January 15, 2004
PS Advisor: 01/15/04
Tubefan
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A Foursome of Eights
Subscribers Only With highly refined features and an ergonomically superior tiller, Yamaha’s 8-hp four-stroke stiff-arms a trio of competitors.
Mailport: 01/15/04
Topside Paint Finale
Subscribers Only At the end of two years, after a hard life and no protection from the elements, the paints on our 'Bracelet' are given a final rating.
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Eco-friendly Bottom Paints 2012
February 01, 2012
There are very few times when the door to my office is closed. Bottom paint rating tabulation time is one of them. For the past week I’ve been poring over bottom paint data collected earlier this month – three Excel tables representing more than 300 data points. Although mammoth data tables are not what drew me into this business, the bottom paint program is still one of my favorite projects. I’ve spent enough time scrubbing and scraping and painting to appreciate the importance of what we do.
