Boatkeeper Series
by Terry Johnson
The increasing complexity of modern fishing vessels and their equipment makes it difficult to keep up on the details of maintenance and operation. Terry Johnson, Alaska Sea Grant Marine Advisory agent in Homer, offers suggestions in this series called Boatkeeper. Johnson has owned and operated fishing boats in Alaska for 15 years, and currently charters his 50-foot motor yacht in western Alaska. The articles below, in PDF format, are courtesy of Pacific Fishing Magazine. The Boatkeeper series is also available in paper copy for $5.00, pub number MAB-52.
Vessel and business management
- Damage Control: Saving the Boat When It Floods
- Filing an Insurance Claim
- Diesel Engines: Making Sense from Specs
- Rolling Chocks May Give Comfort—But Not Stability
- Boatyard Health Hazards
- Marine Surveyors
Outfitting
- Life Rafts
- Rope for Ordinary Vessel Use
- Boat Heat
- Got Water?
- Watermakers II
- Marine Heads
- The Right Pick: Choosing an Anchor
- Which Fire Extinguisher Does Your Boat Need?
- Dripless Shaft Seals Have Advantages
- Fuel Filters: Choose Well and Prosper
- A Water Pump Primer
- Choosing and Installing Bilge Pumps
- Cut That Racket!
Electrical systems
- Care and Feeding of Autopilots
- Squeezing Performance from Your SSB: Tips for Long-Distance Radios
- Getting Started with Marine Batteries
- Batteries Get No Respect
- Inverters Give AC Power at Sea
- Genset Installation and Maintenance
- Radar Considerations
- AC Electrical Safety
- Digital Selective Calling Remains Largely Untapped
Maintenance
- Keep Your Head
- Maintaining Modern Outboards
- Hydraulic Steering Maintenance and Repair
- Is Your Boat Ready to Fish? Preseason Maintenance Tips
- Fighting Corrosion with Zincs and Bonding
- Post-Season Lay-Up: Winterizing Saves Trouble
- Coping with Fuel Contamination
- Hose Clamps
- Coolants and Cooling System Maintenance
- Crankcase Ventilation Filters
Awards
- 2003 Gold Award for electronic publication, Association for Communication Excellence
