When there is no other option but to abandon ship, having selected the right life raft for your vessel, and the type of boating you do, can mean the difference between life and death. Picking the right life raft can be as important as any other piece of equipment on board and should take more…
Do you have an electrical system diagram for your boat? Do you know where the wires in your switch panel go?
What Garbage can be Tossed Overboard? How do you Clean your Boat? What is MARPOL? What can you do to keep our Oceans Garbage FREE?
Each catamaran sale is a unique transaction with it’s own circumstances, however this cost outline will provide a guide on what to expect
So many types of marine batteries with startling differences that are worthy of further investigation. Which one is right for you?
If you have a sailboat, chances are that you have some sort of furling gear. We will teach you how to extend the life of your furling gear
The only way to absolutely guarantee that your vessel will not be lost or severely damaged in a hurricane is not to allow it to be in one.
[tps_title]Exclusive SCUBA Diving Tips to Belize Slideshow![/tps_title] Belize was considered by many divers to be a Western Hemisphere water paradise decades before it became the oh-so-trendy destination it is today. Exceptional diving is plentiful from end-to-end of the 190-mile-long (300km) Belize Barrier Reef, which extends from the northern tip of Ambergris Caye to the Sapodillo…
“For gosh sakes,” Carolyn said in disgust, “that’s enough wood to brace ten water tanks!” “You think?” I asked idly. I waved the tip of my tape measure over the project as if it were a magic wand. “Just a few more longitudinal braces, pretty please?” Our 43 foot ketch had come with five inflatable…
One of the pleasures of cruising in the Caribbean is the multitude of moorings in settings that can only be described as paradise. But if that mooring buoy fails; your dream destination can turn into a nightmare. Various municipalities, parks and conservation services, and private parties have installed mooring buoys, in order to generate income,…
Anchoring is, at its core, extremely simple. However, perfecting your technique and adapting your gear to the conditions experienced can take a lifetime.
You are at sea and conditions have rapidly deteriorated. Your vessel is taking on water and the only option is to abandon ship. The radio equipment has been rendered useless and you are left floating or treading water in the blue abyss. This could spell the end for some – but it doesn’t have to….
When watermakers are the norm on many cruising boats, there are a lot of ingenious ways of harvesting rainwater to supplement your supply.
An increasing number of owners, with very complex vessels, do not know the first thing about their electronics and electrical system.
In the fifth part of our series on what to look for in a center console boat, we asked our experts about considerations when it comes to features and amenities. Here are their recommendations. David Glenn, Pursuit Boats “At Pursuit, we think that all of the fishing-specific features in center consoles take precedence….
What is Ciguatera Poisoning? What are the Symptoms AND How should you buy fish to Avoid it? Also some common myths to avoid.
According to BoatUS, 50% of all boats that sink do so as the result of failed underwater fittings. Given this fact it is surprising how little care most boat owners give to this important hardware. As a surveyor, it is part of my job to inspect a vessel’s thru-hulls, seacock and associated hoses during my…
A pimply-face kid—totally ignorant of the sea—taught me an important, lifelong lesson. It was somewhere in the Carolinas, along the Intra Coastal Waterway, on the east coast of America. He was a dock jockey at a rickety old marina, and I was a tired yachtie running south, away from winter. I swung alongside his fuel dock…
As I write this, I’m returning from the Strictly Sail boat show in Chicago. The lowest temperature recorded there over my five-day stay was -3º. Hardly time to be thinking about sailing (or, perhaps, precisely the time to be thinking about sailing). At a forum I led on the last day of the show, Paul…
I’m 61 years old and have lived aboard and sailed for 53 years. I’ve been scared at sea 4x. By scared, I mean worried that I wouldn’t see daw