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Wearing a PFD
Having spent more hours than I can count running
rental boats on "Kab" with the mandatory life jackets on board --
but never donning one. After all, I had earned a Water Safety
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Why
Slow Down? Some Tips for Vacation Road Warriors
Ever since the price of gas started to really climb, I have concentrated ever harder on finding ways to make that
gallon of gas go just a bit further…
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Lightning
on the Lake
Of course thunderstorms are, in
and of themselves, a significant natural hazard, with the capability
of producing things like... |
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In
a Hurry to Get There? 10 Tips to Help Your Fuel Economy
And speaking of
unpleasant, consider the current price of gasoline, now fast
approaching...
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GPS and Finding Your Way Home
However, in order to really know where one is, one absolutely
must know two very important pieces of information in order to know
position... |
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Towing,
Trailering and Tires
I just came back from my annual spring fishing trip to Minnesota and I gotta say that every year
I get a little bit more nervous as I trailer my boat 600 miles in
each direction. The reason is simple...
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Boat Batteries
Most of us take our boat batteries for granted, in
much the same manner as we do our car batteries. I used to do
that. I thought that an occasional blast from a charger would be
enough to do the trick... |
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Insuring
Your Boat
When I bought my first boat, a friend asked me
if I knew that a boat was defined as a hole in the water, into which
I would be throwing a lot of money. I chuckled...
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Recommend
Equipment
There are certain
things that every boat should have onboard before you even consider
connecting the trailer to you car. Sure, most of them are required by law...
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A Few Knots to Know Before You
Go...
Knot tying
is part of the practice of what is known as marlinspike seamanship
– the general knowledge of knots and the care of rope...
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The
Importance of Navigational Aids
In 1998, more than 800 lives were lost as a result of recreational
boating accidents in the U.S. and its territories... |
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Getting Ready for Winter
Take some time now to “winterize” your boat so that you can sit
beside a winter’s fire and enjoy memories and pictures of last
summer’s vacation and rest assured that your boat will be ready next
spring when you are.
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Getting
Ready for Spring
Most of us are antsy to get our boats back in the water. But the
important question is: is your boat really ready to be “on the
water”? I’m guessing that it’s not. And the reason is... |
