On the Water: News & Events

OK folks, my review of the Lowrance Structure Scan system on an HDS 7 can finally begin! I installed the transducer a week ago, then ran into a tiny bit of trouble upgrading my software. Turns out the problem was (as usual) me… I had a file on the SD card I used to upload the [...] …Read More

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Last month, the U.S. Coast Guard announced the winners of its “People’s Choice” photo contest, which we covered here. This month we have the winners of the in-house photo contest from the Coasties. These are great photos and although we’ve all seen similar photos before, we can’t seem to get enough of them. When you [...] …Read More

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From the newswires comes word of a rotomolded plastic apparatus that could change the face of boating. This cylindrical device has an enclosed bottom designed to contain viscous liquids. With this gear, called a “bucket” in layman’s terms, a boater can keep water in a contained area for use in cleaning or dousing situations. For [...] …Read More

From the newswires comes word of a rotomolded plastic apparatus that could change the face of boating. This cylindrical device has an enclosed bottom designed to contain viscous liquids. With this gear, called a “bucket” in layman’s terms, a boater can keep water in a contained area for use in cleaning or dousing situations. For [...] …Read More

From the newswires comes word of a rotomolded plastic apparatus that could change the face of boating. This cylindrical device has an enclosed bottom designed to contain viscous liquids. With this gear, called a “bucket” in layman’s terms, a boater can keep water in a contained area for use in cleaning or dousing situations. For [...] …Read More

There’s no turning back now. Dismantling the LORAN system is not all that popular among the hardcore boating set, but what’s the difference? The Coast Guard reported it is taking down the 1,350-foot tower at its Port Clarence, Alaska, station. They switched the signal off in February. Guess it’s not going back on, for real. …Read More

Imagine a boat show that is not a “boatshow” put on by the industry but a grassroots effort by people with something in common to roll up their sleeves, get some boats together, take people for rides, and share the love. I have a friend who likes to end a conversation with the words, “Now [...] …Read More

John Page Williams of the Chesapeake Bay Foundation turned me on to this great way to handle big fish. Williams also works with CCA MD for its Careful Catch Release program. Muskie anglers have been using catch cradles for years to handle big fish, mostly because of their teeth and nasty demeanor. But science shows handling [...] …Read More