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Rust Buster:
Build Your Own Electrolysis Machine
The Marine Maintenance Magazine
Issue #1 2010
www.diy-boat.com
The
P
ow
er
Energy Audit:
How Much Electrical
Power Do You Need
(Hint: Use our download to igure it out)
Add a Second
Alternator
Explore the Latest
Battery Technology
U.S./Canada
$7.99
How to Buy a Generator
DIY Projects Inside:
Install a Galley Stove | Convert a Locker for
Propane | Build New Galley Cabinets | Install Red LED Night Lights
The Marine Maintenance Magazine
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Issue #1 2010
The Power Issue
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Tools & Gear
DIY tests new solutions:
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Get Audited
Conducting a power audit can
tell you how much electrical
power you use – and how much
you need.
FishNLight underwater light
ATN Topclimber bosun's chair
Ryobi Corner Cat sander
Shop-Vac 12 gallon vacuum
Picquic screwdrivers
Ecolight solar lashlight
SmartPlug shore power system
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Departments
Engines:
Installing another
alternator
Electrical:
Installing red LED
lights to preserve night vision
Electronics:
Should you buy a
touchscreen plotter?
Technology:
Alternatives to
teak decking
Online Extra
: Download our
energy audit spreadsheet!
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Boost your electrical system
Nigel Calder on installing a second alternator
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Buying a generator
It's a complicated project, but a little research goes a long way.
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The latest in
battery technology
Companies like Mastervolt and Odyssey are making
leaps in technology, some of which could be game
changers.
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Success Stories
It Took Family Teamwork and
Lot of Sweat to Give one J/24
New Life
Cover Photo: Richard Kittenberger/istockphoto.com
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Also inside...
Bust Rust
Build your own electrolysis
machine to remove rust from
small items in as little as 24
hours. It sure beats scrubbing...
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DIY Boat Owner ™
The Marine Maintenance Magazine ™
P.O. Box 15282
Washington, D.C. 20003
Editor:
Glen Justice
Managing Editor:
Leef Smith Barnes
Projects
Art Director:
Matthew C. Sheehan
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Soup's On
Installing a three-burner, gimbaled propane
stove aboard a Morgan 452 meant far better
meals for one couple.
Technical Editor:
Patricia Kearns
Associate Editor:
Brian Hartz
Sales Director:
Gaspare Marturano
Plus:
Turning a lazarette into a propane
locker – the right way.
Webmaster:
Michael Miller
Copy Editor:
Marcia Kramer
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Ugly Duckling
Contributors:
David and Zora Aiken,
Nigel Calder, Graham Collins, Paul
Esterle, Chris Ferro, Timothy Flana-
gan, Harry Hungate, Frank Mummert,
Roger Marshall, Lenny Rudow, Nonnie
Thompson
and
Tom Tripp
The owner of an Aloha 27 replaces his aging
cabinets with some beautiful new teak.
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Get Tanked
A Seidelmann 300 gets a new, larger and
better-itting diesel tank, for a fraction of what
it would cost for a professional installation.
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Boxed In
A Chris-Craft 35 gets a new battery box
using a variation of stitch-and-glue to marry
plywood and simple iberglass to inish it of.
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Your Boat
Winch Cleaning:
Without
regular service, grinding
the winch means taking in
dirt, not the sheets.
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Bucket List
We create the ultimate
5-gallon bucket. Fol-
low along at the DIY
Solutions Center of
DIY-boat.com
Replacing an old wind
instrument
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Plus
... Ask the Expert and
Tech Tips
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Tools & Gear
FishNLight
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Underwater lights are cool, but adding through-hulls sometimes
is not. That’s why we like the Fish-N-Light ($219), which ofers
plenty of illumination without any holes.
The FishNLight is a portable droplight that connects to your
AC or DC system (versions for each are available). You simply
toss it over the side, tie it of and plug it in.
We tested a FishNLight BL100 from the Chesapeake Bay
to Magdalena Bay and found it to be a great add-on solution.
It comes standard with 25 feet of cable—more is available—and
uses bulbs that can be purchased anywhere. It can operate in or
out of water.
Because many bolts secure the watertight chamber, changing
the bulb can be a chore. And the carrying bag ofers the unit little
protection; you might want to buy a hard case. But it never failed
to frenzy the ish.
FishNLight
DIY Rating System
10. Everyone should own this
9. A very strong product
8. Strong, with a note or two
7. A ine product
6. Good for some applications
5. Think about it irst
4. We don't recommend it
3. Product has major laws
2. Don't buy this
1. Don't even look at it
– Glen Justice
PROS:
Strong underwater light, without drilling holes
in the boat.
CONS:
Changing the bulb can be a task.
www.ishnlight.com
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