QUESTION: What's one of the fastest ways to tell if the tide is ebbing or flowing at the docks?
ANSWER: Look at the pilings, if they're wet above the waterline, the tide is falling.
QUIZ
When would a powerboat display the same running lights as a sailboat?
When it is out of gas.
25%
When it is under tow.
50%
When it is having an identity crisis.
0%
When it is moving at a snail's pace.
25%
Total votes: 4
recent blogs
Pocket Money
- Submitted by Brad Dunn
- Posted Tue, 05/08/2012 - 14:14
Ever wonder where your marina fees go—maintenance, repairs, maybe a new dock cleat every now and then? In Hawaii, about $100,000 in docking fees went to lining the wallet of a state boating official, according to police.
Read BlogWell, I'll Be Blessed. And Betty, Too!
- Submitted by Capt. Bill Pike
- Posted Thu, 05/03/2012 - 20:49
A few weekends ago, I was elbow deep in Betty Jane's annual oil-change (a day-long extravaganza that usually entails, besides the oil deal, a total swap-out of coolant and filters) when I heard something strange and seemingly far off. A bagpipe? Playing The Marine's Hymn?
Read BlogMy Titanic Moment
- Submitted by Capt. Richard Thiel
- Posted Thu, 05/03/2012 - 18:33
On the wall of my office, right above my desk where I have to look at it every day, hangs a large black-and-white photograph of a ship. It lends a nautical ambience to what would otherwise be a cold and sterile space. But this isn’t a photo of just any ship. It’s of the RMS Titanic, as she’s leaving Southampton, England, on her maiden voyage, almost exactly 100 years ago. The picture has been with me for a long time and adorned many offices because it has been a constant reminder of two rules that have been important to me, not only in magazine publishing but in life: Expect the unexpected, and you’re never as smart as you think you are.
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Show Stoppers: Five Ways to Screw Up Boat-Show Success
- Posted Thu, 02/16/2012 - 20:41
If you’re headed to Miami this week to buy a boat, you know everybody and their brother has plenty of advice on how to spend your hard-earned money. We say: Why bother? All that planning and careful consideration don’t sound like fun. Just go—it will all work out for the best. Here are five ways to waste your time at a boat show:
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