Little Eddie Log: And Don’t forget the Lower Unit, Eddie
Nov 9, 2023
Last issue, Little Eddie attended to the fall oil change but thanks to Dad’s reminder, he’s changing the lower unit fluid too. Fall conditioning is a task for the dedicated!
Nov 9, 2023
Last issue, Little Eddie attended to the fall oil change but thanks to Dad’s reminder, he’s changing the lower unit fluid too. Fall conditioning is a task for the dedicated!
August 13, 2026 Over 280 sailors from across the country will gather in Kingston this week for the Sail Canada Youth Fest and Youth Championships (Club 420) as part of CORK International. The sailors will be competing in an Olympic atmosphere with many activities planned for the 50th anniversary of the Montreal 1976 Games, including…
August 13, 2026 As of today, Isa Rosli from Abbotsford BC is in the midst finishing up qualifying for next month’s Golden Globe Race with the aim of being Canada’s first solo sailor to circumnavigate the globe, non-stop. This sounds like a big undertaking and it is. The sailors have to cover 30,000 miles of…
August 13, 2026 The East Coast In Water Boat Show is a free, community-driven event taking place at Shining Waters Marina in Tantallon, Nova Scotia on August 20 and 21, 2026. Show brings together boat dealers, marine industry professionals, and the broader community for a full dockside experience at one of Nova Scotia’s most beautiful…
August 13, 2026 The City of Richmond BC’s 23rd Annual Richmond Maritime Festival runs Aug 22–23 at Britannia Shipyards National Historic Site. An array of beautifully restored wooden and working boats will be docked at the site for enthusiasts to view up close. The two-day, family-friendly event brings to life the rich maritime legacy of Steveston…
August 13, 2026 Shane Griffin caught this Photo of the Week lightning strike perfectly. “The photo was taken at Marina Del Rey in Ramara (Orillia) facing 332° NW down the channel that leads to Mc Phee bay from my slip. “I boat mainly on Lake Simcoe but travel the Trent annually in some direction north…
Should you wear one? August 13, 2026 By John Gullick The simple answer to these questions above is yes but first some facts. Every year in Canada an average of 140 recreational boaters drown. However, it is suspected that this is an underestimate of the true number of drowning deaths by up to 43% due…










By Andy Adams
If you’ve already had firsthand experience with a pontoon, you will easily understand the appeal of the Bennington 22 MSB. But if you haven’t, let’s start by reviewing a few of the reasons why pontoon boats have become top sellers in markets across North America.
Pontoon boats began in the early 1950s as basically four steel drums lashed to a frame. They were not unlike the log rafts of ancient cultures and not much more sophisticated at first.

By Mathew Channer
Interior British Columbia might not be as famous for recreational boating as Canada’s Great Lakes, yet it is no less a world-class boating destination. The mountains offer their own flavour of marine adventure with their series of long, deep ribbon lakes, and there is perhaps no area that embodies this more uniquely than the iconic Okanagan basin in southern B.C. One could be forgiven for assuming this valley was purpose-built for nautical fun, with a few delightful perks thrown in to make the area entirely irresistible (wine-tasting, anyone?).