Boating tips

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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.

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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It’s tough to appreciate the convenience of a bathroom in your home until you spend a day on a boat. When you gotta go, you gotta go but the lack of facilities, not to mention privacy, makes doing your business on a boat challenging. Luckily, spending hours on a boat […]

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...