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13/01/2012

Now that the cold weather has truly arrived here in the northeast US, as evidenced by ice on the pond and an appreciable dent in my woodpile, I wonder

11/11/2011

http://blog.boattrader.com/2011/11/boating-safety-lifejackets-are-the-new-seatbelts.html

Your intrepid boating journalist found some news about lifejackets that will likely affect you. Did you know that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USA

15/09/2011

Naval vessels perfected a way to communicate with flag signals long before radios were around, and there is still a bit of pomp and circumstance to this colorful world that many civilian boaters have adopted.

26/08/2011

Many boat owners expect the same type of service on their vessels from boat yards as they get on their automobiles.

24/06/2011

To become a competent boater there are three basic things you will need to learn in order to stay off the rocks; know the height of the tide, learn how to identify hazards on a chart, and learn how to plot your position on a chart so you know where you are in relation to the hazards. Today I’ll focu

20/06/2011

This Malibu Wake Sunscape 247 is breathtaking. You might expect a boat this big and luxurious to be a challenge to handle, but you would be wrong. Pre

10/06/2011

http://blog.boattrader.com/2011/06/top-10-beautiful-lighthouses-in-the-world.html

A lighthouse is more than just a means of guidance to safe harbor for boats and ships. Many are also beautifully structured architectures that serve as l

13/05/2011

When you’re buying a used boat and hire a marine surveyor to confirm the condition, one of the more difficult tasks for the surveyor is to judge the condition of the fuel system. Water in gas, particularly ethanol-boosted gas, is quite common in pleasure boats that go unused for prolonged periods.

Foul fuel systems in used pleasure boats are more common than you might think and can be expensive if not dealt with.

29/04/2011

Here is a fun blog about Lake Boat Classics. This is a good read.

Lake boats, runabout styling that is timeless, are making a comeback in restorations, reproductions, and retro new builds.

25/04/2011

Designed for the sport of fishing, center console boats are a popular choice for in-shore or off-shore anglers.

Recently on Boat Trader Marine Fuel wrote a Top 10 Center Console Fishing Boat Manufacturers list, that I'd like to now share with you. Designed for

04/04/2011

No Man’s Land–it is stony, flat topped, and devoid of trees. As a matter of fact this No Man’s Land is a U.S. government bombing site where visitors are forbidden–the kind of place that, navigationally, gives you the wi***es when you are in the vicinity, low and hard to see, cold and ominous.

http://blog.boattrader.com/2011/03/no-man%E2%80%99s-land.html

There is a small desolate island south of Martha’s Vineyard called No Man’s Land--it is stony, flat topped, and devoid of trees. As a matter of fact th

24/03/2011

With continued signs of healing in the general economy, there is growing confidence that we are moving out of the long, deep trough that has been home for the last two years.
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