Best Ethanol Fuel Treatment for Boat Engines
Since the introduction of ethanol fuels at dockside pumps, weve had a slew of reader inquires about the effects of E-10 on fuel lines,...
What Your Boat and the Baltimore Super Container Ship May Have in Common
When the mega container ship Dali struck the Francis Scott Key Bridge at 1:28 am on Tuesday, March 26, the world saw a remote...
Diesel Fuel System Maintenance Best Practices
Dont look to tank vent filters and fuel additives to solve real fuel-system problems. They are only ancillaries to regular fuel system-management and maintenance,...
Test Checks Burst Point and Freeze Protection
We tested each product for glycol content using a refractometer and either the ethylene glycol or propylene glycol scale, as appropriate. In the case...
Bolder and Statpower Battery Packs
In the October 15, 1999 issue we reported on four 17-pound, 17-amp-hour (Ah) battery power packs whose main purpose is to jump dead batteries,...
Jabsco Oil Changing System Turns Chore Into Cakewalk
The best way to get all of the oil out of the engine (after a thorough warm-up) is to drain it from the plug...
EPA Mandate Sparks Fuel-vent Filter Test
Photo by Drew Frye
Every day, as the temperature rises and falls, gases inside your fuel tank expand and contract. The gas emissions released during...
Dinghy Engines
Editor's note: Although many of the engines profiled in this archive report have changed since it was first published in 2006, many of these...
Oil and Fuel Filters
Are there any significant differences in the quality of an OEM Yanmar Oil Filter and a Fram filter from K-Mart?Warren Milberg1986 Hunter 28.5Deale, Md.One...
Reducing Engine Room Noise
Of all the health reporting that has been featured in the news recently, the theme of ambient noise is one that resonated strongly with...
Universal Diesel Engines – What You Should Know
This week we take a look at the Universal Diesel Sailboat Engine and its history including the Atomic 4 sailboat engine followed by the...
