"Sailing is an activity that is not suitable for impostors. In a boat, you either know or you don't." Eric Tabarly.

There are many questions, sometimes simple, sometimes complex, that a sailor asks himself all the time. Without any complexes, but with humility, this section will help to find answers. You too, share your experience, your advice and enrich the community so that the practice of boating meets more and more enthusiasts.

Properly design your freshwater system to make it convenient and easy to maintain

How do you get a reliable, long-lasting, leak-free fresh water system?

Duracell Project: Designing the Mainsail Carrier Bulkhead

The sling or bottle knot

Sling or bottle knot: how to make it step by step?

Boating license

This sailboat is heading north. Does it pass on the right side of this beacon?

The bottle knot to refresh a drink without risk

Aperitif on a boat: 5 techniques to cool a bottle without a fridge!

Now in the water, the Jouet 680 is ready to sail

Renovation of a Jouët 680 : when keeping a harbour place leads to a real refit

How to replace the soft floor covering in your boat

With the PSS gland in place, note the pipe for the air intake above

I changed my cable glands myself, replaced them with PSS seals

Ecological boat maintenance with black soap!

Black soap - Maintain your boat in an ecological and affordable way

Preparing for the fitting of fittings

Our tips for learning how to install fittings without the hassle

Homemade boat wind generator

Electricity: Low-tech solutions to produce energy on board

A clean and solid splice

Making a splice and a sewn overbond on a hollow braided rope

3 essential power tools to renovate a boat

Household vinegar, ecological and economical for boat maintenance

Household vinegar - Maintain your boat in an ecological and affordable way

Filling the fuel tank of his boat, a far from trivial operation

A significant amount of chain should be used for the main anchorage to keep the boat away from the shore.

Anchoring: the secondary lead anchor technique

Hydroponics under the roof of Nomade des mers

Hydroponics on board: A solution for fresh vegetables on board

The CALL function on a marine DSC VHF, when and how to use it on a boat?

Simple and reliable seamanship

Learn how to make an eye splice on a stranded rope

Baking soda - Affordable and ecological boat care

Mooring at the coast: after having released the mooring line of the back cleat, the front cleat took over. A complete mooring on the b side

Striking a mooring line at the shore: how to set it up properly and recover it

A mooring line struck at the coast

Striking a mooring line at the shore: why and how to do it?

Ensuring Outboard Motor Mounting Height

How do I turn a cleat?

Know-how

Cult-to-dock mooring technique in the Mediterranean Sea

A Pypilot autopilot in progress.

Pypilot: the open source emergency autopilot that saved our trip!

Marseille soap - Maintain your boat in an ecological and affordable way

Curative treatment of osmosis: step by step example on a Menorquin 55

VHF, what is the H/L button on my keyboard for and when to use it?

One of the basics of seamanship!

The surliure, one of the basic techniques to take care of your ropes

Summary

The top 6 knots you need to know

The repair will be almost invisible

How to make a polyester repair and its gelcoat touch-up?

The polishing of the gelcoat gives back its shine to the hull

Renovation and restoration of the gelcoat on a polyester hull

Maritime buoyage, preferred channel marks

A cable steering system on an outboard motor

The different boat directions, what happens when I turn the wheel?

An extension of the boat that needs to be looked after

Repairing a boat's stern : step by step of a restoration

Most manufacturers offer repair kits

Renovate the sea water cooling pump of your inboard engine

The interior of the Amerglass Before - After the upholstery change

Renovate the saddlery of a boat, a re-covering in the rules of art

Gas on board: making the right choice between butane and propane?

What pressure should I use for my fenders? Are my hull protectors properly inflated?

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