There is nothing more important in boat ownership than properly taking care of your boat! Boat’s are not cheap, and they are extremely finicky, so when it comes to storing the boat through the summer when it isn’t boating season, or you will not be around. The engine will need to be summerized! How To […]
Anyone that is just getting into boating will notice that you hear a lot of people use the terms port and starboard. Instead of saying left and right. Which may come as confusing when you first hear them, and make you wonder: Why Do Boats Use Port And Starboard? Port & Starboard Designate Left & […]
A lot of boaters have sat at the fuel pump filling up their boat. Asking themselves, how much does it cost per gallon? Why is it so expensive? Why can’t I just use regular E10 Ethanol fuel in my boat? Is It Ok To Use Ethanol Gas In A Boat? Yes! You can run ethanol […]
Most likely if you have reached the point where the boat sitting in your yard has become the description point for your house. It is time to scrap the boat! So that your house can be the blue, yellow, or red house, instead of the one that has the giant bush, which is actually a […]
Spending a lot of time on the water, you might notice that most boats have a name on them. Walking around on a dock where a lot of ships are tied up, all most all of them have a name on them, which might make you wonder. Why Do Boats Have Names? Boats are mainly […]
Hearing the question and wondering why boats and planes use knots. Became an endless search for a clear reason on why, and how in the world to understand it without all of the numbers! Why Do Boats & Planes Use Knots? Boats & Planes calculate speed in knots because it is equal to one nautical […]
I know you have seen those dirty looking, nasty, gray fenders that sit in the storage lockers of our boats! How in the world they get so nasty looking, no one knows! So what do you do to get that moldy look off of them? Can You Paint Boat Fenders? No, it is not a […]
The first thing that most people think of when they hear the words, “compression test,” is expensive. Is that really the case though? What Outboard Compression Test Results Mean. Results vary depending on whether the outboard is a Four-Stroke or a Two-Stroke. Good results for Four-Strokes should be 180-210 PSI, and Two-Strokes should be around […]
As the winter storage for boaters begins to come to a close this year. There are many people that ask us, can I keep and reuse the shrink wrap from our boat? Which is a great question that I’m sure many people would like to know more about! Can You Reuse And Recycle Boat Shrink […]
When you are getting into the world of boating for the first time. There are many different terms that you will hear. Things like outboards, lower units, powerheads, and other sections that make up an outboard engine. What Are The Different Sections Of An Outboard & How Do They Work? Outboard engines consist of three […]
