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Boat power systems vary greatly depending on how the owner uses the boat. Therefore, it is tough to figure out your boat’s system as a new boater. However, taking a look at your entire system will give you a leg up should the day come when you need to figure …
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Boats come in all shapes and sizes, so you might be wondering what fuel do boats use. The answer is as varied as all the different boats on the water—it depends! Most small private boats have either gas or diesel engines. Figuring out which one you should use is an …
Whether you’re at the helm of your inflatable tender, a center console fishing boat, or a decked-out express cruiser, go-fast boats aren’t much fun unless they go fast! And if your boat won’t plane out, you can’t go fast. There are a lot of reasons why a boat won’t plane, …
If you’re a dreamer like me—and it seems that all boaters are!—then you might spend a lot of time looking at used boats. One of the things you might look at and compare is the number of hours on the engine. If so, you need to know how many hours …
Boat keys are considerably less complex than car keys. That’s good news because if you’re trying to replace a lost boat key, it shouldn’t be too hard to do. Given the precarious nature of everything that comes near the water, you should take special precautions not to lose your keys. …
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Since humans began building ships and sailing the Seven Seas, barnacles on boats have been causing problems. Even today, with all our modern technologies and fancy materials, preventing and removing barnacles on boat bottoms costs the shipping industry millions of dollars annually. What’s up with these creepy critters, anyway? Are …
Operating a marine engine in your boat is a little different than a car. A boat engine uses seawater to cool itself, whereas a car uses coolant and the air passing over the radiator. It sounds like a minor difference, but it means there are some extra steps in running …
You can learn a lot about boat lights if you just think about what they are for and what they are doing. On the highway at night, a car has lights that you can identify instantly. What is the difference between bright white lights and red ones? What about flashing …
In different countries, cars steer on different sides of the road. For example, in the U.S., cars drive on the left, and the driver’s seat is on the left-hand side. In the U.K., cars drive on the right, and the driver’s seat is on the right-hand side. However, you might …
If you run your boat in water that is too shallow, you will run aground. This simple fact is obvious to even non-boaters. But what a complex concept! How do you know how shallow your boat can go? How do you even know how deep the water is where you …
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