Beginner’s guides are helpful for any and all of your boating needs. In this video, Dangar Marine goes through the basics of driving an outboard-powered runabout boat (or ‘tinnie’ as we call them locally.) This includes judging your speed, leaving and approaching a pontoon, maneuvering in a confined space, navigating in a channel and driving between moorings. [...]
Boating skills, as with any skill, take time and practice. So it’s time to brush up on those skills for the water. Watch this video on how to easily keep up your boating skills, without taking the fun out of it.
Boat fails are funny, no matter how big or small. Here’s a video of some of the best boating fails on waters across the country. Get ready to giggle!
One shark bite is rare, but to survive two in one year? That’s a miracle. A surfer from Ponce Inlet, FL says he was recently bitten by a shark for the second time in the past year. Only waist deep in shallow water, Bryan Brock said he never saw it coming, just felt the impact [...]
Voyager, author and engineer Peter Berman offers his best advice on buying a good, used cruiser for any sailor. Sailors wanting to buy a boat and who are ready to take the plunge — can take advantage of these tips. Sailors need an affordable boat they can depend on to meet the needs of their [...]
Modern four-stroke outboards have fly-by-wire controls and onboard sensors that maximize performance and efficiency. But, the four-stroke solution is not the singular fix ideal for repowering all boats. Let’s discuss. The first generation of four-strokes were all very heavy. All of the extra parts, such as oil sumps and valve trains, increased the engines’ mass [...]
A scary boating accident happened during the University of Florida’s (UF) fishing tournament. UF college anglers Hunter Bland and Conner Young of the Florida bass fishing team captured the frightening incident on their GoPro camera. They were running almost 60 mph, according to Scout. The duo was ejected from their boat on Lake Seminole as [...]
An Australian fisherman found himself in the fin of it after a great white shark jumped into his boat and landed on him. Terry Selwood, 73, was fishing offshore 450 miles north of Sydney when the incident occurred. “He came right over the top of the motor and then dropped onto the floor,” Selwood said, [...]
No one ever wants to deal with their boat leaving them behind without having any survival tips to fall back on. Unfortunately, some divers have already been through the ordeal of getting left behind. But if you follow these simple steps by Underwater360, you can prevent yourself from drifting away in open water. The real test [...]
St Croix Rod offers a model for every spring walleye endeavor. The Eyecon series was developed to accommodate every possible technique. Whether your walleye season is about to start, or its open all year round, these spring tactics and rod recommendations will put you on the path to walleye fishing success. Eyecon Riggin’ one-piece (ECS70MLF) [...]
