From experienced BoatUS staff Always overdress, you can always take clothing off and weather conditions on the water are usually different than on land. -Dennis Rosen (50 year boater, 40 year sailor of small boats) Go slow, particularly when docking, and you’ll look like a pro. Slow is pro! -Ted Sensenbrenner (30 years near shore fisherman and off –…
Learning the basics of boat operation and safety is best done before your first trip to the marina or launch ramp. In fact, a number of states require powerboat operators to take a boating education course and carry a license or certificate proving successful course completion any time they’re underway. RESOURCES FOR YOU! The US…
Once upon a time, companies such as Coleman and Igloo dominated the world of keeping things cold outdoors. In terms of volume of units sold, they probably remain the 800-pound gorillas. But Yeti, Engel and a few other brands took the game up a notch with bearproof, crushproof, bash-up-and-down-on-the-deck-proof coolers, which caused traditional cooler makers…
Toby Keith needs to write another song because Yeti and a dozen other thermal-cup brands have made the red Solo cup do the “Boot Scootin’ Boogie” right out the door. Thermal cups have been around a long time, but Yeti made them popular last fall and, in a most unexpected miscalculation, ran out of them…
Registering your boat is an important step in boat ownership. By registering your boat, you are helping to keep boating a safe and enjoyable pastime and both protect and enhance your state’s aquatic natural resources. Make sure you know the boating laws for your state before you leave the dock. Register Your Boat Online! [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4oj9zuAWdLc]
BUI is just as deadly as drinking and driving! Did you know: A boat operator is likely to become impaired more quickly than a driver, drink for drink? The penalties for BUI can include large fines, revocation of operator privileges and serious jail terms? The use of alcohol is involved in about a third of…
Introducing BoatMatrix a single source inventory management tool for marine dealers. BoatMatrix was designed with the marine dealer in mind. After consulting dealers and industry porfessionals this online management tool has everything you need to manage your inventory in one place along with offering built in marketing tools that drive consumers to your website to…
If you’re new to boating or simply not plugged into the watersports market, the array of fun things you can do behind your boat can be dizzying. There are a lot of choices, and the only similarity, it seems, is the need for a boat and a rope. For starters, the type of activity you take…
One video that’s garnered loads of likes and shares recently in our Boating Fail series on social media depicts a wakeboarder horsing around and wiping out. Specifically, he is shown sliding up close to the boat towing him in order to catch a canned beverage, and, just as the can is tossed, the hapless youth…
The boat guy from discover boating makes it easy. Check out this video. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GJDX9sdR-f0]