Your first boat ride of the season is a shakedown cruise that gives you a chance to make sure there are no problems before bigger boat trips Ready to go on your first big boat trip of boating season? You better make sure you have a shakedown cruise first! What is a shakedown cruise?...
What’s our spring boat checklist? The main steps we follow to get our boat ready to launch in the spring It’s been a long winter and it’s finally time to start getting the boat ready for spring launch and start our BOATING SEASON! We boat in Maryland so our season usually runs from May...
New electric and hybrid boats, electric motors and boat demo rides at the Annapolis Boat Show 2022 as we check out the latest in electric boating Annapolis is one of my all time favorite boating destinations on the Chesapeake Bay, so whenever I get a chance to go to the annual U.S. Powerboat Show...
Troubleshooting potential boat A/C problems – and how to fix them – if your with your marine air conditioner stops working right on your boat If you’re like us, you spend most of your weekends on your boat throughout the summer season and rely on your marine A/C to keep cool. Spending the night...
How we removed our old tube TV and installed a bigger flat screen HD Smart TV on our Sea Ray boat Sometimes you make upgrades on your boat that make such a big difference you wonder, why didn’t we do this years ago?! Removing our old tube TV in the salon of our boat...
Take your daughter to boat show day! Experiencing the business side of boating walking the docks with mom at her first boat show Over the years I have been to many boat shows. As a marketer in the boating industry, I went to the Fort Lauderdale Boat Show and Miami Boat Shows...
Taking down the winter shrink wrap and putting up the boat canvas is a big spring prep job! There’s a lot to do in the spring to get your boat ready for launch. One of the most satisfying spring boat prep jobs is taking off that winter shrink wrap and putting up...
Features we like about the Argo Boating app for navigation on boat trips and communicating with friends – Video and Q&A with app developer We’ve been boating for over 20 years and always relied on the Raymarine chartplotter on our 2002 410 Sea Ray to get to our destination. But recently we tried a...
Are the resort style amenities of a large hotel marina worth the trip? Take a cruise with us to Hyatt Cambridge Hotel and Marina in Maryland This past summer we did our longest cruise ever and stayed at our our first hotel resort marina. Was it worth it? Come along with us and check...
Q&A with X Shore Electric Boats to find out how it works – how fast it goes, boat range, how to charge batteries and more They say that electric boating is the future. With advancements in battery technology and a desire for a more sustainable way to boat, we’re starting to see some...
How we winterize our boat every year – a checklist for our end of boating season winterizing plans We boat on the upper Chesapeake Bay in Maryland, so our boating season ends around mid-October. While there are definitely some die hard boaters that keep their boat in year round, we winterize...
How to remove a stuck boat steering wheel 2 different ways on a Sea Ray to replace it with a new wheel Our 2002 Sea Ray 410 Sundancer has been starting to show her age in recent years so we’ve been updating or replacing parts as needed to keep her looking good....
Here’s all the special doggie boat gear we got to make sure our new little boat dog is safe and comfortable on board After years of begging from the kids, we FINALLY got a boat dog! In fact, this is our first dog ever. But of course as boaters, we knew that any dog...
This cleaner is the best boat vinyl mildew remover we have found in over 20 years of boating – before & after cleaning demo! Like most boaters, we have been struggling for years with mildew on our boat vinyl. With a boat, its inevitable you’ll get some mildew on your boat – especially after...