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TOP 10 DIY TIPS

If you work on boats long enough, you learn some painful lessons. It has been said that the first time a task goes wrong, we call it experience; the second time, we call it a mistake.

In no particular order, the following list shares some of our experiences and mistakes, in the hope that they will help you avoid your own.

TIP NO. 1

Never partially assemble a component with loose parts, with the intent to return later to finalize the installation.

Imagine that you are installing new hoses on a few seacocks. You carefully measure and cut several pieces of hose

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