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    <title>Ramp-side Cleaning Pays Dividends</title>

  
  
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    <description><![CDATA[A large percentage of boaters trailer their boat, and the drive home can dry the boat, causing spots and stains to be more stubborn. Also, many of us who live farther from the ramp may be tired from a day of boating and the long drive home, neglectin ...]]></description>
    <pubDate>Wed, 01 May 2013 00:00:36 GMT</pubDate>    
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    <title>Glass Spotting</title>

  
  
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    <description><![CDATA[First, you need to determine what type of spots you have. The worst type are the ones that are etched into the glass, because they cannot be cleaned. Luckily, these are very rare, given that glass is so hard. The next type are soap spots, which are t ...]]></description>
    <pubDate>Wed, 01 May 2013 00:00:36 GMT</pubDate>    
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    <title>Back to the Beginning</title>

  
  
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    <description><![CDATA[I&#38;rsquo;d have to go back to the beginning:
1&#93;&#38;ensp;Make sure the battery is hooked up + to +, - to -. Make sure the connections are spotlessly clean where they join, and use lock nuts or lock washers to snug them down.

2&#93;&#38;ensp;I ...]]></description>
    <pubDate>Wed, 01 May 2013 00:00:10 GMT</pubDate>    
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    <title>Eschew the Power Washer</title>

  
  
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    <description><![CDATA[I do not recommend the use of a pressure washer other than for below the waterline. Since your question pertains to while the boat is on the water, it is a safe bet you are not asking about bottom cleaning. Again, I have to say no to using a pressure ...]]></description>
    <pubDate>Mon, 01 Apr 2013 00:00:10 GMT</pubDate>    
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    <title>Concerned About Water Stream</title>

  
  
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    <description><![CDATA[Since you indicated the stream is the same whether you&#38;rsquo;re in the water or force-feeding water under pressure, you should look for trash in the discharge hose or outlet pipe. If it&#38;rsquo;s totally clear, then replace the water-pump assem ...]]></description>
    <pubDate>Mon, 01 Apr 2013 00:00:27 GMT</pubDate>    
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    <title>William Fletcher, via email</title>

  
  
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    <description><![CDATA[You can do this one of three ways:

1.&#38;ensp;Make sure the engine is shut off, the key is removed from the ignition and the shift is in neutral. Separate the speedometer pickup hose. Remove the torque tab. Remove the nine bolts holding the gearcas ...]]></description>
    <pubDate>Mon, 01 Apr 2013 00:00:07 GMT</pubDate>    
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    <title>Battle of the Coffeemakers</title>

  
  
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    <description><![CDATA[Normally, the straight 12v DC unit will be more efficient, because an inverter has a certain power loss to convert from DC to AC. The bigger question is the watts used by one or the other version. A four-cup AC coffeemaker requires approximately 650  ...]]></description>
    <pubDate>Mon, 01 Apr 2013 00:00:24 GMT</pubDate>    
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    <title>Getting to the Fuel Gauge Sender</title>

  
  
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    <description><![CDATA[Under normal circumstances, if you can ground the positive post on the sender to the negative post, and the gas gauge slams all the way to Full, the gauge is OK, meaning the sender is at fault. By your description, that ain&#38;rsquo;t what&#38;rsquo ...]]></description>
    <pubDate>Mon, 01 Apr 2013 00:00:07 GMT</pubDate>    
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    <title>A Trickle Does the Trick</title>

  
  
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    <description><![CDATA[If your boat is wired like a typical four-position battery switch (1, 2, ALL, OFF), placing the switch in the ALL position electrically connects the batteries together, essentially making them one big battery. If you connect a trickle charger to one  ...]]></description>
    <pubDate>Mon, 01 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>    
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    <title>Wash Smarter, Not Harder</title>

  
  
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    <description><![CDATA[Soap spots are the most common problem and occur when you use too much soap and don&#38;rsquo;t rinse properly.&#160;Many boaters ignore the directions on the bottle.&#160;They figure if one capful per gallon is good, more must be better.&#160;Unfort ...]]></description>
    <pubDate>Fri, 01 Mar 2013 00:00:43 GMT</pubDate>    
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    <title>Wash Smarter, Not Harder</title>

  
  
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    <description><![CDATA[Soap spots are the most common problem and occur when you use too much soap and don&#38;rsquo;t rinse properly.&#160;Many boaters ignore the directions on the bottle.&#160;They figure if one capful per gallon is good, more must be better.&#160;Unfort ...]]></description>
    <pubDate>Fri, 01 Mar 2013 00:00:55 GMT</pubDate>    
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    <title>Wash Smarter, Not Harder</title>

  
  
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    <description><![CDATA[Soap spots are the most common problem and occur when you use too much soap and don&#38;rsquo;t rinse properly.&#160;Many boaters ignore the directions on the bottle.&#160;They figure if one capful per gallon is good, more must be better.&#160;Unfort ...]]></description>
    <pubDate>Fri, 01 Mar 2013 00:00:55 GMT</pubDate>    
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    <title>Wash Smarter, Not Harder</title>

  
  
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    <description><![CDATA[Soap spots are the most common problem and occur when you use too much soap and don&#38;rsquo;t rinse properly.&#160;Many boaters ignore the directions on the bottle.&#160;They figure if one capful per gallon is good, more must be better.&#160;Unfort ...]]></description>
    <pubDate>Fri, 01 Mar 2013 00:00:55 GMT</pubDate>    
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    <title>Wash Smarter, Not Harder</title>

  
  
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    <description><![CDATA[Soap spots are the most common problem and occur when you use too much soap and don&#38;rsquo;t rinse properly.&#160;Many boaters ignore the directions on the bottle.&#160;They figure if one capful per gallon is good, more must be better.&#160;Unfort ...]]></description>
    <pubDate>Fri, 01 Mar 2013 00:00:55 GMT</pubDate>    
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    <title>Wash Smarter, Not Harder</title>

  
  
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    <description><![CDATA[Soap spots are the most common problem and occur when you use too much soap and don&#38;rsquo;t rinse properly.&#160;Many boaters ignore the directions on the bottle.&#160;They figure if one capful per gallon is good, more must be better.&#160;Unfort ...]]></description>
    <pubDate>Fri, 01 Mar 2013 00:00:55 GMT</pubDate>    
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