Apr 20, 2022
Our own Ask Andrew ‘floated his Fanny down the Ganny’ in the annual boat race held on Ganaraska river in Port Hope, commemorating the 1980 flood in downtown Port Hope. This years race was April 9, 2022…..Andrew finished 14th out of 49.
How about your POTW adventure.. It’s time to get your Photo of the Week published. Send them along to CYonboard@kerrwil.com and please put POTW in the subject line. See you in the next edition!
Nov 21, 2024 This week’s POTW marks our first ever from Nunavut! Patiq Netser of Coral Harbour on Southampton Island. Our Harbour finally starting to freeze up. Few boats rushed down to Fraggle Rock area for sealing. Best spot this time of year for seals. Patiq tells us about the boat: This Yacht is I believe…
Nov 21, 2024 In Part 1 last issue we learned that Two winterizing methods exist, depending on the type of engine that you have: 1) Engines without drain plugs and exposed hoses (ex Volvo, Yanmar, Universal, Atomic 4 on sailboats) 2) Engines with drain plugs and exposed hoses (Ex Mercruiser or Volvo Penta inboard gasoline…
Nov 7, 2024 Our Photo of the Week comes from the West Coast where the weather stays milder and the water doesn’t freeze. And the urban scenery is stunning. image1 840.jpeg Monte Graham of Sidney BC shared these shots. About now, it’s easy to be dreaming of boating in Vancouver. Send your pics to Photo…
A DIY winterizing kit to winterize while the engine is running. Nov 7, 2024 There’s a meme that circulates only boating pages and social media at this time of year: An a-frame sign reads ‘A moment of silence for those forced to winterize their boats’. Not all of us do – 12-month boating is possible…
Oct 24, 2024 A lot of you were talking about it, but one of our readers caught them – the astonishing Northern Lights show that descended south on Thanksgiving Weekend. “For your POTW – we were lucky enough to be out on our boat for the Thanksgiving weekend when the Aurora’s lit up the Georgian…
When operating at a slow idle, carbon monoxide can build up and blow back into the vessel. Oct 24, 2024 As the seasons change many fanatic boaters (especially those with cabin space) begin to use on-board heaters to extend the boating season. I was recently asked about some of the dangers associated with having heaters…
By Andy Adams
Stunning new flagship in Four Winns’ bow rider line. Next Wednesday, October 30, at the Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show, the public will get its first in-person look at Four Winns’ stunning new H9 model, the flagship of their bowrider series. But we were invited to the dealer unveiling in Charlevoix, Michigan earlier this past summer to run Hull # 2.
By Zuzana Prochazka
Dodging holiday havoc in the tropics
Getting out of town was top-of-mind as it was only November and I was already saturated with Christmas traditions – the music, the glitter, the cookies, the sales. A week in relatively remote Belize was the siren song so we booked a 45-foot catamaran with The Moorings and packed our bags.
