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...
Upgrading a Tube TV to Flat Screen HD Smart TV on a Boat
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...
Our Daughter’s First Boat Show Experience at 2022 Bay Bridge Boat Show on the Chesapeake Bay
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...
Spring Boat Prep – Removing Shrink Wrap & Installing Canvas
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...
Free Boating App for Navigation and Boat Trip Planning
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...
Boat Trip to Hotel Resort Marina – Was it Worth it?
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...
Ready for Electric Boating? How the X Shore Electric Boat Works
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 to Winterize a Boat – End of Boating Season Winterizing Checklist
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...
Stuck Boat Steering Wheel – Removal & Replacement with New Wheel
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....
Our First Boat Dog and Doggie Boat Gear We Use
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...
Best Boat Vinyl Cleaner for Mildew Removal
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...
Wax On, Wax Off – Our Boat Waxing & Cleaning Process Before Launch
Our process for basic cleaning and waxing the boat, and some final spring prep reminders before we launch the boat for the season. Spring boat prep can be a lot of work, but after 20 years we definitely learning a few techniques that can help save some time and effort. Our spring...
Foiling Surfboard Demo and How to Learn eFoil Surfing
Watch the electric hydrofoil surfboard demo from Bay Bridge Boat Show with the Lift eFoil board Foiling is definitely a hot new trend with watersports, and I was lucky enough to see a demo firsthand this month at the 2021 Bay Bridge Boat Show in Maryland. The guys with Shockwave Water Sports...
Bay Bridge Boat Show 2021 in Maryland with Video
First impressions of new power & sail combination boat show in Stevensville, MD near Chesapeake Bay Bridge – with video recap from the docks! After a year of not going to boat shows due to the pandemic and boat show cancelations, it was great to get back out on the docks and see some...