Many boaters today prefer to use electronic navigation tools such as GPS rather than traditional position fixing techniques. While I use and appreciate … [Read more...]
Navigation: How to Identify Hazards on a Chart
June 30, 2011 By
I mentioned in last week’s blog, How to Judge the Tide and Not Run Aground, that to become a competent boater there are three basic things you will … [Read more...]
How to Judge the Tide and Not Run Aground
June 23, 2011 By
One thing that would make me walk away fast from a boat for sale are the words “grounding damage." Running your boat aground is a most unpleasant experience. … [Read more...]
Sun Power: Solar Battery Chargers for Your Boat
June 17, 2011 By
Like many boaters, and particularly sailboaters, I have always been cognizant and even enamored by wind power, but I didn’t give much thought to solar … [Read more...]
Shore Power
June 9, 2011 By
One of the modern conveniences of life is that we can bring our electronic devices practically anywhere—even to sea. New marinas are made more attractive … [Read more...]
Boat Trailering: the Tow Vehicle
June 3, 2011 By
Driving down the road the other day I noticed a pick-up truck pulling an empty boat trailer. I started to wonder what kind of boat would fit on the trailer. … [Read more...]
Boat Yard Etiquette for DIY Boaters
May 27, 2011 By
The trend in boat yards is to not allow do-it-yourselfers to do any work on the outside of your vessel. With high storage fees for a relatively small patch … [Read more...]
Galvanic Soup
May 18, 2011 By
Repairing the rubrail on a small rowboat the other day triggered a multi-day thought process about the metals used on boats. To start, it was a simple … [Read more...]
Beware Foul Fuel in Used Boats
May 11, 2011 By
When you’re buying a used boat and hire a marine surveyor to confirm the condition, one of the more difficult tasks for the surveyor is to judge the … [Read more...]
The Boatyard’s Awake
May 4, 2011 By
I spent the past couple of days in a local boatyard preparing a Friendship sloop I am going to captain part-time this summer for the water. There really … [Read more...]
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