River And Lake Fishing For Summer Smallmouth

FISHING FOR SMALLMOUTH BASS As the red mercury in the thermometer starts to creep higher and higher, you’ll notice that many of the lakes and rive...

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Kayak Fishing: Beginners Guide To Kayak Tournaments

Kayak Tournament Beginners Guide So you want to try kayak tournament fishing? Good news, you're in the right spot!  Read "The Beginners Guide to K...

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Catching Night Time Bass

HOW TO CATCH BASS AT NIGHT The end of the day nears and the sun begins to set. Anglers and recreational boaters all begin jockeying for position ...

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Finding The Best Trolling Motor For a Jon Boat

WHATS THE BEST TROLLING MOTOR FOR MY JON BOAT? Jon boats are a very popular form of light watercraft. They have a flat-bottomed hull that makes th...

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Trolling Motor Thrust Ratings: How Much Do I Need?

How Much Thrust Do I Need? Most boat owners have experience with gas outboards, but not with trolling motors. When given the ratings in pounds of...

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Trolling Motors: Thrust v.s. Horsepower

Pounds of thrust is a static force measurement while horsepower is 550 ft-pounds of work per second, a measurement per unit time.  You cannot make a direct comparison between thrust and horsepower unless you also know the speed of the vessel when it is absorbing that thrust. Although there is no direct translation, you can estimate the horsepower rating of a given electric motor by multiplying the amp draw times the voltage to find the wattage of the motor. 

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Sailing From Seattle To Langley

SAILING FROM SEATTLE TO LANGLEY Mooring the 25 foot sloop Suits Me in Seattle, my two co-owners and I had no problem finding new and interesting p...

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Setting Sail Around The World With Jamie & Leeanin

Carson, Jamie and the Sailing Vessel LeeAnn left Seattle, WA on August 23, 2019 to start our adventure of sailing around the world! LeeAnn is ...

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Inflatable Boats: Seam Repair

Our Recommendation For Repairing an Inflatable Boat Seam In our previous blog post called  Boat Repair Part II: Air Leaks from the Boat Fabric , we...

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Living On a Sailboat – Part 1

Living on a sailboat is an absolute dream come true. It is an incredible way to travel and see new places...but it’s not always sunshine and rainb...

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Five Reasons To Go Crabbing On Puget Sound

Courtesy of scenicoregon.com Whether it’s for the love of food, nature, or adventure, crabbing for Dungeness in Western Washington’s Puget Sound re...

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10 Best Apps For Sailers, Anglers, And Boaters

If you're just getting into boating, you'll notice a slew of different apps to download for the boating industry. We've tried plenty of them and ...

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