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Preventing Your Boat Battery From Draining Over Winter

By far the most common problem with lead acid batteries is losing charge over time. It might not sound like a problem if the battery becomes discharged – after all you just recharge it again right? Unfortunately this isn’t the case, and the key to owning a battery that lasts is making sure its charge […]

Are Electric Drives Going to Replace Diesel Engines?

In my most recent line of work technological prowess has been a major selling point to lure in our customers, unsurprisingly so given the rate of technological change in the marine industry. Perhaps nowhere has this been more evident than in our adoption of electric propulsion. This got me thinking, high technology among commercial marine […]

How Engine Hours Affect a Boat’s Value

Buying a used boat is of course a great way to get into the activity without making a massive financial commitment. Whether you’re selling a boat or buying one, it’s worth knowing what will affect the price you can buy/sell it for. By far the most contentious and most widely discussed issue around the subject […]

20 Gift Ideas For Boating Moms

Face Cream Good For Windburn Of course it’s not just Moms who need to look after their skin; particularly out on the water when the full force of both the wind and sun are at play; but there’s no doubting that Moms are certainly some of the most conscious of such issues, typically being the […]

Should I buy a Composite, Wooden, or Aluminum boat?

Alongside ‘what size engine do I need, how many feet should my boat be, and what hull form is best?’, ‘what material should my boat be constructed from?’ or words to that effect is one of the most commonly asked questions among prospective boat owners. It’s a great question, and as you might expect, not […]

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