Inflatable PFD: Auto or Manual, and Who Skips It
The honest reason most boaters look at inflatables is comfort. A foam vest in August on an open bow boat …
Waterproofing Spray for Boat Covers That Lasts
A boat cover does not usually fail in one dramatic moment. It goes gradually: water stops beading and starts sitting, …
Boat Seat Pedestal: Height, Base and Post Sizes
Pedestals are the part of boat seating nobody researches until something goes wrong. The seat wobbles, or it will not …
Best Boat Fenders: Size, Shape and Placement
Everybody calls them bumpers. The catalog calls them fenders, and the difference is not just vocabulary: a bumper is fixed …
Boat Drain Plug: Brass, Snap or Twist Handle
The drain plug is the cheapest part on the boat and the one with the highest consequence-to-cost ratio in the …
Pontoon Boat Ladder: 4-Step and Dog-Friendly Picks
The factory ladder on a pontoon is usually the cheapest part of the boat. It works fine for a fit …
Boat Trailer Steps: Safe Ways to Climb Aboard
Getting into a boat sitting on a trailer is one of those jobs that looks trivial until somebody in the …
Infant Life Jacket: Weight Range and Head Support
Buying a life jacket for a baby is the one purchase where the usual advice about comfort and style stops …
Boat Cover Support Poles Stop Pooling Water
A torn boat cover rarely gives out because the fabric was bad. It fails because water found a low spot, …
Boat Seat Covers That Stop Sun Cracking
Vinyl does not crack because it got old. It cracks because ultraviolet light broke down the plasticizers that keep it …
Boat Fender Size Chart: Diameter per Boat Length
Fender listings are a wall of numbers. A pair of dimensions, a boat length range that may or may not …
Boat Dehumidifier: Bags, Buckets or Electric
The smell is what people notice first. You lift the cover in April, open the cabin door, and the boat …