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These same tips and tricks can help you save even more money or at least slow down your spending!

A boat trailer wiring harness is one of those things most owners do not think about until the lights stop working, the tow vehicle starts blowing fuses, or the trailer gets backed into saltwater and suddenly decides it no longer wants to communicate with civilization.

Not everyone can draw a clean boat wiring diagram on demand. Some folks can sketch out a full marine electrical system on the back of a napkin. Others, myself included, may end up with something that looks more like a treasure map drawn during a small-craft advisory.

I have looked over quite a few harnesses and seen both good and (let's just say questionable) Marine Wiring Harness and rigging by some builders.

That is exactly why I started using simple project planning sheets like these attached not only for repairs/upgrades... But, also when having a new skiff built.

if you have spent any amount of time with a wrench in your hands and know that many stock automotive oil, transmission have magnets.

Pre-Lube pumps circulate lube oil throughout the engine before it is started.

Are you looking to help keep your tackle, camera, and other gear bags drier and off the deck inside your hatches?

As discussed in our first article on this innovative product...

A nice guide on what and better yet, what (not) to use, for those awesome vinyl-coated covered seats.

Keeping some things clean in life is just a royal pain!

Tracking fuel burn rates and other maintenance work will help you find what is operating best in your engines

I freely admit it, I can be a bit of a clean freak (blame it on Mom, whose house was clean enough for open heart surgery) and the Military.

The Flats Nation version of the Console Caddy is now in stock and turned out awesome if we say so ourselves!

How to help reduce water spots!

we updated a buyers checklist that we posted on another site long ago and made it more current.

Here are a few things I have found to help extend their life and appearance

Octane rating measures a fuel's anti-knock properties, indicating its resistance to engine knocking.

Unbalanced tires cause vibration, uneven tread wear, and steering issues, compromising safety and handling.

Shurhold One Bucket System