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In Florida, I’m feeling more hopeful each day! At the start of the summer it was predicted to be one of the busiest hurricane seasons in history. But it’s been quite the opposite, so far… There’s been lots of opportunities to get out on the water, and minimal storm threat. I’m not ready to count...

I have a 4-stroke 9.9 Yamaha. I have a routine, when doing my pre-ramp preparations, of doing a quick start on my motor that lasts no more than 2 seconds - just enough to know the motor will start easily in the water. I kill it immediately after coming to life. I do this with the boat on the...

Post your pics from this past season… Share any goals you have for next season! My goal for next season is to do some island camping with my grandsons!

I think of myself as a resourceful hack… So I’m on the Florida Gulf Coast, in the cross hairs of hurricane Idalia! I have a 1974 12’ StarCraft w/ 9.9 Yamaha. To secure my rig, I use one of those corkscrew dog tethers to tie down the tongue of my trailer in the yard. I also leave my outboard on...

Attached are a couple pics that highlight the importance of floatation foam on small tin boats! This young man floated for two days off the coast of St Augustine, Florida. Stung by jelly fish, severe sunburn and circling sharks, he survived because the boat’s flotation foam was intact and he...

I have a 12ft v-hull tiny, w/ 9.9 Yamaha on a fixed jack plate. I live in Florida and explore everywhere - rivers, lakes & Gulf of Mexico. I’m looking for suggestions for the best, most versatile, anchor system. Type, weight, material, line length, 1 or 2 anchors, chain/no chain, storage, tips...

Searching for a Starcraft transom cap to replace a broken one on a 1974 12ft Seafarer. Suggestions appreciated….

Searching for a Starcraft transom cap to replace a broken one on a 1974 12ft Seafarer. Suggestions appreciated….