News and Blog
Ownership Options
There’s no denying it, this summer has been a challenging one for boaters. A long, wet, cold spring coupled with a global pandemic resulted in [...]
Weather – Plan B
Recently I took two local boat trips, one in Salem Sound and the other in Gloucester harbor, in some pretty unsettled weather conditions. To help [...]
World’s Most Powerful Electric Outboard Launched
Envoy, a Norwegian company, recently announced the launch of an electric outboard designed to deliver the equivalent of power of a 150-hp gas powered model. [...]
Evinrude Production Ends
Sounding Magazine recently reported that Bombardier Recreational Products announced in late May that it would no longer manufacture Evinrude outboard engines. The company cited the [...]
Summer Days
The first day of summer, Saturday, June 20, is just about a week away and the harbor boat population is still a few heads short [...]
Fill’er Up
Boating is a fun sport, offering independence and adventure, however, to maximize the enjoyment of the experience, good judgement is oftentimes called for. Sound decisions [...]
CDC Boating Basics
Some current CDC-based guideline highlights are 1) no guests on your boat – passengers must be from your household 2) no beaching or raft-ups with [...]
In God We Trust
It is almost June and, unfortunately, many of us are still ensnared in pre-launch activities. One of those tasks, of course, is replacing defective equipment [...]
Safety First
A critical part of the spring commissioning process is checking out the safety equipment: PFDs, signaling kit components, fire extinguishers, marine radios, etc. Static PFDs [...]
Checklists Help
It’s mid-May and many of us are knee-deep in the spring commissioning process, in a socially distant manner. There are a multitude of tasks to [...]