Secure Your Boat
Securing your Boat is the second half of Docking your Boat and is equally important. One isn’t any good without the other. What is the definition of Docking a Recreational …
Does Your Holding Tank Really Stink?
On boats with toilets, builders install a holding tank to hold the sewage until the boat reaches a pump out facility. Some yachts come equipped with a “Y” valve, so …
Boat Hook – Dangerous for First Mate
A Skating Pro knows before a skater jumps, that it will be a bad landing, by the way the skater enters the jump. A Golf Pro knows before a golfer …
Docking Disasters
Too many boaters don’t know how to dock their boats without DRAMA. In our family marina, Dawson’s Marina on Lake Simcoe Ontario, where I grew up, we spent considerable time …
First Mate or Guest? Which?
Recreational boating has been a big part of my life and all of Doug’s life. He was born and raised at the family marina, Dawson’s Marina Limited on Lake Simcoe. …
Captains – Delegate
Entertaining and taking family/friends for a cruise, is part of the fun of having a boat. But, far too often, the Captain ends up doing all the work and the …
Do You Park Your Boat or Dock Your Boat?
For most of us, parking a car is something we do every day, (not parking your boat) whether it’s in a designated parking lot with or without lines outlining the …
Avoid Electric Shock Drowning
Knowing where the dangers are and how to check for leaking AC electricity in the water could be a lifesaver. Spring is the time to do it, before you put …
One Lucky Lady
I witnessed an incident where one lucky lady gets to enjoy boating this summer instead of lying in a hospital bed without her severed foot! I was on the other …
Head Sense = No Scents
A marine head or toilet, is a necessity on a boat if you are going to be on board for more than a few hours at a time. The larger …
Avoid Launch Embarrassment
When you execute a flawless performance launching your boat, you turn to bow to the crowd watching, only to find there is no one there; but the slightest screw up …
Is Your Canvas Ready for Spring?
Last fall, when you put your boat to bed for the winter, you were diligent, planned ahead and you cleaned your canvas getting rid of all the bugs, dirt and …