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- Category: Boat Haul Out Videos
- Category: Boat Insurance Articles
- Category: Boat Purchasing
- Category: General Boat Information
- The Listing of the Regal 38
- Winterizing Boats in Southern California
- Catalina Advice
- Refrigeration 101
- Boat Humor
- Termites
- Hour Meters
- Self Driving Boats
- Proper Hailing Ports
- Boats and the Gig Economy
- California Boater Card
- Sea Sickness – Controlling the body
- Sea Sickness – Controlling the Sea
- Shore Power Cord Problems
- Boat electrical systems in winter
- Boat Superstitions (part 1)
- Boat Superstitions (Part 2)
- When Size Matters
- Keeping Water on the Outside – Siphons
- Motor Mounts
- Conscientious Boating and Living
- When the Little Things Matter
- A Primer on Displacement
- Winterizing Tips for Southern California
- Modern Advances
- Paintballs and Pinnipeds
- Preventing Petty & Grand Theft
- What is that Noise? – Snapping Shrimp
- Little Things
- Cored vs solid
- How long will my engine last?
- Who killed my engine?
- Marina Heroes
- Mega Yacht Emergency
- Ten Ideas for Spring Commissioning
- How to steal a boat
- Choosing a marine tradesman
- Finding water leaks
- Don’t Drink the Water
- Osmotic Blisters
- Boat Corrosion 101
- Heavy Weather Maintenance
- Tax Assessments
- Category: Interesting Articles
- My 60th Birthday, January 18, 2024
- The Grass is Always Greener
- The Risks of Exploration
- Vessel Damage Claim Mystery
- Cabo Passport Incident
- Salvage Boat Race
- A Marine Surveyor’s Voyage Through the Corona Virus
- A Scary Story
- Parking
- Cecil Lang Story
- POKEMON Stop – Stop
- Puerto Salina
- An Interesting trip to CUBA
- Another Use For Vodka
- The Joys of Boating
- Tribute to the NuTone Blender
- A Childhood Horror Story
- Three year old Captain
- Trapped
- Jet Lev
- Category: Marine Surveying
- Saltwater in the Bilge
- Pretrial: What You Should Know
- A Fascinating Tugboat Survey
- Top 10 claims from Christian & Company Marine Surveyors
- How to Maintain a Boat and Prepare for a Marine Survey
- A good reason for a survey – fiberglass laminate issues
- A good reason for a survey – through hulls
- The Road to Ensenada
- Successful Sea Trials
- Why we tap your hull
- Survey First… not last
- How to prepare for a marine survey
- An unusual survey aka a fall story
- Pawn Stars and the crazy submarine
- A Tale of Two Boats
- Why choose a good surveyor?
- Marine Surveyor FAQs
- How to choose a surveyor
- Category: Safety Articles
- Ensuring Safety with Open Hatches on Boats by ChatGPT
- Vessel Hatch Safety
- It’s Not How You Get into Trouble
- Vessel Engine Neutral Safety Switch
- Sea Story, a Close Call with Fire
- Parade of Lights (and lack thereof)
- Marelon vs Bronze
- Marine Distress Signals
- Flotation devices
- Carbon Monoxide Danger
- Heavy Things
- Maritime Emergency, Immediate Response