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Clean water's price. Review of Coast Guard approved MSDs (marine sanitation devices).
BOATING WORLD #107 Mar 1995 pg. 96

Tip on installing a bilge flooding alarm which will sound the boat's horn.
BOATING WORLD #107 Mar 1995 pg. 102

Illegal bilge spills and how to prevent them.
BOATING WORLD #112 Aug-Sep 1995 pg. 53

Tip on insulating a pump so that vibrations are not amplified by the hull of a boat.
BOATING WORLD #117 Mar 1996 pg. 69

How to adapt a seacock so it can be lubricated on a regular basis.
BOATING WORLD #126 Feb 1997 pg. 94

Tip on equipping a boat plug with a red streamer to help remind you to install it before launching.
BOATING WORLD #130 Jun 1997 pg. 78

Tip on the amount of non-toxic antifreeze to use in a boat's freshwater supply system.
BOATING WORLD #142 Sep 1998 pg. 73

Tips on getting rid of toilet odors on a boat.
BOATING WORLD #150 Jun 1999 pg. 90

Tip on using a plastic hula hoop toy to keep boat shower curtains from sticking to your body.
BOATING WORLD #151 Jul 1999 pg. 79

Staying afloat. Guidelines to make sure that through-hull openings and other sources of water don't cause your boat to leak or sink. Includes advice on bilge pumps.
BOATING WORLD #168 Apr 2001 pg. 94

Sink or swim. Preventative maintenance for bilge pumps.
BOATING WORLD #172 Sep 2001 (v.22) pg. 68

Time-saving shortcuts when working on the electrical, plumbing or mechanical systems of a boat.
BOATING WORLD Jun 2002 (v.23#6) pg. 80

Installing a seacock to enable you to shut off a through-hull fitting.
BOATING WORLD Feb 2003 (v.24#2) pg. 42

Installing a legal toilet in your boat.
MECHANIX ILLUSTRATED #477 Feb 1968 (v.64) pg. 82

How to install a holding tank on a boat.
MECHANIX ILLUSTRATED #515 Apr 1971 (v.67) pg. 100

Article on marine toilets describes the legal type of toilets.
MECHANIX ILLUSTRATED #577 Jun 1976 (v.72) pg. 18

Simple fresh water system for a boat. Use a 5-gallon jug plus a combination galley pump and spigot and some miscellaneous fasteners.
POPULAR MECHANICS Jun 1967 (v.127#6) pg. 138

Review of the four boat sanitation systems which do not pollute the water.
POPULAR MECHANICS Dec 1968 (v.130#6) pg. 140

Build custom-shaped water tanks for your boat from plywood.
SMALL BOAT JOURNAL #54 Apr-May 1987 pg. 91

How to mount a bilge pump in a flat-bottomed aluminum boat.
SMALL BOAT JOURNAL #58 Dec 1987-Jan 1988 pg. 66

Add a wash basin to a small head by hinging it to bulkhead over the toilet. The sink is drained into the toilet.
SMALL BOAT JOURNAL #64 Dec 1988-Jan 1989 pg. 45

Formula for an inexpensive deodorant for a sewage holding tank (on a boat or trailer) or for a chemical toilet.
SMALL BOAT JOURNAL #65 Feb-Mar 1989 pg. 74

Seacocks. How to choose them, install them, and maintain them.
WOODENBOAT #71 Jul-Aug 1986 pg. 69

Improving bilge pumps. How to install a siphon break to prevent water from entering a boat via the bilge pump system's plumbing.
WOODENBOAT #127 Nov-Dec 1995 pg. 85
Correction WOODENBOAT #128 Jan-Feb 1996 pg. 7

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