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Boat deck hardware
Boat deck hardware: buying guides, advice and tutorials
Welcome to our Deck Hardware resource center. Find buying guides, advice and tutorials for: rubbing strakes, anchoring, trailers, navigation, onboard electricity, onboard water, gas struts and springs, inspection hatches, safety, onboard comfort, covers, biminis, cable glands and handles or floor lifters. Each article provides step-by-step guidance with DAM Marine part references.
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Mandatory navigation lights: 2026 regulations and choosing the right lights for your boat
Mandatory navigation lights in 2026: when to switch them on, how to interpret them and which configurations apply to motorboats or sailboats.
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Choosing boat mooring lines: diameter, length, material & mooring kit
Choosing boat mooring lines: a simple method to determine the right diameter, length and mooring kit for a quay, pontoon, lazy line or buoy, with tips and mistakes to avoid.
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How to moor a boat: techniques, knots and equipment
Learn how to moor a boat alongside a quay, at a pontoon, in a marina, with a lazy line or to a buoy: equipment, diagrams, essential knots and best practices.
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How to empty a boat’s black water tank?
Find out how to empty a boat’s black water tank in port, at sea when permitted, and how to maintain the tank, valves and sanitary hoses.
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Water management on a boat: reserves, savings and wastewater
Find out how to manage water on a boat: quantity to plan for, tanks, freshwater savings, watermaker, black water and grey water.
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How do boat navigation instruments work?
Discover how boat navigation instruments work: GPS, compass, depth sounder, radar, AIS, VHF, navigation lights and onboard control units.
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How to choose a tender for your boat?
How do you choose a boat tender according to your use, size, floor type and onboard storage? Compare inflatable, rigid and semi-rigid tenders.
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Boat anchoring technique: how to anchor properly
Discover the right boat anchoring technique: types of anchoring, choosing the spot, chain length, safety and rules to know.
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Mandatory navigation lights: 2026 regulations and choosing the right lights for your boat
Mandatory navigation lights in 2026: when to switch them on, how to interpret them and which configurations apply to motorboats or sailboats.
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Boat depth sounder: operation, reading and technologies
Understand how a boat depth sounder works: echo principle, 2D/CHIRP, down and side scanning, screen reading, settings and transducer installation.
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Marine VHF radio: operation, range, channels & DSC (guide)
Understand how a marine VHF radio works: real range, essential channels (16, 9, 72…), settings (squelch, power), DSC, MMSI and calling procedures.
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Choosing boat mooring lines: diameter, length, material & mooring kit
Choosing boat mooring lines: a simple method to determine the right diameter, length and mooring kit for a quay, pontoon, lazy line or buoy, with tips and mistakes to avoid.
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How to moor a boat: techniques, knots and equipment
Learn how to moor a boat alongside a quay, at a pontoon, in a marina, with a lazy line or to a buoy: equipment, diagrams, essential knots and best practices.
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Choosing boat fenders: size, quantity, positioning and mooring tips
Guide to choosing boat fenders: dimensions (length/diameter), quantity, pontoon/quay positioning, type (cylindrical, ball, flat), rope, knots and inflation.
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Guide to AIS technology (Automatic Identification System)
AIS technology is an automatic identification system that transmits and receives, via VHF, the identity and position of vessels.
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