Boating How-to Links

General

• Boating in Canada: Things to remember when buying a boat
• Buying a classic boat
• Basics of boat operations, definitions, signals
• Stupid Boat Tricks By Builders - by Captain Wallace Gouk AMS, SAMS®
• Articles by Charles T. Low, author of Boat Docking (anchoring, wakes, docking)
• Boatbuilding.com - boat building, design, repair
• Docking simulator by Michael Trigoboff (Java must be enabled in your browser) Dock a boat without breaking anything!
• First Aid At Sea
• Trailering a boat #1
• Trailering a boat #2
• Boating meeting situations (illustrated)
• Boating in Canada: "The Name Game" - naming boats
• Boating in Canada: Boat Christening Prayer - have a "ceremony" with some bubbly for your new boat!
• Denaming or renaming a boat - a ceremony for people who believe the superstition about changing a boat name bringing bad luck.
• Boating in Canada: Cruising Tips and Tom's Tips for sailing/fishing
• Boating in Canada: Sun shield for laptop project
• How-to Boat Videos (requires Flash player)
• Setting up a new inflatable boat

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Maintenance

• Boating in Canada: Spring checklist - before spring launch
• Boating in Canada: Winter checklist (a sailboat in Ontario)
• Yacht Survey Online Marine Surveyor David Pascoe has articles on maintenance, engines, and
  • Buying a Boat
• The Marine Doctor - help forums (requires registration)
• Broke Boats - Wayne Weber's marine repair & safety tips.
• Marine Electrical Systems Seminar
• Splicing rope (Commercial Site)
• Maintenance logs - refitting a depth sounder, replacing the bilge pump, hauling out, towing a dingy, winterizing an outboard, minor repairs with epoxy, adding a bimini top.
• Engine brackets - mounting an outboard on setback brackets
• Freshen Your Water Tank
• Teak: Boats.com: Teak sealants and oils Boat/US: Teak Care
• Removing an old boat name decal

Technical

• Boat electrical systems for cruising by Jim Morrison
• JohnsBoatStuff.com - technical articles, yacht design, best cruisers, etc.
• Propellor basics
• Hull identification number (HIN) - how to read them
• Estimating Stability
• Distance calculator from Latitude/Longitude of both ends
• Pat's conversion tables:
  1. Convert boat speeds (knots, mph, km/hr)
  2. Convert distances (Feet/Metres)
  3. Convert Canadian gas prices
  4. Convert U.S. gas prices

Batteries

• Surrette Battery Co. Ltd. has a battery FAQ, but their information bulletins seem to have disappeared during a Web redesign.
• Deep-cycle Battery FAQ by Bill Darden (bjb_darden@yahoo.com) explains buying, testing, charging and anything you'd like to know.
• Boat batteries - charging, measuring
• Dual battery setup

• Related Information
• Anchors, How to Anchor
• Boat loading table
• Spring launch checklist
• Winter checklist (Ontario sailboat)