http://www.articlealley.com en-us editorial@articlealley.com Faring your canoe bottom is not difficult and can be done in a few hours with simple hand tools and under $50 in materials. Turbulence eats up energy and can slow your boat down. It has been known for some time that a 2-in. scratch on a smooth surface can... http://www.articlealley.com/article_989360_32.html 19th July 2009 Each state has its own Health Department specifications for food preparation areas. You will need to touch base with your local Health Department before starting your food preparation area to get approval for the materials and system you will use. Yo... http://www.articlealley.com/article_886812_26.html 12th May 2009 Most custom work on boats is done with adhesive tape on products which work well resulting in straight lines. But these adhesive products lay on the surface and are often not flexible enough to produce the custom looks that an artistic temperament may ne... http://www.articlealley.com/article_886811_32.html 12th May 2009 Water turbulence eats up energy and can slow your boat down. It has been known for a long time that a 2-inch scratch on a smooth surface can generate turbulence for 10 or 12 inches as water flows over the scratch. If you have an older boat, your bottom ... http://www.articlealley.com/article_886762_32.html 12th May 2009 Turbulence eats up energy and can slow your boat down. It has been known for a long time that a 2-in. scratch on a smooth surface can generate turbulence for 10 or 12 inches as water flows over the scratch. Just think how much water passes over a boat's p... http://www.articlealley.com/article_738147_32.html 06th January 2009 We all know that to win sailboat races you need to make the fewest mistakes, go the right way, and have a boat that is rigged well. There are no substitutes for great crews, great sails, great tactics, and a little luck. But let's look at the issue of be... http://www.articlealley.com/article_734531_32.html 05th January 2009 In 2007 I raced my Ranger 23 Tall Rig, on the St. Croix only to find that I could not seem to break 4 knots. I posted a complaint on the MSN Ranger web site asking why I was loosing races and could not achieve any significant speed. I had lots of tips... http://www.articlealley.com/article_683128_32.html 05th November 2008 Here are useful tips learned during more than 40 years of installing epoxy urethane floor seals and coatings on Fortune 500 company concrete floors, as well as in basements, garages, and decks. These tips can help you avoid mistakes that can limit the lif... http://www.articlealley.com/article_639524_27.html 16th September 2008 Here are useful tips learned during more than 40 years of installing epoxy urethane floor seals and coatings on Fortune 500 company concrete floors, as well as in basements, garages, and decks. These tips can help you avoid mistakes that can limit the lif... http://www.articlealley.com/article_639522_27.html 16th September 2008 Here are useful tips learned during more than 40 years of installing epoxy urethane floor seals and coatings on Fortune 500 company concrete floors, as well as in basements, garages, and decks. These tips can help you avoid mistakes that can limit the lif... http://www.articlealley.com/article_621405_27.html 05th September 2008 Boats with fouled bottoms can use as much as 10% more fuel. This means that now, more than ever, you need to employ the technology that racing sailboats have been using for years: antifouling, non-stick, copper/Teflon boat bottom paint. These easy-to-app... http://www.articlealley.com/article_621381_32.html 05th September 2008 1 Bottom painting is a messy job, but it is so expensive to have a professional do the job that it becomes pretty hard not to do it yourself. An added bonus is that you have some idea that the job was done right. Preparation is everything. An owner can ... http://www.articlealley.com/article_619475_22.html 04th September 2008 In the mid-1700’s you could make big money in the tea trade by being the first to reach England from the Far East with the new tea crop. This was a very big deal in those years as the Boston Tea party can attest to. 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As is frequently the case in obtaining a high-end result, glass-smooth floors are achievable but at a cost in materials and effort. Of cours... http://www.articlealley.com/article_527065_64.html 01st May 2008 When carpet is removed from over concrete holes and craters are left from carpet tack strips that were nailed into the concrete. Each nail when removed can leave up to a ½ in. wide hole in the floor. The same is true with doorway transition plates that... http://www.articlealley.com/article_525758_27.html 29th April 2008 You'll take the checker flag every time when you show off your collector cars on a checkerboard floor. Now the Internet can get you complete quotes with step-by-step instructions on how to put down the checkerboard floor you have always dreamed of. B... http://www.articlealley.com/article_522011_31.html 25th April 2008 As one gets older healthcare expenses are almost certain. That’s why health insurance cost go up as we age. 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