always-ready-to-use glue brush, poke a length of line through a hand-size piece of 1/2" (12mm) ID hose and splay the end. After using, cut off the used part and pull more rope through the tube for the next job.

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Easy Repair for Leaking Poly Tanks

We thought it was impossible to repair a leaking polyethylene water tank until a DIY reader asked for help and our research lead us to Kracor, a manufacturer of such tanks. The company provided the following procedures to repair small cracks and holes in poly tanks.

You'll need a heat gun or propane torch, drill and 1.5mm (1/16") bit, strips of a polyethylene container or polyethylene welding rod and small metal putty knife or similar tool. It sounds easy, so if you give it a try let us know the outcome.

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30-Minute Access Port Install

DIY magazine is part way through a complete remake of a 1990 6.7m (22') walkaround cuddy. This includes a redesigned deck to remove the livewells and add a new seating arrangement, remove all wood and replace with StarBoard components, install a washdown system and docking lights, all new deck hardware, a full canvas top, replumb cockpit scuppers and much more.

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