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.
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Monte Graham of Sidney BC shared these shots. About now, it’s easy to be dreaming of boating in Vancouver.
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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 7, 2024 By Martin Frobisher , BoatTest Outboard motors are a popular choice due to their versatility and ease of maintenance. When it comes to choosing the right number of outboard motors for a boat, the decision can significantly impact performance, safety, and cost. Single Outboard Motor Disadvantages: However, a bow thruster can be installed…
Seeking advice from local boaters can help you familiarize yourself with new waterways. Nov 7, 2024 By Mathew Channer Growing up by the sea and then spending my adult life working on it, many of my favorite memories were formed on the water, from childhood fishing trips to trans-Pacific crossings. Boating, whatever your flavor, is…
Nov 7, 2024 The award-winning Alpha Performance Display by Raymarine is getting a free upgrade that adds valuable new features with the release of the Alpha 3.0 software update. Packed with helpful tools such as new visualizations and autopilot integration, boaters now get even more from their Alpha displays with an easy-to-install update. Alpha’s large…
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…
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.
