June 24, 2025
Ask Andrew: Bogging? What’s that?
a diesel water-separating fuel filter June 26, 2025 Mec…
May 20, 2025
Ask Andrew: Winter Trauma – Your Boat Needs to Recover
Yikes – remove any corrosion in electrical connections…
May 6, 2025
Ask Andrew: Water Connections and Newer Solutions
PEX tubing with Sharkbite connections May 8, 2025 As bo…
April 21, 2025
Ask Andrew: Head Start: A Guided Tour of Your Marine Toilet
a replacement parts kit for the pump portion of the toi…
April 8, 2025
Ask Andrew: Upgrading Safety Part 2
Apr 10, 2025 Transport Canada’s Safe Boating Guide will…
March 25, 2025
Ask Andrew: Upgrading Safety Part 1
Mar 27, 2025 I worked for a busy boat-tour operation 20…
February 25, 2025
Ask Andrew: Below-The-Water Inspections in the Before Launch – Power and Sail
Feb 27, 2025 When the boat is in the water, It’s easy t…
February 11, 2025
Ask Andrew: A Boater’s APPetite
Feb 13, 2025 I think I last prepared a printed an email…
January 21, 2025
Ask Andrew: Connections at the battery
a clamp style connector on a battery post Jan 23, 2025…
December 17, 2024
Andrew’s Poem for your Batteries (Could They Light Rudolph’s Nose?)
Dec 19, 2024 ‘‘Twas the night before Christmas and all…
November 19, 2024
Ask Andrew: Engine antifreeze technique – Part 2
Nov 21, 2024 In Part 1 last issue we learned that Two w…
October 22, 2024
Ask Andrew: Carbon Monoxide
When operating at a slow idle, carbon monoxide can buil…
October 8, 2024
Ask Andrew: End of Season boating
time in the water can be enjoyable in the colder months…
September 24, 2024
Ask Andrew: Keeping Fresh with Fuel Additives
Sept 26, 2024 Fuel has a shelf-life. We don’t often not…
September 10, 2024
Ask Andrew: Trimming – it’s just plane sense. Part 2: Trim Tabs
Sept 12, 2024 Last time, we looked at outboard and ster…
August 20, 2024
Ask Andrew: Trimming – it’s just plane sense. Part 1
an outboard engine trimmed in the ‘up’ position Aug 22,…
July 9, 2024
Ask Andrew: What’s in a survey?
July 11, 2024 I’ve found, in speaking with boaters the…
June 25, 2024
Ask Andrew: Battery Tests part 2 – What to do if your battery fails a test
Load testing a battery June 27, 2024 1) If the battery…
June 11, 2024
Ask Andrew: Battery Tests – Part 1
June 13, 2024 Testing voltage with a multimeter Modern…
May 21, 2024
Ask Andrew: What To Look For If You Launch Late
performing engine checks before start-up May 23, 2024 T…
May 7, 2024
Ask Andrew: Engine fires and other scares
(not a Canadian shot btw) May 9, 2024 Boats aren’t inhe…
April 25, 2024
Ask Andrew: How to Keep your Brightwork Bright
Before Photo Apr 25, 2024 In the early spring, just aft…
April 8, 2024
Ask Andrew: Understanding Fiberglass
Most of the boats on the water in Canada today are made using fiberglass – which is essentially a layer of fibrous stands, infused with a resin that will chemically react with a hardener, to make a strong, solid block.
March 26, 2024
Ask Andrew: What Story is Your Gelcoat Telling?
Mar 28, 2024 Note the chalky appearance As kids we’re t…
February 20, 2024
Ask Andrew: Mid-winter boat hugs
Feb 22, 2024 obvious engine damage – likely water was l…
January 23, 2024
Ask Andrew: Dealing with Pesky Pests
Jan 25, 2024 bird droppings cover a deck A boat trip ca…
January 9, 2024
Ask Andrew: Off-season Prop Repairs
Jan 11, 2024 With boats out of the water and underwater…
December 19, 2023
Ask Andrew: Customers and Boat Yards – Part 2
Dec 21, 2023 In Part 1 I took a look at how customers f…
December 5, 2023
Ask Andrew: Customers and Boat Yards – Finding the Right Match
Dec 7, 2023 I hear stories about boaters’ experiences w…
November 21, 2023
Ask Andrew: Winter battery storage
Nov 23, 2023 a great time to clean up wiring and termin…
November 6, 2023
Ask Andrew: VC17 – Some Facts and Suggestions
Nov 9, 2023 The News: Boaters were met with signs like…
October 24, 2023
Ask Andrew: Post haul-out checklists
Oct 26, 2023 The end of the boating season is not on th…
October 10, 2023
Ask Andrew: Pre- haulout checklists
Oct 12, 2023 review of the engine systems Boat yards, m…
September 26, 2023
Ask Andrew: Electrical Testing Onboard
two examples of common digital multimetersSept 26, 2023…