Friday, November 16, 2012
Fall Fishing and Boating Safety Tips from BoatUS Foundation Alexandria, VA – It's hard being a boater in the fall. Most of your friends on the water are gone, the days shorter, the waters colder. However, the lack of crowds or better wind in the sails is still appealing to many boaters, anglers and sailors, but safety must beMonday, October 29, 2012
Alexandria, VA - Nearly full tank or nearly empty tank? That is the big question facing boaters now in the midst of preparing their boats for the long winter hibernation. The concern is ethanol - an octane enhancing gasoline additive that has some unfortunate, harmful side effects on marine engines. Boat Owners Association of TheSunday, October 28, 2012
Alexandria, VA - Boat Owners Association of The United States (BoatUS), has relaunched its extensive online "BoatTECH" resource at BoatUS.com/BoatTech, making it the largest, no-cost online archive in the country with hundreds of articles on boating technical, repair, maintenance, and other how-to resources for boaters, anglers, andFriday, October 26, 2012
Alexandria, VA -- She's just a day old - and even though no hurricane watches or warnings have yet been posted for the eastern US - Hurricane Sandy is getting some big time attention from forecasters because of unique circumstances that could make her more threatening. Some the forecast models predict Sandy will move into theFriday, October 19, 2012
Alexandria, VA. - After funding over $1 million in local boating safety and clean water projects for the past 21 years, the BoatUS Foundation's Grassroots Grants Program is more than doubling its maximum grant size to $10,000 for 2013. The Foundation is looking to fund projects that utilize innovative approaches to educate boaters onThursday, October 11, 2012
Alexandria, VA - Staying too long in one place can ruin a good thing. At least that's the case with boaters making lengthy journeys, who are finding themselves targets of cash-hungry states when they stay too long and are subject to various taxes. But how can boaters prevent overstaying their welcome? Boat Owners Association of TheTuesday, October 9, 2012
Alexandria, VA– Boats stored for the winter in regions with consistent below-freezing temperatures in heated storage facilities have it best, except when winter storms bring power outages and the heat goes off. Suddenly, the boat's motor, which is often not winterized or prepared for freezing temperatures, becomes a liability asMonday, October 8, 2012
Annapolis, MD- Finding a life jacket loaner location will soon be even easier. The BoatUS Foundation is providing any organization with an established life jacket loaner program the chance to promote their loaner site on the Foundation's interactive Life Jacket Loaner Program map. The Foundation's map, viewed by thousands of boatersWednesday, September 5, 2012
Rochester, NY – Captain Jake VanReenen, who has been operating TowBoatUS Rochester, an on-the-water boat towing and assistance company since 2010, has expanded his business to two new Lake Ontario ports: TowBoatUS Oak Orchard in Kent, NY, and TowBoatUS Sodus Bay at Sodus Point opened this spring. "I kept getting calls from boatersMonday, September 3, 2012
Alexandria, VA – Boating and swimming go hand-in-hand, but unlike a public pool or beach, boaters can't count on a lifeguard to watch over them. This summer is coming to a close, but the late-August, early-September heat is still driving boaters to dive into the deep blue — and the BoatUS Foundation for Boating Safety has these
