Marine Battery: Starting, Deep Cycle, Dual Purpose
Marine batteries are sold in three categories that look almost identical on a shelf and behave very differently on a …
Cooler Seat for a Boat: Cushion, Cooler, Storage
Deck space on a small boat is a zero sum game. The cooler has to come, everybody wants somewhere to …
Best Boat Anchor: Match It to Your Bottom Type
Almost every anchor complaint comes down to the same afternoon. You drop the hook off a sandbar, the boat swings, …
Boat Bottom Paint: Ablative or Hard, and When
Bottom paint is one of the few boat decisions that is genuinely hard to undo. Once antifouling goes on a …
Pontoon Boat Accessories Worth Buying First
Buy a pontoon and within a month you have a list. Some of it comes from the first weekend on …
Boat Trailer Guides: Load Straight Every Time
Loading a boat straight is easy in flat, still water with somebody standing on the trailer fender telling you which …
Boat Safety Equipment: The Checklist Before You Go
Safety gear has a habit of aging quietly. The extinguisher gauge drifts out of the green over a winter, the …
Bimini Top for a Jon Boat: Worth It or Not?
A jon boat is a flat aluminum tray with a motor on the back, and there is nothing on it …
Lithium Trolling Motor Battery: Worth the Jump?
Lithium trolling motor batteries have gone from a specialist purchase to a shelf item in a few seasons, and the …
Boat Bench Seat: Fold-Down and Storage Options
A bench seat is the most useful square footage on a small boat and usually the most neglected. It carries …
Anchor Winch and Windlass: Worth the Deck Space
Hauling an anchor by hand is fine at 25 and character building at 55. It is also the part of …
Automatic Bilge Pump: GPH, Float Switch and Fit
Most water in a trailer boat bilge does not come from a dramatic leak. It comes from rain through an …