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January 5, 2016

Battling Corrosion: Do this, to Save Your Boat!

I’m going to show you something really, really ugly… are you ready? Yikes! Sorry, fellow boater, I know that’s tough to look at. It causes us pain to see something so horrid, especially on our boats. […]
December 22, 2015

How to Break Your Boat (Don’t do this)

Considering how many of us regularly run boats in all different bodies of water and weather conditions, it’s really rather shocking there aren’t a whole lot more disasters on the water. You’ve heard me talk about […]
October 13, 2015

Put Outdoor Air Conditioning on Your Boat for $300

I know this sounds a little nutty, but it’s true: you can put air conditioning on your small center console, more or less, with a mere $300 and an afternoon of work. I say “more or […]
October 6, 2015

The Corcl: An All-New Kind of Boat

I’m betting you’ve never heard of the Corcl before. In fact, I’d bet a lot—because this is a brand-new type of boat, which was just introduced to the world this past summer. In fact, it’s so […]
September 8, 2015

Rigging Boat Electronics? Don’t Do This!

Many of us rig our own electronics, especially on relatively small, simple boats. And truth be told, there’s no great mystery when wiring up a fishfinder or a chartplotter. You have power leads, maybe a transducer […]
June 9, 2015

Boat Trailering Safety: Tips and Tricks

Trailering a boat can be dangerous (read Avoid This Trailering Disaster for one example why) and you need to make sure you head down the highway with safety in mind. This is front-and-center in my head […]
June 2, 2015

Why We’re Spooking Fish (With our Boats)

Here’s a very, very important illustration, which shows how we spook the heck out of fish with our boats. This is a representation of a fish’s lateral line. As you can see in the blow-up box, […]
May 5, 2015

Canvass Care: Extend Your T-Top Life by Years

Canvass, whether it’s stretched out across your T-top or it merely covers your boat when not in use, is one of those things we expect to replace. We know it has a limited lifetime, and eventually […]
April 28, 2015

The Amazing, Handy, Gotta-Carry-Them Zip-Ties

As a boater, there are a few items you always keep on hand. A length of rope. Extra drain plugs. A spare life jacket. I could walk out to any of my boats right now (or […]
January 13, 2015

Stupid Things NOT to do on a Boat

Is stupid had a per-gallon price, it would be something like $0.01. There’s lots of stupid to go around – too much – and you don’t even have to drill, frack, or even search very hard to […]