The things that come up every day on boats like yours: what they look like, how we chase them down, and what you can check yourself. No pitch. Just the thinking.
Each one is a real problem an owner met on their own boat, anonymised, with the diagnosis thinking laid out so you can use it on yours.
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Electrical & batteriesFull voltage, no cranking power. Why a voltmeter cannot see a dead battery, how to test start and house banks properly, and what owners chase instead.
Read the case → Engines & fuelOne engine running hotter was the only warning. Why deferring a cooler service turns a clean job into a rebuild, and what to insist on while it is apart.
Read the case → Engines & fuelBlack sludge in the filter bowl. Why low use boats grow it, what to do when you see it, and how it gets cleared properly.
Read the case → Engines & fuelKelp blocks the cooling water, the alarm sounds, the engine protects itself. What it means and the ten-minute fix.
Read the case → Deck & hullThe water is never where it comes from. Salt or fresh, dry it out, then test one suspect at a time.
Read the case →Tell me what the boat is doing. I will tell you straight what I would check first, in plain words, no invoice attached to the answer.
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