Clean your boat mid-season
Keep your boat spic and span with a mid-season cleaning and three three products.
Stay afloat at the dock
By Cliff Schmidt Staying afloat requires preventing the failure of water hoses and their fittings, including through-hulls, valves, strainers and hose clamps supplying raw water …
Storing canvas and vinyl panels
Boats of all sizes have canvas and clear vinyl panels to keep the weather out. During the boating season, these panels have a place and …
Sailing from Cancun to Punta Gorda
[x_blockquote type=”left”]Sailing trip around the Dry Tortugas puts book learning to the test[/x_blockquote] By Dannela Varel After many years of boating experience—living aboard, running a …
Panama Canal Transit
Transiting the Panama Canal details the story of one sailor and her husband who fulfill a long-awaited dream of transiting one of the greatest engineering feats of the 20th century, the Panama Canal. The elaborate two-day process required hiring line handlers and pilots and securing the necessary permits.
Upholding the USPS pledge
By Dan Fannon In the Highlands, the Hudson River flows through remarkably deep water past towering mountains with names like Dunderberg and Storm King. But …
Conserve battery power with LEDs
By Gary Bain Over time, I have made many changes and improvements to Gone With The Wind, a 1990 MK1 Catalina 36. This year I …
Check your oil to prevent costly repairs
By Burrage Warner Many years ago during a trip to the Bahamas in a 30-foot Pearson sloop powered by a gasoline engine, we got caught …
How to add solar panels to your boat
For this article, I’ve invited longtime friend and coconspirator, Peter Jenkin, to share his experience adding solar power to his boat. I have known Pete …
Couple guides boaters out of fog
By Boni Thibert After enjoying the picturesque anchorages and solitude of Isle Royale National Park, Phil and I headed to Rock Harbor to catch up …
Sea Rays trek to Sleeping Bear Dunes
By Tim Healey I had recently bought a used 2005 Sea Ray 200 Sundeck, a near carbon copy of my buddy Pat Flynn’s boat, except …
New boater plugs experience gap
By Michael G. D’Aversa These days, most people know me as an avid touring motorcyclist. But long before I became a biker, I was a …
