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Boater Christmas Gifts

Christmas is on the horizon and a number of good gift ideas are surfacing. Some are simple like a solid stainless steel serrated blade pocket knife which can be worth its weight in gold when a line needs to be cut in a hurry. Some are more sophisticated like the new Fishfinder/Chartplotter combos which can get you back to port safely. And others are just fun, like the new floating mats that kids like to run around on.  Get your gift requests in early to ensure you get what you really want for another season of boating

November 29th, 2023|

Xmas Bells

Well, Thanksgiving is behind us and it’s going to snow today, so it looks like we’re headed, full steam ahead, into the Holiday season. Now, here In the Northeast, this is not the best time of year for boaters, but, there is one bright spot, namely, cool Xmas gifts. Yesterday, my TV show guest and I shopped for sample gifts to use on the upcoming annual Christmas show, and we found a lot of good ones, ranging from marine thermal cameras that can be used to spot people in the water 300' away from the boat at night to dog [...]

December 1st, 2019|

Christmas Bargains

Tis the season to get great boating bargains. Currently, many marine retailers, like their land-locked peers, are offering great pre-holiday bargains. They're offering value pricing on a wide variety of products from marine stereos to waterway guides. So, if you've got a few items on your "must have" list, it could be smart move to do some selective shopping before the big guy with the sleigh shows up. A smart boater is a smart shopper.

December 8th, 2017|

Rudolph

It’s only three days to Christmas and boaters everywhere are looking forward to seeing what appears under the tree. As highlighted in the Smart Boating Christmas show, there are all sorts of good gifts, from old stalwarts like Chapman Boater’s Handbook to innovative new products such as completely waterproof stereo speakers. If you don’t get the gift you want, consider buying it yourself, it could be one of the best things you can do to make the long winter season a little brighter.

December 22nd, 2015|