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An inadvertent AIS frequency change could affect boats transiting the Upper Chesapeake Bay, Delaware Bay, New Jersey Shore, and New York Harbor and approaches.

Voyagers Lin and Larry Pardey find a New Zealand refuge at the waters edge. "Herb's Watch" for our September 2, 2010, CW Reckonings

Colter gets a crash pad.

How does the Larson 240 cabrio compare to the Stingray 250CS, Searay 240 Sundancer, Maxum, Four Winns, etc?

The problems associated with ethanol continue to amaze me. What you probably have is a result of mixing ethanol fuel with non-ethanol, and the presence of MBTE, which is a performance enhancer, kind of like Viagra. If your tanks are full of this mix,

Yes. If they truly are all in good shape, however, you can stretch their life. Batteries can appear to work fine for a few hours, but if you try to discharge them below 25 percent of their capacity, you may suddenly find a few issues: They can`t keep

The thinking behind the horizontal pullout refrigerator drawers is that the cold air doesn`t flow out every time the door is opened, as it does in an upright. Therefore, the cooling unit doesn`t have to operate as often, and, to many boaters, that ma

It certainly could. Autopilots have the same problems that confront you and me when we`re at the wheel: Big seas, wind and currents shove us off course. And your autopilot can`t look through the windshield, see waves coming and prepare to counter-ste

Generally two things: one, using the prop as a depth finder; two, a thermostat that`s stuck open on your engine. The rubber bushing in the prop needs the warm water discharged by a properly operating engine to keep the bushing attached to the hub. In

Cabin fever can be more difficult to endure than tropical heat waves. But don`t let your head spin because you let yourself get holed up aboard your boat during hurricane season. Summer can be a good time to partake of those interestin

When Ron Inberg was looking for a new boat to replace his 44- foot Kadey-Krogen, he knew he wanted to do two things: live aboard and visit distant places. Happy with his 3-year-old 44-footer, he stayed in the family and ordered the Kadey-Krogen 48 at

One of the better known ocean trawlers in North America owes its name to a moment in history. After the Americans` successful Apollo 11 moon landing in 1969, one of Taiwan`s most respected architects, Dr. Da-Hong Wang, was commissioned to design a gi

Probably since the first time humans took to the sea, or at least since boats have had covered spaces, people have said their boats are their home away from home, their retreat, their escape. As materials have gotten stronger and designs have become

Helm electronics just keep getting more expensive, but once you scratch a screen - when you try to clean salt water or sand off your chart plotter with a paper towel, for example - it`s forever. Screen glare is another problem for those with center c

Photos taken along a multi-destination journey are something to look forward to after the trip, but remembering where each one was snapped isn`t nearly as fun. The photoGPS, attached to your digital camera`s hot shoe, simultaneously records GPS coord

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