Not long after people get a new-to-them boat out on the water, they begin to wonder how they can make it go faster. Well, after you've eliminated needless … [Read more...]
Brett Becker
Boat Buying and Selling: Skip the Remorse
November 2, 2012 By
Perhaps the best advice I ever got is one of the few rules that applies to both sides of a used boat transaction: Stop Selling after it’s sold, and Stop … [Read more...]
Used-Boat Buying Season
October 21, 2012 By
I’ve been seeing lots of Facebook posts from friends who are taking their boats in for winter storage. People who also own snowmobiles aren’t so sad, … [Read more...]
Drive Trim: Finding the Sweet Spot
October 15, 2012 By
New to boating, or looking to optimize your time under way? It’s probably a good time to explain drive trim and what people mean when they talk about … [Read more...]
Used-Boat Benefits: A Little Something Extra
October 9, 2012 By
It would be easiest just to find a decent used boat with a good service history and the telltale signs of good upkeep -- but the savvy shopper would do … [Read more...]
Just One Boat: The Case for a 25-Foot Walkaround
October 5, 2012 By
My boating challenge is, I think, the same one a lot of other boaters face. I have a lot of things I like to do on the water. You probably do, too. The … [Read more...]
Boat Advertising Copy: Beware the Buzz
September 20, 2012 By
There's a joke in real estate ads about certain watch words that don’t necessarily mean what the writer wants you to think they mean, but something else … [Read more...]
All About Octane: What’s in a Number?
September 10, 2012 By
A neighbor of mine — who is a chronic used boat shopper — finally got himself a runabout with a V8 engine. After owning nothing but outboards, four-bangers … [Read more...]
Repairing the Gimbal Housing in an Outdrive
September 3, 2012 By
Say you just bought a used boat. It needs work, but you got it for a song, so you can afford to sink some money into it. Good thing, because little did … [Read more...]
Finding Leaks in a Boat
August 25, 2012 By
Not again... In my last blog entry (Engine Outdrives: Inspect Those Bellows), I told you about "a friend of mine" who discovered a leak in a little … [Read more...]
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