Don’t Argue With Mother Nature
Boaters who have tried to argue with Mother Nature, have discovered that she’ll win every time. She has more power than your boat. As a result of this fact, many […]
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Docking is the Best Part of Boating
If your docking involves any yelling, swearing, jumping, boat hooks, bionics, dock helpers, guesswork or embarrassment, you are not in the “Best” Boat Docking category, and should probably upgrade your
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Bad – Good – Better – Best
Boaters have varying levels of expertise when it comes to docking their boats—both power and sail. Some can handle and dock with precision and ease in extremely tight quarters; while most struggle forever with great
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US Boaters Easier Access to Canadian Waters
This photo of Thousand Islands Bridge is courtesy of TripAdvisor Boaters from the US will now be exempt from reporting to Canadian Border Services Agency, when they cross the border
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Don’t Merge Lessons
Docking a boat can be really difficult—especially when using the wrong instructions. There are many “experts”, who insist their way is the “right way”. How can they all be right?
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Teach Your Boat Buyer to Dock?
Thousands of boaters invest in docking lessons to learn how to dock their new or used boat, that they have just purchased. This makes perfect sense. But, the other day,
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Shore Cords are Dangerous?
Boats, both power and sail, that are wired for 110V, need Shore Cords to plug into marine power at the dock. Some use one while others need two cords. But,
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Don’t Hit the Dooock!
Joe and Judy (not their real names) had launched a few days ago and were organizing their boat for a great summer season, when they heard a cry from the
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First Aid Kit for Boaters
How many times do you check the contents of your Boat’s First Aid Kit? Probably, not very often. It’s one of those things you have on your boat, just in
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Stop Fender Height Fretting
“My husband orders me to put out the fenders, but never says how high or how low. Regardless where I put them, he yells at me that they are at
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Top Ten Tools – Plus
Thanks to all boaters (power and sail) who sent in their lists of “Top Ten Tools”. We had such a tremendous response, that we not only have a list of
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Top Ten Tools
“Nothing will go wrong”, is the hope of all boaters when they shove off the dock. None of us want to have to repair anything while underway. But, we all
