If you spend enough time in the world of boating. Eventually, you will come across the dreaded fuel smell! After going through the boat and checking everything, we get to the point where we are almost %100 sure that the fuel tank is bad! Now it’s time to pressure test the boat fuel tank, but […]
If you are new to boating. Probably one of the most asked questions in the beginning is: How Much Does It Cost To Own And Operate A Boat? Owning a boat will cost you in six major areas: Purchasing the boat, insuring, storing, maintaining, operating, and collecting the gear for the boat. Boat ownership costs […]
The real question that many people have asked is, how long is that boat going to sit there? We’ve all heard that the worst thing for a boat to do is to sit. Which is extremely true, it is the first step to becoming a problem in the boat owning world. So… How To Get […]
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 […]
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 […]
