Category: I Learned About Boating From This
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Ignoring a Warning Sign Ruins a Day of Boating
Ignoring a Warning Sign Ruins a Day of Boating Ignoring warning signs can sometimes leave you stranded. Tim Bower It was a beautiful August afternoon in Maryland, and my fiancĂ©e, her granddaughter, and I decided to take my 28-foot cabin cruiser down the South River and out into the Chesapeake Bay to the picturesque Thomas…
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Troubleshooting Autopilot Interference
Troubleshooting Autopilot Interference Sometimes the solution to a boat problem is a simple one. Courtesy Raymarine, dule964 / Adobe Stock After months of extensive preparations, my friend Coy and I headed for the Bahamas from Brunswick, Georgia, on Makana, his 32-footer. Prior to leaving for the Bahamas, we learned that the -autopilot on Makana was…