## [ Maintenance ](/articles/maintenance)

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# Maintenance

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 [ ![Captain Trip Smith CDory Boat](/sites/default/files/styles/500x375_max/public/capt-trip-cdory-upgrades-9-20-26.png?itok=DzPGqKy3) ](/article/captain-trip-smiths-upgrades-and-maintenance-c-dory-22) 

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###  [Captain Trip Smith's Upgrades and Maintenance for the C-Dory 22](/article/captain-trip-smiths-upgrades-and-maintenance-c-dory-22) 

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 [ ![born again boating fixing a boat leak](/sites/default/files/styles/500x375_max/public/born-again-boating-boat-leaks-8-16-26_0.jpg?itok=M9m2kPql) ](/article/easily-identify-and-fix-boat-trim-leaks) 

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###  [Easily Identify and Fix Boat Trim Leaks](/article/easily-identify-and-fix-boat-trim-leaks) 

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 [ ![](/sites/default/files/styles/500x375_max/public/marina-docked-boat-7-24-26.jpg?itok=x0h67Zq9) ](/article/building-better-marina-prioritizing-durable-low-maintenance-floating-docks) 

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###  [Building a Better Marina: Prioritizing Durable, Low-Maintenance Floating Docks](/article/building-better-marina-prioritizing-durable-low-maintenance-floating-docks) 

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 [ ![fountainepajot_my37_balsacoring_2018.jpg](/sites/default/files/styles/500x375_max/public/images/photos/fountainepajot_my37_balsacoring_2018.jpg?itok=--9_dQaB) ](/article/does-balsa-core-always-rot-when-wet) 

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###  [Does Balsa Core Always Rot When Wet?](/article/does-balsa-core-always-rot-when-wet) 

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 [ ![windows on a boat that need glazing](/sites/default/files/styles/500x375_max/public/powerboat-mag-marine-glazing-7-21-26.jpg?itok=waphe-Hq) ](/article/worn-wow-marine-glazing) 

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###  [From Worn to Wow: Marine Glazing](/article/worn-wow-marine-glazing) 

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 [ ![cartoon head](/sites/default/files/styles/500x375_max/public/canadian-boating-head-pleasant-7-10-26.jpg?itok=LNTe95aL) ](/article/boat-guy-making-your-head-more-pleasant-experience) 

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###  [The Boat Guy: Making Your Head a More Pleasant Experience ](/article/boat-guy-making-your-head-more-pleasant-experience) 

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 [ ![](/sites/default/files/styles/500x375_max/public/powerboat-mag-bow-thruster-7-7-26.jpg?itok=XFqJFMaV) ](/article/retrofitting-bow-thruster) 

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###  [Retrofitting a Bow Thruster](/article/retrofitting-bow-thruster) 

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 [ ![hose clamps](/sites/default/files/styles/500x375_max/public/jeff-hose-clamps-6-19-26.jpg?itok=9sP5WcFo) ](/article/thru-hull-hose-clamp-or-2-what-abyc-standard) 

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###  [Thru-Hull Hose Clamp or 2? What is the ABYC Standard?](/article/thru-hull-hose-clamp-or-2-what-abyc-standard) 

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 [ ![damaged fiberglass boat](/sites/default/files/styles/500x375_max/public/lens-cove-marina-6-6-26.jpg?itok=R42KXnMR) ](/article/used-boat-gel-coat-damage) 

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###  [Used Boat Gel Coat Damage](/article/used-boat-gel-coat-damage) 

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 [ ![Boat tied to dock](/sites/default/files/styles/500x375_max/public/argo-cruisers-guide-4-15-26.jpg?itok=xZwfvwhR) ](/article/cruisers-guide-recommissioning) 

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###  [A Cruiser’s Guide to Recommissioning](/article/cruisers-guide-recommissioning) 

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 [ ![Corrosion on a boat](/sites/default/files/styles/500x375_max/public/powerboat-magazine-corrosion-3-24-26.jpg?itok=JAoMmDsA) ](/article/whats-eating-your-boat-most-common-forms-corrosion) 

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###  [What's Eating Your Boat? The Most Common Forms of Corrosion](/article/whats-eating-your-boat-most-common-forms-corrosion) 

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 [ ![](/sites/default/files/styles/500x375_max/public/oil-dipstick-1-25-26.jpg?itok=3-WRQJ_Y) ](/article/ask-andrew-season-under-hood-part-1) 

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###  [Ask Andrew: Off-Season – Under the Hood Part 1](/article/ask-andrew-season-under-hood-part-1) 

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