Great gear under $50?  I thought my editor was nuts asking for cheap goodies for boaters that didn't hit three digits.  I've yet to walk out of a chandlery with less than $100 on my VISA. 


But once I got going, I found quite a few really good items that you might want to jot down as stocking stuffer ideas, birthday gifts or boat warming presents.  You might even splurge on yourself because after all, $50 isn't really splurging, is it?


Check out the short piece on Boats.com and if you have ideas on good stuff for a few dollars, send me an email on TalkoftheDock.com.


Boats.com article:  http://features.boats.com/boat-content/2010/05/great-gear-for-under-50/

Written by: Zuzana Prochazka
Zuzana Prochazka is a writer and photographer who freelances for a dozen boating magazines and websites. A USCG 100 Ton Master, Zuzana has cruised, chartered and skippered flotillas in many parts of the world and serves as a presenter on charter destinations and topics. She is the Chair of the New Product Awards committee, judging innovative boats and gear at NMMA and NMEA shows, and currently serves as immediate past president of Boating Writers International. She contributes to Boats.com and YachtWorld.com, and also blogs regularly on her boat review site, TalkoftheDock.com.