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When I have guests aboard for a weekend my autopilot just can’t keep a straight course. With any seas, it continuously …

I have two 6-gallon gas tanks on my 25-foot O’Day, but when the motor quits and I have to switch tanks, there is still about 1 1/2 gallons left in the “empty” tank…

I have a Code Zero-type headsail with a torque-rope luff I’ve been flying with a continuous-line furler on my 40-foot cutter

I plan to buy a new mainsail for my C&C Landfall 38 and am thinking of making some changes.

I’ve just purchased an older boat that has a lot of unfinished teak trim both inside and outside. The teak is very grey and even black in a few places and I’d like to brighten it up. What’s the best way to clean it?

I just installed a TrueMarine audio system down in the saloon with external speakers out at the helm.

I’m finding conflicting advice on whether a tapered prop shaft should be lubricated prior to installing a propeller

I’m trying to figure out why the paddle-wheel transducer for my Raymarine ST60 knot log is registering incorrectly.

We are cruising to the Bahamas this winter, and I plan to use my dinghy to explore safe passages through local reefs. I’d like to use a depthsounder and GPS chartplotter to do this, but don’t want to carry a heavy battery in my dink to run electronics for a couple of hours. Any suggestions?

I was raised sailing mainly on fiberglass boats. I am now preparing to purchase a bluewater boat that I can live aboard while doing some extensive cruising.