Engine exhaust elbow installation nearly causes boat fire
By Bob Potter Serious boating tragedies occur at sea, dozens, hundreds or thousands of miles from shore—right? But on the Intracoastal Waterway just dozens of …
Discovering the wonders of Southwest Florida
By Christine Wenk-Harrison A recent road trip to visit family in Florida took us to Rotonda West, about 50 miles south of Sarasota. Our hosts …
How to avoid trouble when docking
Try, try again If you start the docking process wrong, begin again. Many boaters feel embarrassed to back off an improperly aligned docking attempt, so …
Practice green boating this spring
By instituting a few best practices aboard your vessel, you can ensure that you’re doing your part to protect our waterways. It’s all about the …
Keep your boat from drifting by backing down
Last fall, I was on the beach enjoying a swim and watching the other boats passing. Before long a very new, very expensive center console …
New boat accessories for the spring
Outfit your boat with new boating accessories this spring with a fishing net, a quick-drying towel and Wearandtear pads to protect against chafe.
Cruising America’s Great Loop Part One
By John Simons Our Great Loop adventure took one year and covered 6,500 miles. We departed from Waukegan Harbor in mid-September 2015 and, after making …
Boater runs aground on the Bad River
By John Raby During a cruise in Georgian Bay, Ontario, I ran Holly Marie aground on a hazard clearly marked on the charts, damaging both …
Locking through Caledonian Canal in Scotland
By Jeff Lagrew with photos by Jack Fish The Bluegrass Chapter of America’s Boating Club takes annual charter trips all around the world. In September …
Zen and the art of docking
A student in my Boat Docking Tips Course said he feared entering his slip because he didn’t know how long it would take his boat …
How to turn a boat at the dock
Have you been tied up to a long dock on a boat that won’t back up with any degree of certainty with boats sitting on …
How to remove water from a wet fiberglass boat transom
This past year, the brass tube for one of my boat’s self-bailing scuppers came loose. I decided to refasten the brass tube and make it …
