A regular refrigerator may be used on a boat, but there will be a couple of considerations that you will have to keep in mind, such as the power available aboard your boat. Regular refrigerators will require more power and different voltages, so they might turn out to be more of a hassle compared to a marine fridge. Boating on a warm day is always an adventure, regardless of … [Read more...]

Navigation lights and deck lights are one thing but you can’t beat a good old fashioned flashlight for easily pinpointing what you want to look at when you’re out on the water at night, as well as helping with mooring and finding your way through a poorly lit boatyard. In short a flashlight is indispensable! There are a whole range of flashlights on the market, but when … [Read more...]

Whether you’re restoring your boat or building from scratch, it’s important not to overlook and scrimp on the details. Often people take smaller items for granted, but it’s often the small things that can decide whether you sink or swim following your endeavors… quite literally. Perhaps no better example is with deck hatches; more often than not people settle for cheap low … [Read more...]

Boats are rarely a purchase made with small change, and as such it’s understandable that as a boat owner you’ll want to make all necessary precautions to both deter and prevent thieves from getting their hands on your pride and joy. There are a number of different methods you can employ to protect your boat against theft, from the very low tech (think padlocks, chains and … [Read more...]

Unlike cars and other mass produced vehicles boats require a lot of start-up capital to even make it off the the drawing board. Couple this with the fact they only tend to be sold during the summer months and it isn’t really surprising that boats are sold with much higher margins. The only exception would be down south, closer to the equator where it’s pretty warm all year … [Read more...]