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Getting Your Boat Ready for Spring: Spark Plugs

The condition of your spark plugs can tell you a lot about what is going on inside your gasoline engine(s). Removing plugs and examining the tips and electrodes can help you diagnose problems and potentially save future repair costs: When you first remove a spark plug, look for water droplets... Continue reading

April

Scott Zeien

Spring Maintenance, Uncategorized

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Getting Your Boat Ready for Spring: Raw Water Cooling Pumps

With less than two months to go 'til the unofficial start of boating season on Cape Cod, it's time to get serious about preparing our boats for a summer full of great times on the water! For example, let's take a look at the condition of our engine(s)' cooling pumps.... Continue reading

March

Scott Zeien

Legal Stuff

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Fishing Tip: Don’t Forget Your Saltwater Permit

Many boaters may not be aware that Massachusetts law requires all recreational fishermen ages 16 to 59 to purchase a ($10) permit from the State. Fishermen aged 60 and older must also obtain a MA permit, but it is free. The permit is required in order to fish for finfish... Continue reading

March

Scott Zeien

Safe Boating

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NOAA Invites Public Comment on the Draft National Charting Plan

NOAA invites public comment on the recently released National Charting Plan. Comments are due by midnight, June 1, 2017. The National Charting Plan is a strategy to improve NOAA nautical chart coverage, products, and distribution. It describes the evolving state of marine navigation and nautical chart production, and outlines actions... Continue reading

February

Scott Zeien

Safe Boating

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Docking Tip: Tying Off to a Piling

If you've been around boats for a while, tying up to a dock cleat or affixing a mooring pennant to a cleat on your boat is second nature. But when confronted with the need to secure your boat to a piling, how many of us are at something of a... Continue reading

February

Scott Zeien

Product Spotlight

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Best Floating, Waterproof Cell Phone Cases

Many newer cell phones claim to be waterproof, and watertight cases can protect your phone from damage, but none of this matters if your dropped phone sinks to the bottom of the bay. We’re big believers in stowing phones in waterproof pouches that enable you to use the phone without... Continue reading

January

Scott Zeien

Favorite Destinations

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5 Great Boating Things to Do on Buzzards Bay

As we write this it's 14 degrees outside, the wind chill is hovering around 0 and, like any northern boater who's hunkered down for the winter, we're dreaming of summer sun and fun days on the water. That's why we were so happy to see this article from our friends... Continue reading

August

Scott Zeien

Safe Boating

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Tips on Preparing Your Boat to Weather a Storm

The North Atlantic hurricane season is in full swing and things are getting interesting in the tropics. Now would be a good time to refresh our memories about storm preparation. In our experience, a boat’s success in weathering a storm is dependent 50% upon luck, and 50% upon the skipper’s... Continue reading

July

Scott Zeien

Safe Boating

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Tips on Surviving a Thunderstorm on Your Boat

Our friends at Boating magazine recently wrote an excellent article on “Surviving Lightning Strikes While Boating.” We thought much of it was worth sharing, so we’ve excerpted the article here. Powerful, dangerous, highly unpredictable — all are common descriptions of lightning. A direct strike that results only in ringing ears... Continue reading

June

Scott Zeien

Favorite Destinations

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Tips on Viewing Fireworks by Boat on Cape Cod

There’s nothing like watching a fireworks display from the privacy of your own boat. If you’re thinking of catching a show this weekend make sure that your running lights and radar are working properly; check the condition of your anchor gear and that you have all required safety equipment on... Continue reading

moorings

Getting Your Boat Ready for Spring: Spark Plugs

Getting Your Boat Ready for Spring: Raw Water Cooling Pumps

Fishing Tip: Don’t Forget Your Saltwater Permit

NOAA Invites Public Comment on the Draft National Charting Plan

Docking Tip: Tying Off to a Piling

Best Floating, Waterproof Cell Phone Cases

5 Great Boating Things to Do on Buzzards Bay

Tips on Preparing Your Boat to Weather a Storm

Tips on Surviving a Thunderstorm on Your Boat

Tips on Viewing Fireworks by Boat on Cape Cod

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