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Bill’s career incorporates a wide range of experience in both journalism and boating. He began his writing career in 1972 as a general-assignment reporter and columnist for the Watertown Daily Times in Watertown, New York. Later he went on to work as a feature writer and reporter for the St. Petersburg Times. Read more here...
AquaLens Underwater Viewing System
By Capt. Bill Pike | Posted April 2012 | Add a CommentIf a remote-controlled submarine’s too pricey for your budget, try a submersible on a stick. For weeks, I’d been anticipating the arrival of an AquaLens (an underwater viewing system that mounts on an extendable boathook) from the folks at Aquabotix. While I have no trouble checking on the health of the transom zincs on my boat by simply lying prone on her swim platform and reaching underwater, checking the condition of the deeper, way-less-accessible propshaft zinc (as well as the prop itself) in wintertime North Florida is a chilly, virtually impossible task, unless you happen to own a wet suit and a scuba rig. So was a remote, waterproof video camera—a sort of miniature submarine on a stick—gonna be cool or what?
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Axcell 650
By Capt. Bill Pike | Posted April 2012PMY Boat test of the Axcell 650. Hovercraft technology makes the Axcell 650 different from other cats.
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Sabre 48 Salon Express
By Capt. Bill Pike | Posted March 2012PMY boat test of the Sabre 48 Salon Express. We ran this beauty hard, from Portland to Rockland, Maine, and she never faltered.
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Triton 3300 submarine
By Capt. Bill PikePhotos by Jim R... | Posted February 2012 | Add a CommentWe dive the Bahamian depths onboard the newly launched three-person, yacht-friendly Triton 3300/3 submarine.
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Clean Marine Systems
By Capt. Bill Pike | Posted January 2012 | Add a CommentClean Marine is offering an Environmental Fuel System that looks like it will truly solve the fuel-spill problem...
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OceanLED
By Capt. Bill Pike | Posted January 2012 | Add a CommentThink about it a minute: Isn’t hauling your boat in order to change the elements in her underwater lights a lot like tearing your house down to change the light bulbs? OceanLED’s new Pro Series XFM (External Flush Mount) underwater light does away with this sort of overkill. Indeed, to our knowledge...
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Taking the Plunge
By Capt. Bill Pike | Posted January 2012 | Add a CommentA chance encounter with a newspaper story leads to a deeply intriguing proposition. As a kid, there were only two things I loved as much as boats: treehouses and submarines. To deal with the first of these hankerings, I handcrafted an array of wooden structures
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Rose Point Navigation
By Capt. Bill Pike | Posted January 2012 | Add a CommentDo those old analog gauges on your boat's dashboard seem just a bit jittery and unreliable? Problem solved...
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Grundn’s Gage Jacket
By Capt. Bill Pike | Posted December 2011 | Add a CommentPhoto by B.J. VickersGrundns Weather Watch Rain GearThis lightweight foul-weather jacket will stay dry inside and out, and it’s easily packable.I’ve been into salty-looking foul-weather jackets ever since I saw the famous (and occasionally infamous) cruising sailor Tristan Jones wearing one with a
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Amped Wireless UA600EX
By Capt. Bill Pike | Posted November 2011 | Add a CommentPMY Tested: Amped Wireless UA600EX Pro USB Adapter. Improve your marina's Wi-Fi signal with this powerful directional booster...
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