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Five Tips for Ramp Launching
One would hope all boaters wouldn’t need a guide like this to tell you how to launch a boat, but some do. That said, we realize we walk a thin line between providing useful information and insulting your intelligence. Here goes nothing. Like the first tee on a golf course, the launch ramp is a great… [more]
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Buying Boat Insurance? Get a Survey
When purchasing or researching the purchase of a pre-owned yacht it is very important to know exactly what you are buying. The best way to find out for sure the actual condition of a yacht is through a professional Society of Accredited Marine Surveyors (SAMS) or National Association of Marine Surveyors… [more]
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Outboard Expert: $500 Upgrades
Editor's Note: Outboard Expert Charles Plueddeman shares a few inexpensive upgrades that will improve your boating. Just because this wasn't your year for a new outboard doesn’t mean next season you can't have a better boat. Here are some affordable upgrades you can probably handle yourself. Install… [more]
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How to Shrink Wrap a Boat
If you're looking to protect your boat against winter, shrink wrap just might be your best option. Because it requires some special tools, and materials generally only sold in very large quantities, shrink wrapping is probably not a job you are going to tackle yourself. But it's still important to know… [more]
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SEA RAY 290 BOW RIDER RUNABOUTS, 2002
This 2002 Sea Ray 290 Bow Rider is one of those exciting boats you just can't bring back to the dock. "Blue Epic" is a well cared for boat that is loaded with options. Twin Mercruiser 5.7L engines (490 hrs) Garmin GPS, upgraded stereo system that will blow you away, full canvas and… [more]
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In and Out with the Tide
Fuel prices continue to soar and there never seems to be enough time for boating, rest, and relaxation. So, if I could give you one piece of advice on how to save fuel, money, and time while boating, I’d tell you to “go with the flow.” Awareness of currents and using them to your advantage… [more]
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Top 10 Best Places to Live And Boat
This week’s Top 10 list comes from Mike Tyler at Boating Magazine. He brings a fresh look at the top boating communities across the United States. 1. Seattle, Washington Seattle life revolves around the outdoors, mostly the water. The gray skies can not keep boater indoors. Seattle's boating… [more]
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Black Fin in the Rough
January 23, 2012 by Peter D'Anjou · Leave a Comment
Neglected boats seem to find me. People call to see if I’m interested in buying or can help to resurrect old wrecks. I try to give advice or direct them to the help they need. So it wasn’t a big … [Read More...]
Platinum 25 RFL and Platinum Series: Video Boat Review
January 21, 2012 by Staff · Leave a Comment
Our sister site Boats.com reviewed the Platinum Series of pontoon boats, complete with video. We've republished it here for your enjoyment. You can also read the complete transcript (and detailed boat … [Read More...]

Five Tips for Ramp Launching
January 18, 2012 by Brett Becker · Leave a Comment
One would hope all boaters wouldn’t need a guide like this to tell you how to launch a boat, but some do. That said, we realize we walk a thin line between providing useful information and insulting … [Read More...]

Boating Year Round
January 11, 2012 by Peter D'Anjou · Leave a Comment
Now that the cold weather has truly arrived here in the northeast US, as evidenced by ice on the pond and an appreciable dent in my woodpile, I wonder what it would be like to live in a place where the … [Read More...]

Boat Insurance for “Sitting on the Hard”
January 3, 2012 by Peter D'Anjou · 2 Comments
A few weeks ago, I wrote that the mast for my current project boat was destroyed in a freak storm, by a falling tree limb, while sitting in my yard. Since then I've had more bad news.Naively, I thought … [Read More...]
Boston Whaler 285 Conquest: Video Boat Review
December 23, 2011 by Staff · Leave a Comment
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