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Build Your Own Portable Fishfinder
If you’re like me, you have a venerable armada of vessels. You’ve got a bass boat, an offshore float, a canoe, a rowboat, a kayak and some inflatables. Every one represents a compromise, and you’re not willing to put yourself in anything but the best possible position to catch fish. Don’t worry—this is foolproof logic. At least it works on my fiancé. Or rather, she pretends it does. After some back and forth, it turns out I am OK with it. Please don’t judge me.
Progressive Insurance New York Boat Show Celebrates 110 Years of America’s Favorite Pastime Jan. 21-25 at the Javits Center
The 2015 Progressive Insurance New York Boat Show docks at the Javits Center Jan. 21-25, giving boaters the chance to shop, compare and find competitive deals everything from luxury motor yachts and sportfishers to performance boats, sailboats, and thousands of marine accessories.
35 Year-Old Tradition, the Charleston Boat Show, Opens January 23
“Boating, fishing and all things water is really what this show is all about. It’s an annual reunion of people who share the same passion and love a great deal,” said JBM & Associates owner, Jacqui Bomar. “We have been producing this show for 14 years, and it is fascinating to watch the excitement on everyone’s faces as they peruse through the event. It’s like 10,000 kids in one giant candy store.”
BOATING & TOWING-10 Things to Buy Your Boat for the Holidays
It’s that time of year. The boats are inside (or in the South, they’re maybe used less). There’s more time for hunting, honey-dos and football. The holidays are coming up fast; you have gifts to buy and turkeys to eat.
TRIM TABS: DO THEY HELP?
As a young marine mechanic, I worked with an old salt who swore a good hull doesn’t need trim tabs. He was probably right about some hulls, but generally, adding trim tabs can make a good hull perform even better. Tabs give the skipper much more control as well as the ability to create dramatic changes to ride attitude.
Sometimes A Long Run Is Just Wasting Gas
You have been wasting gas almost every time you leave the dock. You’ve been doing it for almost as long as you’ve had a boat. It’s not your fault; it’s been ingrained in you by years of habit. As long as you’ve had that boat, you’ve cracked the throttles wide as soon as you’ve cleared the no-wake zone.
