Yacht Club Advantages For The Sailing Hobbyist
Hobbies are often unique activities that individuals regularly participate in for personal enjoyment or to add new perspectives in their life experience. A hobby can be something as simple as collecting coins and stamps which often contain greater personal value then physical value. A hobby can also be something more social, such as regular participation in sporting events or activities. While many activities can be easily enjoyed by any person, there are some hobbies that prove to be more difficult for a person to enjoy on a regular basis. Traveling in Catalina Yachts is an opportunity which allows a person to participate in the hobby of sailing, an activity that is enjoyed by a wide number of individuals.
Sailing can prove to be a complicated hobby to enjoy when you incorporate the high costs that are often associated with this habit. One opportunity which can help a person find a greater chance of participating in the Catalina Yachts experience can be found with participation in a yacht club. There are many advantages that are associated with this sailing option, beginning with the benefit of quality. Many rental programs provide a person with the opportunity to sail but in vessels that are heavily used and not well maintained beyond the demands of operation. The Catalina Yachts found in the yacht programs are some of the newest vessels available to the public and are regularly maintained by professionals to ensure these vessels are of the highest quality.
Categories: Boats Tags: boat club, Catalina Yachts, sailboats for sale, yacht club
Boat Building Online Shop
I have just opened a brand new Boat Building Online Store so all of you will be able to find boat building and boating gear and accessories for your boats. Check out the boats store and let me know if anythng is missing so I can add it to the catalog. You will find all the importnat tools for building a boat, fiberglass materials, boat accessories and electronics, bolts and nails, boat covers, etc. The online store offers just the high qualitiy products that I also use in my projects.
If you are looking for marine electronics you must check out the Boat electronics section of the store and if there are any doubts about it check the 10 Things You Must Have On Your Boat guide. If you are in an early stage of the building process check out the Boat Building Tools and Boat Maintenance and Repair section. If you are still hasetating about building a boat check the Boat Plans for Boat Builders article to select an appropriate boat plan that suits your needs and start building. You can also look at my boat building projects Lean I and Lean II to get some basic idea of the process, work and tools that are involved in it.
Categories: Boatbuilding, Boats Tags: accessories, boat, boats, building, shop
Top 10 Boat Crash and Funny Accident Videos
You all like to watch funny videos and since this is a blog about boats you can watch at some funny and a little less funny ones. These videos were handpicked from YouTube and some of them are just awesome.
Funny Accidents Part 1
This is a compilation of multiple videos where you can see how some captains handle their vessels and crew.
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Blogs on Boating Safety Information
While I was surfing trough the web I found this great blog about general boating tips and information. If found this article that contains a list of blogs that cover safety tips for boating fans. I think it is worth reading becose safety must always be number one thing when you are on your boat. Staying safe on the water is very important. In the past few years a lot of accidents had happen so if you want to avoid them you should go trough all the articles listed in this post. New boaters can learn safe habits by taking a boating safety course or practicing with an experienced boater. The most importnat thing is to alwys keep good care of your boat and engine so that it won’t fail on you when you need it the most.
Staying safe means to know how to handle different situations with your boat. This includes collison prevention, reacting to heavy wind and waves, sailing in fog, sailing in storm, react wise if water leaks into your boat or if your engine controls fail. It is also good to know how to repair you motor or rebuild a broken hull at sea.
Find out more by reading 48 Blogs that Offer Tips on Boating Safety. You won’t regret it!
Categories: Boats, Sailing lessions Tags: boat safety, boating safety, safe boating, safety, staying safe
Make Your Boat Less Of A Target To Potential Thieves
You would be surprised by how many people don’t follow the simplest of rules. Don’t leave valuable stuff like dive equipment on deck in plain view of every passing fishing boat.
Don’t leave yourself out on a limb. A robber will feel far more confident of boarding a boat that is anchored away from the other boats in the harbor. Anchor within view of the other boats at anchor.
Most robberys occur after dark and therefor a dark boat with no lights on is a much more attractive proposition to a would be thief than the boat that’s well lit up. A few years ago this was heavy on the battery banks but with the availability of LED technology this is no longer a problem. You can make them yourself for just pennys or buy them from the marine stores.
Whilst we are talking about lights, your spotlight or”Q beam” is valuable deterrent. If you see something suspicious in the harbor, light it up. If you are about to be boarded shining a 1,000,000 candle power light in their faces can scare them away and certainly ruin their night vision giving you more time to control the situation.
Dinghy engines are always a target so lift your dinghy at night and lock it with a chain or cable and a padlock to the boat. It is advisable to lock your dinghy to the boat when it is sitting in the water behind the boat and always lock it to the dock when you go ashore. 99% of all dinghys and outboards that are stolen have been left in the water and not locked.
Categories: Boat Accessories, Boats Tags: boat, boat alarm, boat safety, buy boats
10 Tips to Buy Used or New Boats
If you are a boat owner you probbably already know how exiting and daunting taks can buying a boat be. But if you are facing your first buy of a used or new boat there are some things you just need to know before you decide what ot buy. I wrote some guidelines to your job easier.
New or Used Boat?
It is a fact that all new boats are more expensive than used ones. You should decide whether to buy new or used based on your boating knoweldge. Some used boats are as good as new but a lot of them aren’t. You should check every system on the boat before you buy one. On the other side new boats are new. There should be nothing wrong with new boats but that is not always a fact. You must check a boat that you are planning to buy from inside out and check if all the systems are working correctly. You must know that for reasonable ammount of money you can buy a good used boat that has a lot of boat accesories on it that you would spend fortune on if you would buy them separately for a new boat.
If you are a boat building enthusiast than you can consider buying a used boat that is not in perfect shape and rebuilding it yourself. That is a very exiting project if you have the knowledge and skills for it. You can read about my rebuilds in Rebuilding Lean II and Rebuilding Lean I. Read more…
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