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Corona Virus Procedure

Corona Virus (Covid-19) Epidemic. Procedures planned to be used by Larry Simpkins of Sterling Aero Marine Services to minimize contamination while working on customer’s marine craft during the 2020 boating season. Before I travel to the customers property, I will call to obtain the current Corona Virus status in that household such as family self-isolation.…
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Time to Winterize?

Save Time and Money for Next Spring

What a season it has been! As it comes to a close, it’s time to give your boat the tender loving care needed to ensure next season will be just as great. This guide to winterize works for the typical outboard and inboard boats we use in Central Virginia. We recommend you also refer to…
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Spring Commissioning

The temperatures are warming up, leaves are starting to appear on the trees and spring flowers are blooming in our yards. It’s time to think about this year’s boating season! Spending some time getting your boat ready early in the spring will make sure that you’re ready to have lots of fun on the lake…
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Don’t Get the Ethanol Blues!

Whether we like it or not, ethanol fuel is here to stay. In our cars and trucks it’s not a major problem because we run a lot of fuel through the engine on a regular basis. But the engines in our boats are used infrequently and this is where the problem starts. Ethanol fuel does…
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