Boating How-to

• Spring checklist - handy list for spring launch
• Winterizing a boat (eastern Ontario)
• Anchors, How to Anchor
• Boat loading table
• Boat electrical systems for cruising by Jim Morrison
• Outboard motors
• Boat Batteries
• Cruising tips
• Things to remember when buying a boat
• "The Name Game" - naming boats
• Boat Christening Prayer - have a "ceremony" with some bubbly for your new boat!
• Removing an old boat name decal
• Cruising Tips and Tom's Tips for sailing/fishing
• Sun shield for laptop project
• Pat's Units Converter (PDQ Library)
• 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

Maintenance

These are external websites. Use at your own risk.

• Yacht Survey Online - Marine Surveyor David Pascoe on maintenance, engines
  • Buying a Boat
• The Marine Doctor - help forums (requires registration)
• Broke Boats - Wayne Weber's marine repair & safety tips.
• Marine Electrical Systems Seminar
• 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: Boat/US: Teak Care

Technical

These are external websites. Use at your own risk.

• JohnsBoatStuff.com - technical articles, yacht design, best cruisers
• Propellor basics
• Hull identification number (HIN) - how to read them
• Estimating Stability
• Distance calculator from Latitude/Longitude of both ends

Batteries

These are external websites. Use at your own risk.

• 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

Links

These are external websites. Use at your own risk.

• Buying a classic boat
• Basics of boat operations, definitions, signals
• Articles by Charles T. Low, author of Boat Docking (anchoring, wakes, docking)
• Boatbuilding.com - boat building, design, repair
• Ultimate Guide to Boat Preservation & Repair (videos)
• Docking simulator by Michael Trigoboff (Java must be enabled in your browser) Dock a boat without breaking anything!
• Trailering a boat
• Safety checklists for launching and recovering a boat
• Boating meeting situations (illustrated)
• Setting up a new inflatable boat