You’ve got a free afternoon, and the weather’s amazing. A kayak trip would be amazing. But you’ve only got a two-person kayak, and you’re alone. What to do? Paddling a two-person kayak by yourself is a bit tricky, but it can be done. The process is, of course, the same, but there are a few […]
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If you pick up a popular bass fishing magazine, speed boating article, or any boating article that has a strong focus on the more technical aspects of boat engineering, then you’ll eventually come across something mentioning “Jack Plates.” While the name sounds simple and the functionality is even simpler, jack plates actually work on some
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We all purchase our boat with an idealistic idea of cruising through their harbor, across the lake, or going on a deep-sea adventure. The wind is blowing, the fish are jumping, the drinks are cold, and your engines are running smooth and clean! But it can get hot on the water! While it’s easy to
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When we’re investing money and time into something, it’s not unusual to want to name it. We do it with most of our vehicles, from cars to motorbikes and motorhomes to boats. It kind of gives us a sense of personal ownership. It’s no longer a lump of metal or wood; it’s something we have
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If a car driver uses ‘cruise’ to control a car, the vehicle will achieve its maximum performance efficiency. To do something similar for a sailing boat, you would need to calculate the hull speed. This will give you the average speed that suits the type of craft you are sailing. That’s why you need to
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Spending a significant amount of time at sea is awesome, life-changing even. Unfortunately, there are some challenges to spending that much time on your boat, and there are a few luxuries that you might need to give up. In the past, an internet connection would be lumped in with all of the other things you’d
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