Rayplex makes gelcoat repair and color matching easy.
Star brite Wintersafe -50°F (-46°C) Non-Toxic Antifreeze provides cold weather and corrosion protection for drinking water systems and all engines at an attractive price.
SEF is the original enzyme fuel additive in a dosage designed for cars, Motorcycles, ATVs and lawn equipment.
Stainless steel is an ideal metal to use on a boat, but it's not maintenance-free; it requires regular cleaning to protect it and retain its deep shine.
Teak is one of those fine woods that have a gorgeous look and feel.
Developed in Australia available at marine dealers across Canada, MagicEzy fiberglass repair products allow even novice repairers to easily fix hairline cracks, chips, holes and other surface damage.
Color & Fabric Safe! Removes mold, mildew, algae stain, bird droppings, spider droppings, tannin (leaf) stain, tree sap, tough dirt, grease and oil, some food and drink stains, blood stains and more.
This tough, fast acting cleaner removes heavy grease and oil, adhesives, glue, ink and marker, petroleum residues, black streaks, road tar, dried bugs, graffiti, chewing gum and more.
Stainless steel is an ideal metal to use on a boat, but it's not maintenance-free; it requires regular cleaning to protect it and retain its deep shine. Stainless Steel Cleaner from BoatLIFE is the fast and easy way to keep marine grills, sinks, ovens, hardware and fittings looking their best while increasing their longevity.
Anyone who has repeatedly used a rag to clean gelcoat, paint and delicate surfaces has seen the results accumulate over time: scratches and swirls.
Boat Reviews
CY Virtual Video Boat Tours
We all love boats and nothing can break us up! So, what better way to spend our time than looking at interesting boats and going aboard in a virtual ride or tour. We have asked our friends at various dealers and manufacturers to help us assemble a one-stop online resource to experience some of the most interesting boats on the market today. Where the CY Team has done a review, we connect you to that expert viewpoint. If you can’t go boating, you can almost experience the thrill via your screen. Not quite the same, but we hope you enjoy our fine tour collection.
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AXOPAR 37 XC
Whole new ball game…
Set aside your assumptions and expectations for a few minutes while we try to describe the new Axopar 37 XC that made its American debut at the 2020 Miami International Boat Show. This boat represents a whole new ball game in terms of design, performance, seakeeping and functionality. In fact, I’d say it takes a ‘clean sheet of paper’ approach to boating – it’s that different.
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Destinations
The Rideau: Living the Past today
By John Morris
History: right after gym and just before chemistry class. Fifty minutes of naming the prime ministers by date and looking out the window. Who knew it was actually interesting.
And in some ways it hardly matters because the Rideau Waterway is just so amazingly beautiful. Driving your boat through the locks is wonderful fun for kids of all ages (adult kids, too) and the scenery is sensational. The history is a huge bonus however, and worth understanding from both as a political lesson and from an engineering perspective.
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Lifestyle
Our boat: A beauty – the 1967 Trojan 42 Motor Yacht
By David and Barb Gamblin
Unknown to us at the time, the quest for VIA-MARA started in 1973 when I saved the back cover of a boating magazine with the advertisement for the Trojan 42 Motor Yacht.
Four boats, and eight years later we went shopping for a Trojan 42 built prior to 1972 (that year the house and binnacle became fiberglass and the bridge window framing changed to (ugh) black anodized aluminum.)
DIY & How to
Ask Andrew – The Bucket
I was cleaning up my workbench the other day. My eyes then scanned across my workbench and fell on ‘the bucket’. Everyone has a one. On a boat, it’s usually in a cockpit lazarette. It’s full of old paint cans and half-used tubes of caulking. There might be some white grease, painters tape or epoxy in there, too. I take my bucket everywhere and it’s full of all sorts of tubes of grease and sealants and adhesives.
I thought to myself that I should probably sort through the bucket and get rid of the stuff that isn’t useful. I quickly realized, though, that each of the items in my bucket (except that had gone bad) were useful, and each is used for a particular job.
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Rayplex Gel Kits
Rayplex makes gel coat repair and colour matching easy. Minor gel coat repairs are easy to get professional results.
Available in white, black-gray-white, red and clear (for metal flake) in various sizes and colours. Rayplex gelcoat can be used for repairs above and below the waterline.
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