Prepare your boat for hurricane season: With hurricane season upon us, you want to be prepared and know what to do with your boat. Modern technology allows us to be warned of an approaching hurricane, so we can get ourselves to safety. However, it is slightly more work to get your boat out of harms way. The most important thing to remember is not to ever stay with your boat during a hurricane. You will not be able to do anything to help, and will only put yourself in danger. The hurricane is much stronger than you are. Before the storm: There are precautionary measures that should ...

* Many fishermen would like to make their own baits, maybe for the unique satisfaction of catching that new personal best on your own bait, or simply as an alternative to buying expensive shop-bought boilies. Whatever – you can be sure it is certainly well worthwhile! You may be new to the exciting world of making homemade carp baits, or perhaps been making them a while. Those who have been making them a while already know the great benefits there are in doing this. Often the bait that catches the ‘bigger carp’ is the one that is new or ‘different.’ It is a proven fact that all bai...

Because of scratches in your paint on your Yamaha outboard motor, corrosion and other damage can occur. Whenever you bumped your Yamaha engine and damaged the paint you should fix it quickly and efficiently with high quality Yamah paints and primers. They are specially developed for water sports and guarantee the best matching colors. Before spraypainting your Yamaha outboard motor, make sure that the aluminum is well dried. This you achieve by storing the part in a dry space for a couple of days, in a dry shed for instance. If you have stripped the aluminum Yamaha outboard parts of ...

It is always difficult trying to find the perfect location for your special event, it seems a lot of the time the venues in your area have been overused and perhaps lose their uniqueness. This is where a Thames boat charter on the River Thames could be your perfect solution; there are a variety of different vessels on the river that can cater for your every need to make your special event one of a kind. An event on the Thames offers so much more than your ordinary party, for example the views on offer as you are cruising down the river are spectacular, whether it be the opening of Tow...

As the outside temperature warms up enough its time to start preparing your boat for the new season First you have to un wrap it this is when you want to carefully "razors and knifes can do damage" remov*e the cover or wrapping "these day many people use shrink wrap for winter storage" Now the first to do is start de-winterizing charge and install the battery "it best stored inside for the winter Then start checking the systems onboard inspect the motor remov*e any winter covers that may have been installed. Inspect clean or paint the bottom as necessary. next check or ...

If you are yet to experience river cruising then you are definitely missing out on some grand adventures. River cruising is such a relaxed way of discovering new destinations. Two very distinct rivers to explore are the Mississippi in the USA and the Nile in Egypt. Huckleberry Finn knew a thing or two about river cruising, albeit from a raft rather than a boat, possibly because Huck's creator Mark Twain, was in fact a riverboat captain. The Mississippi is synonymous with a particular style of riverboat due mainly to the shallowness of the waters. The boats with either ...

One of the absolute biggest mistakes that new kayakers make is choosing to start in a slim, sleek and sexy kayak. The sleek kayak is built for speed and though can provide many exciting thrills it is also typically very unstable. For a new kayaker this means usually rolling head first into the water. If you don’t mind swimming and know how to re-board your kayak from within the water, then by all means try out the speedy model. However for most beginner kayakers they want to stay dry and hopefully arrive at their paddling destination. Beginner’s Mistake… I took a friend out p...

What do the baseball, football, and boating seasons have in common? They all have pre-seasons. In boating, Spring is the time to get your vessel ready for the greatest season of the year. It is also an opportunity to avoid potential safety problems. Dust off the owner's manual. Always consult your manual for specifics and for items that may deviate from this checklist. Engine Change the OilDid you change the oil when you winterized your boat?Even if you did, the oil usually absorbs unwanted acids and chemicals from the engine during the long winter's sleep. You may want to change ...

Used boat and new boat weather and safe tips. Always know the weather. If the weather is calm and there is not much surf then it would be good to go power boating, fishing or jet skiing. If there is a strong constant wind and a little light chop you might want to go sailing or wind surfing. The only thing you have to be careful of is dark clouds, storm fronts gusty winds, lightning and thunder storms and torrential downpours. When you see these coming the last place you want to be in out on the water. In order to plan for a great day on the water you should always listen to the national weat...

Why are we carp anglers so interested in flavours? Is it because of the effect of them on us when we smell their often gorgeous lingering aromas, immediately making us feel hungry? Most flavours in commercial are primarily use extremely soluble alcohol and glycerol bases. However many really great ‘original’ versions of flavours are far more than just this. Proven examples of recommended well proven flavours from more well known UK suppliers are: * Richworth: (Stream select) ‘Tutti Fruiti.’ * Rod Hutchinson: ‘Scopex,’ ‘Mulberry Florentine,’ ‘Monster crab,’ and ‘Mega spice.’ ...