Category: November/December 2024
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Best Gifts for Boat Owners This Holiday Season
Best Gifts for Boat Owners This Holiday Season If you have a boater in your life, you might think that they already have everything they could possibly need to spend time on the water. You would be wrong. Whether they take their boat out every day or every once in a while, whether they fish…
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Mercury Avator 110e Electric Outboard
Mercury Avator 110e Electric Outboard The name 110e derives from the fact that the motor delivers 11,000 watts of power at the prop shaft. Courtesy Mercury Marine Mercury recently celebrated the debut of two new Avator electric outboards: the 75e and the 110e. Both are made for small-boat applications, with the 75e delivering 10 hp…
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How to Protect Your Boat’s Vinyl From Mold and Mildew
How to Protect Your Boat’s Vinyl From Mold and Mildew Mold prevention is more effective than mold removal. But once mold has appeared, some derivative of bleach is most effective at killing it. The remover must be cleansed from the vinyl or it will break down the fabric and threads. Courtesy Xanigo Marine New-boat vinyl…
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Installing Dometic’s Xtreme Power Assist
Installing Dometic’s Xtreme Power Assist Dometic’s XPA system makes cable steering nearly effortless. Jim Hatch Dometic’s new Xtreme Power Assist offers innovative benefits to boaters on a number of levels. For one, it’s the only power-assist system for outboard-powered boats with cable steering. Secondly, it’s easy to install for DIYers. Thirdly, it makes steering an…
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Tailgating by Boat
Tailgating by Boat For many, football season means tailgating. Those with a boat—and a nearby stadium that can be visited by water—can take that social aspect of sporting events to an entirely different level. Nowhere is this more evident than in Knoxville, Tennessee, where a riverfront stadium, a deep-rooted boating culture, a rabid fan base,…