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Our Favorite Destinations: Red Brook Harbor

Red Brook Harbor, in the town of Bourne on Cape Cod, is the perfect place for transients to rest up before or after transiting the Cape Cod Canal, as well as a good spot to hit the beach or grab a bite to eat at the famous Chart Room restaurant... Continue reading

June

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Legal Stuff

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Please Act to Prevent Ethanol Fuel from Ruining Your Boat’s Engine(s)!

The EPA has just announced its plans to further increase the country’s ethanol mandates, surpassing the current record high levels finalized less than one year ago. By next year, the EPA is requiring the American public to consume 700 million more gallons of renewable fuel, whether they want to or... Continue reading

May

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Safe Boating

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Keep a Sharp Eye Out for Whales

The Center for Coastal Studies has issued a note of caution with regard to boating in Cape Cod Bay. An increasingly high concentrations of plankton, food for endangered North Atlantic right whales, has a resulted a high concentration of whales in the bay. It presents a risk to both mariners... Continue reading

March

Scott Zeien

Favorite Destinations

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Chase Away the Cold by Booking a Summer Boat Trip!

You may be looking now at cold winds and mud season, but summer boating is not that far away. Many of our area’s favorite cruising destinations have started taking reservations for busy summer weekends. Larger, commercial marinas may offer lots of dockage and mooring options, but several of the most... Continue reading

February

Scott Zeien

Product Spotlight

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The 10 Best Boating Apps for 2016

Our friends at Discover Boating have done a great job of sorting through all of the boating apps out there, and when we compared our list to theirs it was almost identical. Since they published it first, we thought we'd share it in their words. If you are looking to... Continue reading

January

Scott Zeien

Product Spotlight

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Product Spotlight: Lumishore SMX92-ccp Color-Changing Underwater Lights

Underwater lights are not to every boater’s taste, but there’s no denying that color changing underwater LED lights are one of the hottest trends in boating today. Whether you’re a long-range cruiser, fisherman or cruising sailor they’re a great way to extend your day on the water and entertain friends... Continue reading

January

Scott Zeien

Product Spotlight, Safe Boating

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Product Spotlight: The New SOS Distress Light by Weems & Plath

Distress flares are essential to safe boating, but they come with several drawbacks. Flares have a very limited shelf life, they are dangerous and difficult to use, they burn for only a few minutes each, and they contain environmentally hazardous materials making disposal a challenge. Now, for the first time,... Continue reading

January

Scott Zeien

Legal Stuff, Safe Boating

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A Heads Up on New USCG IBA Life Raft Regulations

If you own or operate a commercial boat, you should pay attention to some USCG regulatory changes that go into effect next month. The United States Coast Guard has stipulated that as of February 26, 2016, all commercial vessels sailing in U.S. coastal waters must have an approved survival craft... Continue reading

January

Scott Zeien

Marine Electronics, Product Spotlight

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Product Spotlight: Navionics’ Dock-To-Dock Auto-Routing Software

Reprinted from Panbo, by Ben Ellison 12/31/2015 Let's (begin 2016) with some new technology that will really make a difference. I think it's Navionics' new Dock-to-dock autorouting system, and it may not be getting the recognition it deserves because Navionics already offered autorouting that was only marginally useful (like the... Continue reading

December

Scott Zeien

Safe Boating

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Off Season Tips: Perfect Your Bowline

The bowline is used to make a loop at one end of a line. It is tied with the rope's working end also known as the "tail" or "end". The loop may pass around or through an object during the making of the knot. The knot tightens when pulled by... Continue reading

moorings

Our Favorite Destinations: Red Brook Harbor

Please Act to Prevent Ethanol Fuel from Ruining Your Boat’s Engine(s)!

Keep a Sharp Eye Out for Whales

Chase Away the Cold by Booking a Summer Boat Trip!

The 10 Best Boating Apps for 2016

Product Spotlight: Lumishore SMX92-ccp Color-Changing Underwater Lights

Product Spotlight: The New SOS Distress Light by Weems & Plath

A Heads Up on New USCG IBA Life Raft Regulations

Product Spotlight: Navionics’ Dock-To-Dock Auto-Routing Software

Off Season Tips: Perfect Your Bowline

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