Boat Docking Advanced
You will remember Frantic Fran and Jittery Joe from a previous newsletter. They were ready to give up on boating. Then, they learned how to dock it and decided that […]
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Boating 101
Boat Docking is Difficult or EASY…
It’s Your Choice! It doesn’t matter what you’re looking for, you’ll probably find it on the net. Whether you need a recipe for dinner, a new gadget, to find a
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Which Is it—a Rope or a Line?
What is a rope? What is a line? What is the difference? Many recreational boaters think that these two words are interchangeable–that a rope is a line and a line
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Boat Docking Aids
Aids to Simplify Docking Learning to Dock as a Team, as we discussed in a previous article, really simplifies the docking process by eliminating fear and worry as you bring
Docking is a Team Sport
Once boaters figure out how to change docking from “a challenge” to a “team sport”, they enjoy rather than fear it. One boating couple, Fran and Joe (names have been
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Go Prepared
If you are shopping for a boat, read “Buy a Boat With Confidence”-everything you need to know about buying a boat.
Summerizing
This spring when summerizing your boat, Don’t dump the antifreeze in your yard or the marina’s yard or in the water at the boat ramp or boat slip. Don’t mix
Oft Forgotten Anchor-Locker
September to November is haul out time for boats in the northern climate, and that time is here again. Here are a few winterizing tips that apply to both power
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Dock Bumpers
Dock Bumper – Half Round When you are docking in the same seasonal slip time after time, you may wish to dock “fenderless”. To accomplish this, you can attach these
