Inflatable Boat Care Boating Articles
Caring for your Inflatable Boat Boating tips for keeping Inflatable Boats stored correctly in Winter Review supplied by Zodiac Winter storage tips for Zodiac® Inflatable boats • Wash your Zodiac with soapy water and rinse away sand and debris • Check the condition of the valves and the self bailer • Once inspected thoroughly, your boat is ready for storage • If you have little space, it can be folded into its carrying bags but be certain it is dry • If it will remain inflated, deflate the tubes a bit • If you leave your Zodiac on the trailer make sure it is straight and not tilted • If you have a Zodiac RlB with a removable tube, take off the tube, to be able to clean it, and the rigid hull, better • A final tip, keep rodents away (rats, mice) who might make holes in your boat…
Boat Ramp Tips Boating Articles
Boat Ramp Tips Boat Retrieval – How To Guide Reviewed: November Author: Micha Adams Boating Review – Top Tips: At the ramp In pleasant conditions, approach the trailer from directly in front for an easy drive on. If wind or current are strong, approach the trailer running into the wind/current. Nose the boat onto the trailer slowly before smoothly applying power to move up the trailer. Keep the boat in gear with just enough revs to hold its position until the trailer winch and safety chain are attached to the hull. The worst thing you can do in any situation is use excessive amounts of throttle. At the jetty Approach the jetty slowly with the boat angled at about 30º and then shift the throttle to neutral 5m out. As the boat nears the jetty shift the throttle into reverse while angling the motor towards your destination. As you come…
Boating Tips Boating Articles
Boating Tips & Boating Articles How To Guides for Boaters Search yacht and boat for ‘how to’ guides on a variety of boating and fishing topics. If you are looking for information on how to dock your yacht, how to catch prawns in Summer, how to turn your tender into a fishing boat or how to buy the right propeller – you’ll find some helpful articles and handy tips right here. Docking a Yacht or Boat Tender Fishing Buying Propellers Catching Prawns Boating Reviews – How To Guide Review the boat articles below to find the how-to guide of your choice. Click on the boating topic to read the full marine article. Docking a Yacht Docking boats and yachts can be tricky but slow and steady can win you the race with these tips. Tender Fishing Turn your tender into a fishing boat with these handy tips from Modern Boating.…
Boat Rope Tips Boating Articles
Boat Rope Tips Three strand mooring rope – How To Guide Reviewed: October Author: Adam Robinson Boating Review – Rope Tips: Eye splicing three strand mooring rope is easy and looks neat. You’ll need a sharp knife, narrow masking tape, a pen and matches as a minimum. Read more Boating Tips Eye Splicing a three strand mooring rope Boating Article by Modern Boating “The Splice of Life – A String Theory” There are numerous ways to make an eye in rope. Tying a bowline may be the simplest, but if maximum rope strength and aesthetics are important, nothing beats an eye splice, especially in easily spliced three strand rope. A finished eye splice looks more impressive and difficult to tie than it actually is! Rope should ideally be of good quality, as cheap polypropylene unravels very easily and makes splicing difficult. The better the rope, the easier it is to…
Land Sickness
Land Sickness… There’s only one cure. Land Sickness – its a pandemic sweeping the world. Do menial tasks make you want to throw up? Does the office environment make you queasy? You could be one of the thousands of individuals suffering from Land Sickness. Do either of these videos feel familiar? Yacht and Boat – Land Sickness Campaign (The Office) from Yacht and Boat on Vimeo. Yacht and Boat – Land Sickness Campaign (Swaying) from Yacht and Boat on Vimeo. If you are having trouble viewing the videos due to the high traffic volume we are experiencing, please feel free to download the files below. Why not send them to a friend or two? Tip – you’ll need Quicktime to open the videos below. You can download Quicktime here. Land Sickness – at the office Land Sickness – swaying If dry land and the daily drudgery of office life makes…
Timber Boat Festival 2009
Timber Boat Festival 2009 Royal Motor Yacht Club, Newport The Timber Boat Festival held each year at The Royal Motor Yacht Club Broken Bay just gets better every year. The quality of the 65 vessels displayed this year was outstanding. There were a dozen beautifully maintained Halvorsens of various sizes from 7 meter to 17 meters. Yet all unique vessels. Yachts of all shape and sizes, one 112 years old. Hard chine, round bilge, canoe stern, sloop, ketch, gaffers and motor sailers all looked after by their owners with “tender loving care”. Motor boats, like licorice all sorts, from small putt putts to 17 meter converted trawlers, launches to steam boats. The 90 year old charter boat “Reliance” oozed old world charm and character, just like its bearded skipper. The jazz band on “Ocean Brumby” entertained visitors and vessel exhibitors with the iconic jazz numbers we all remember and enjoy.…