Saturday, November 12, 2022
It’s an all-too-familiar story, one we hear of and see a lot here at our outboard repair business, Tiger Outboards. Customers bring us their used boats all the time. Typically, on the maiden voyage, it won’t run well; it leaks, the fuel tank has water in it, the engine won’t idle or accelerate, and on and on. OftenWednesday, November 9, 2022
A version of this article appeared in the Buyer's Guide 2023 of Great Lakes Scuttlebutt magazine. When electronic accessories aboard went south at the end of this past fishing season, I pulled the “house” deep-cycle battery out of my boat and had it tested. The four-year-old battery failed that test and explained why onSunday, November 6, 2022
Fort Myers, FL – Offshore Sailing School President and CEO, Doris Colgate, reported that the company’s head office in South Fort Myers, Fla, for the past 35 years was destroyed during Hurricane Ian, receiving 6’ of storm surge on September 28-29, 2022. While significant memorabilia collected over the past 59 yearsMonday, September 12, 2022
A version of this article appeared in the Fall (September/October) 2022 of Great Lakes Scuttlebutt magazine. In 1968, an innovative marina operator in Minnesota needed a way to keep his marina ice-free during the harsh winter months. Through his determination and countless hours of trial and error, he developed a motor that could beFriday, September 2, 2022
Stonington, CT — The Coast Guard Foundation, a non-profit organization committed to strengthening the Coast Guard community and service by supporting members and families, announced that it has awarded 168 new scholarships in 2022 totaling $550,000 in support for the 2022-2023 academic year. Since the program’s inceptionTuesday, August 30, 2022
As students across Britain receive their exam results, yacht charter companies Sunsail and The Moorings have announced a new partnership with the Marine Engineering Department at Coleg Llandrillo, a college in North Wales. The firms will work with the college to recruit engineers to work as yacht technicians in the Mediterranean andWednesday, August 10, 2022
Tampa, FL – The International BoatBuilders’ Exhibition and Conference (IBEX) announced today the schedule of world-class technical education included in the IBEX Education Conference, to be held during the Show, September 27-29, 2022, at the Tampa Convention Center. Owned and produced by the National Marine ManufacturersTuesday, August 9, 2022
ALPENA — While tourists whiz by on glass-bottomed ships and recreational boats cruise near shore, a 34-foot government research vessel bobs in the waves of Thunder Bay, doing work as tedious as it is important. “We kind of joke that it’s like mowing the lawn,” said Michael Bloom, one of three National OceanicSunday, August 7, 2022
One of the last known (and most famous) blue pike was landed by hook and line in 1962. In 1983, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service declared the blue pike extinct. Yet, nearly 40 years later, the population remains robust and healthy – in the hearts and minds of countless anglers. Part of that is due to a feature story writtenWednesday, July 27, 2022
Annapolis, MD – With the pandemic putting more people than ever on the water and consequent rise in boating accidents and fatalities, there’s some better news in the newly released 2021 U.S. Coast Guard Recreational Boating Statistics. The latest Coast Guard report shows double-digit declines year-over-year across the
