Notes
Field notes, shop notes, and the occasional opinion.
Practical writeups on what actually breaks and what to do about it.

Featured · Marine
Winterizing your outboard on the Coast
Salt air, cold nights, and a boat sitting for four months. Here is exactly what we do to every outboard that comes through the shop for winter storage, and why it changes the spring.
Justin Gray·Nov 12, 2026·6 min
Heavy Duty
DPF regen and why your truck goes into limp mode
Oct 30, 2026
8 min
Parts
How our drop-ship parts model actually works
Oct 18, 2026
4 min
Auto
A pre-purchase checklist for coastal used cars
Oct 04, 2026
5 min
Shop
The new service truck, and what we packed
Sep 21, 2026
3 min
Careers
What a second-year apprentice actually does here
Sep 08, 2026
5 min