January
14
boat usage, buying a boat, Legal Stuff, Safe Boating
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Boater Education is Now Law in Massachusetts

It is now law that boat operators in MA obtain a boater safety certificate by passing a boater safety test. The certificate must be present on the boat being operated. The new legislation provides exemptions for merchant mariners, qualifies members of the armed forces, or students of a secondary or... Continue reading
November
26
history
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Why You Always Enter A Plane From the Left

By Grant Piper 10/13/24 When people scan their boarding passes and wait in the queue to get onto a commercial plane they usually aren’t thinking about the logistics of such a mundane sequence. As people shuffle down the jetway and onto their flight, they are thinking about how they’re going... Continue reading
October
16
history
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A Ghost Ship Tale for Halloween Week

There is some skepticism as to whether Ourang Medan actually existed, but its legend is well known. Around 1948, Morse code distress signals were picked up by several ships off the coast of Indonesia. The vessel in distress was a Dutch freighter called Ourang Medan, a Malay name meaning “Man from Medan.... Continue reading
September
5
buying a boat, new boat
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Don’t Poke Poseidon: The Ritual of Naming Your Boat and Staying Afloat

One of the most frequently asked questions at the boatyard is about how to properly rename a boat. We recently ran across this post on BoatBlurb.com that explains the rituals and process really well: Naming a new boat is one thing, but ask any boater about re-naming a used vessel... Continue reading