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Sunday, January 8, 2023

Smaller craft canoes, kayaks, skiffs, rowboats, and even towables are a staple of water life. Like your larger boats, these need care, too, especially during the harsh off-season. Maintenance keeps yours ready for fun and helps them last a long time. Here’s how to maintain and keep them in good shape: Molded Plastic and

by: John Tiger

tags: Boat 101, Canoes & Kayaks, Towables

Tuesday, December 6, 2022

Elkhart, IN – Just in time for the holiday shopping season, Lippert Components, Inc. (Lippert™) announces the launch of the Taylor Made® Towable Tubes. This boat tube collection, designed for hours of fun on the water, is made with durable Denier nylon for a comfortable ride and has soft webbed handles for a secure

by: Lippert Components, Inc

tags: Towables

Sunday, May 23, 2021

Sharks & Ducks & Gators, oh my! These water toys are a must if you’re trying to have some real fun this summer. With the absolute PLETHORA of options for all ages, World of Watersports will assist in keeping the fun going all season long.

tags: Accessories, Electronics, Gift Ideas, Kids & Pets, Towables, Water Toys

Wednesday, July 22, 2020

They say any boat represents a compromise. By design, a particular vessel will be better suited for accommodating one activity over another. However, one of the joys of boating and boat ownership is that the majority of watercraft are adaptable, allowing passengers the opportunity to engage in multiple on-water pursuits. For example,

by: Dan Armitage

tags: Accessories, Fishing, Retrofitting, Towables, Water Toys

Tuesday, March 10, 2020

There was tremendous excitement at this year’s Minneapolis Boat Show in late January as Avalon & Tahoe Mfg., a vertically integrated builder of luxury pontoon boats, introduced a world-first wakesurf pontoon boat called Waketoon Surf Series. As pontoon boat sales have grown exponentially and wakesurf boats have gained in

tags: Inland Boating, New Boat Models, Towables, Water Toys

Monday, November 25, 2019

Evinrude recently announced that it has set multiple single-boat water skiing GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS™. Using boats powered by two and three 300-horsepower Evinrude E-TEC G2 engines, the Evinrude sponsored Big Pull team set four certified and pending records in the Ballet, Barefoot, Conventional Couples and Trios lines.

tags: Awards, Engines, Towables, Water Toys

Tuesday, August 21, 2018

Since the theme in this Summer Issue is about “Water Toys,” it made me think back on all the money I spent over the past 40+ years buying the latest “new thing” for me and my three boys to try out. It started in the late ’70s when my three sons, ages 7 and the twins 4, were just learning to swim and

by: Captain Dennis J Mykols

tags: Lifestyle, Towables, Water Toys

Thursday, August 2, 2018

If you want pure, clean fun on the water, personal watercraft (PWCs) have long been recreational boaters’ water toy of choice, with wake-and-ski boats likely running a close second. Modern PWCs give families the ability to carry a driver and spotter in comfort while towing a third person aboard a tube, and today’s

by: Scott Croft, Vice President BoatUS Public Affairs

tags: Education, Insurance, Personal Watercraft, Towables, Water Toys

Tuesday, July 17, 2018

Warmer weather is here to stay and that means it’s time to get your water gear ready for some fun in the sun! If you’ve been storing your water toys during the off season, they probably have accumulated some dirt and maybe even some creepy crawly friends, too. Before you toss your rafts, kayaks, and other toys in the water

tags: Cleaners, Towables, Water Toys

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