
How Not To Do It With Diesel Engines
Learn the ins and outs of your diesel engine, as well as how to maintain and troubleshoot it, by taking the Boaters University course Marine

Learn the ins and outs of your diesel engine, as well as how to maintain and troubleshoot it, by taking the Boaters University course Marine

Bilge diving may not be an Olympic sport – it’s more like the nautical equivalent of Twister – but it’s a necessary evil when it comes to making repairs onboard. Tom Neale writes that it’s also a great way to bloody your knuckles, lose hand tools and parts and ruin a good change of clothes.

Heading down the Intracoastal Waterway, we were passing through one of our favorite Southern states. Beautiful forest, marsh, winding creeks and rivers blended together in

I knew it was going to be a good storm when I saw the lady standing on the bowsprit of her big sailboat and waving

She was a log canoe, and I found her lying on the shore of the marsh after a hurricane. It’d been a really bad storm,

I went to a birthday party a few months ago. Many good friends were there; most were old friends, and most were boaters. As I

I love anchoring. Most of us do. Whether it’s hanging out on a Sunday afternoon or anchoring overnight, this is a special part of boating.

Over the centuries mariners have often sailed in fleets. There have been good reasons for this, such as war and pirates. In recent years, many

A sinister trap for seamen and their vessels awaits in one of the world’s busiest and most important shipping areas. It has destroyed more ships

So you’re sitting in a comfortable chair, a fireplace warming you, listening to the winter wind blasting cold into everything outdoors and pushing its way

A lifelong voyager, a brave rescuer and others are recipients of the CCA awards.

Researchers on a barren Maine nesting island needed to be supplied with food and water. We went along for the ride.

To extend the boating season, add a heater for a cozy cabin.

A husband-and-wife team remake a 1984 model with gumption, good help and a desire to get back on the water.

An avid tuna fisherman builds his dream boat with expertise from a Rhode Island custom builder.

About 15,000 Lyman wooden boats still exist. People who know what they are clamor to preserve them, along with the yard’s legacy

It’s a charter captain’s job to keep you safe, but it’s your responsibility to make sure he knows how to do that.

Weathering generational change, one boating family keeps steam power alive and well.

Former sailors from Rhode Island make the transition to power with this adventure-ready trawler.

This centenarian sees little reason to slow her routine of working the waters in Maine alongside her son.