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The following articles are based on Dave's many years of experience working with boats and motors of all shapes and sizes. Many of these tips are compilations of his postings in the rec.boating newsgroup. Please remember, that if someone doesn't understand something drop Dave a line or ask your local professional. There are professionals out there who know what they're doing and will properly care for your boat.
But for the do-it-yourselfer (or those that want to make sure their local professional really knows what they are doing), here are some tips:
Pre-Ignition Share
What is pre-ignition and/or detonation?Probably the most common (or at least commonly blamed) catastrophic failure in a gasoline powered engine is...
Inboard/Stern Share
WINTERIZING YOUR INBOARDFirst things first, let's get those gas tanks filled and fuel stabilizer added according to the directions for storage (OMC...
Types of Anti-Freeze Share
Types of Anti-Freeze and their applicationIs all anti-freeze the same? Many people mistaking believe all engine anti-freezes are the same when, of...
Silverline Share
Whatever happened to Silverline, Vanguard & Invader Boats?I often get requests from Internet surfers looking for parts and information for...
WHAT IS REFORMULATED GASOLINE (RFG)?Even though this article was written over 20 years ago, it's content remains unchanged except that government...