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    <title>Easier Oil Changes</title>

  
  
  
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    <description><![CDATA[Regular oil changes are arguably the most important thing a boat owner can do to increase an engine&#38;rsquo;s service life. As with most preventive maintenance, however, the easier the process, the more likely it will happen. Here&#38;rsquo;s a loo ...]]></description>
    <pubDate>Wed, 01 May 2013 00:00:40 GMT</pubDate>    
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    <title>Rub Out the Rub</title>

  
  
  
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    <description><![CDATA[Boat owners who take pride in the appearance of their boat try to prevent the minor, but unsightly, marring caused by chafing and abrasion. Such marring can happen to painted or varnished wood finishes, polished chrome and stainless metal hardware, a ...]]></description>
    <pubDate>Wed, 01 May 2013 00:00:23 GMT</pubDate>    
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    <title>Get Your Ground Tackle Ready</title>

  
  
  
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    <description><![CDATA[I can&#38;rsquo;t overstress the importance of good ground tackle and its maintenance. On Easy Goin&#38;rsquo;, we inspect the ground tackle annually as a part of our spring commissioning.
We begin by hauling the entire rode, anchor, chain and rope o ...]]></description>
    <pubDate>Mon, 01 Apr 2013 00:00:55 GMT</pubDate>    
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    <title>Water Heater Replacement Made Easy </title>

  
  
  
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    <description><![CDATA[Water heaters crash for a variety of reasons. A failed heating element can often be repaired by replacing the defective parts. More serious is failure from freeze damage, which can split the water tank when the water in it expands. Often, water heate ...]]></description>
    <pubDate>Mon, 01 Apr 2013 00:00:28 GMT</pubDate>    
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    <title>Lithium-Ion Batteries Advance</title>

  
  
  
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    <description><![CDATA[Boaters considering upgrading or replacing a battery bank will find, after doing a bit of research, there are major changes taking place in battery technology.

The newest technology &#38;mdash; lithium ion &#38;mdash; has now made its way into batte ...]]></description>
    <pubDate>Fri, 01 Mar 2013 00:00:15 GMT</pubDate>    
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    <title>Be Good to Your Belts</title>

  
  
  
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    <description><![CDATA[The belts that provide life support to your engine&#38;rsquo;s accessories &#38;mdash; the alternator, auxiliary alternator, raw-water pump and circulator pump &#38;mdash; will typically provide reliable, trouble-free service, provided they are prope ...]]></description>
    <pubDate>Fri, 01 Mar 2013 00:00:54 GMT</pubDate>    
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    <title>What the Flux?</title>

  
  
  
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    <description><![CDATA[To begin, let&#38;rsquo;s give credit where credit is due: No other device has facilitated navigation and exploration more than the humble magnetic compass. Although a magnetic compass remains as relevant today as during the time of Columbus &#38;mda ...]]></description>
    <pubDate>Fri, 01 Feb 2013 05:00:27 GMT</pubDate>    
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    <title>Build a Better Owner&#8217;s Manual</title>

  
  
  
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    <description><![CDATA[During the purchase process of my last three boats, as part of each delivery routine, the brokers handed me a three-ring notebook full of leaflets and equipment manuals that covered the propulsion gear, the plumbing system, and most of the accessorie ...]]></description>
    <pubDate>Fri, 01 Feb 2013 03:00:23 GMT</pubDate>    
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    <title>Gadget Grab Bag</title>

  
  
  
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    <description><![CDATA[Here is what our dictionary says about a gadget: a mechanical contrivance or device; any ingenious article. I have a list of eight gadgets we find very helpful on the boat, and they may even be ingenious.
Anti-Rattle Foam for a Gadget Drawer. If you  ...]]></description>
    <pubDate>Wed, 02 Jan 2013 22:24:49 GMT</pubDate>    
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    <title>Does Your Fuel Shine?</title>

  
  
  
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    <description><![CDATA[Many boat owners spend hours making sure their vessel shines with pride of ownership, washing, buffing and waxing their yacht to polished perfection. Little do they know that beneath that gleaming exterior in the seldom-thought-of depths of their bil ...]]></description>
    <pubDate>Wed, 02 Jan 2013 22:20:11 GMT</pubDate>    
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    <title>Keep Your Boat Afloat</title>

  
  
  
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    <description><![CDATA[When the topic of sinking comes up, most sailors think of ferocious gales, uncharted reefs or fog-shrouded collisions at sea. The less- sensational truth is that more boats slip quietly beneath the water at their own dock than anywhere else. The majo ...]]></description>
    <pubDate>Sat, 01 Dec 2012 21:33:24 GMT</pubDate>    
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    <title>Come on in; the Water&#8217;s Fine</title>

  
  
  
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    <description><![CDATA[We cruise in the winter. It makes the investment in our boat more justifiable. Did I say investment? Justifiable? Well &#38;hellip; that is a subject for another day. So, we do go cruising when the daily high temperature drops below 50 degrees and da ...]]></description>
    <pubDate>Sat, 01 Dec 2012 21:28:07 GMT</pubDate>    
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    <title>Tune in to Your Transmission</title>

  
  
  
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    <description><![CDATA[The transmission in your boat is the vital link between the engine and the prop, yet many boat owners never pay attention to their transmission until it&#38;rsquo;s too late. A review of the owner&#38;rsquo;s transmission manual will give you all the ...]]></description>
    <pubDate>Sat, 01 Dec 2012 20:16:13 GMT</pubDate>    
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    <title>Keep Your (Engine)  Cool</title>

  
  
  
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    <description><![CDATA[Keeping your cool can be difficult when your engine temperature starts to rise. Fortunately, most overheating problems can be avoided by carrying out a few preemptive maintenance checks and procedures. Here are a few basic tips on maintaining both ra ...]]></description>
    <pubDate>Thu, 01 Nov 2012 23:00:34 GMT</pubDate>    
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    <title>Peace of Mind You Can Install </title>

  
  
  
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    <description><![CDATA[Beep, beep, beep. Life is full of alarms. So why would I install more alarms on our Krogen 42? Because there are three things that, if they are happening, I need to know about: 
- Smoke in the engine room
- Water pouring into the bilge
- Main engine  ...]]></description>
    <pubDate>Mon, 01 Oct 2012 00:00:38 GMT</pubDate>    
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