Boating tips

How best to avoid boat DIY dramas? Here are our 7 rules to live by for staying sane in the boatyard.

Online boating Rules of the Road quiz 60 second challenge

After 4 years of cruising aboard a 24-year-old Tayana 37, an analysis of the best boat improvements and upgrades we've done.

Flushing a boat motor by running it out of water is a routine maintenance task. Running the engine without a water source for any length of time will cause damage, so you'll need to attach a hose to the motor's water intakes. Some newer...

We've compiled a list of things 99 boaters wished they knew when they got their first boat. Learn from experience boaters.

If you're new to boating, you might want to start your list of first-time boat owner must-haves. Here's a quick list we've put together for you.

Fenders help protect the edges of a boat from bumping up against things like docks, seawalls, and other boats. Stand on your boat to correctly position the fender, adjusting its height so that it correlates with the dock or whatever else...

Is buddy boating safe? Maybe not.

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A complete, step-by-step mooring tutorial with diagrams You're coming in from a fabulous day on the water, and now it's time to dock your boat. Any skipper worth their salt will tell you that proper docking and tying is vital to keeping...