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How To Quiet Your Boat On The Cheap

When you think of it, it makes perfect sense. An owner may become acclimated to a substandard cruising speed or an above-average fuel bill, but a boat that’s loud will drive everyone crazy.

Two-Of-A-Kind: Grand Banks 42

Buying a production boat is an agreeable proposition these days. The designs are proven, the performance options and alternative layouts fully developed, and the suitability

Marine Refrigeration

The beer is warm. The spinach is unfrozen. The ice cream is soupy. Refrigerators, whether at home or at sea, seldom fail. But when their

Hydraulic Systems

If you’re like me, you probably find fascination in all aspects of boats, their systems, and everything related to them. Recently, I have been particularly

A Keel Cooler Retrofit

Usually associated with long distance passagemaking, keel cooling remains a viable alternative for reliable diesel engine operation. Rather than pumping raw water into your boat

Atlantic Anxiety

Crossing the north atlantic, even in the best of times, represented a risky undertaking that could result in serious problems, including the loss of our

A Voluntary Survey

NORMALLY A MARINE SURVEY IS GREETED WITH DREAD, OR APPREHENSION AT THE LEAST. Something important–like a sale, a bank loan, or insurance coverage–always seems to

One For The Road

I COULDN’T HELP BEING EXCITED, AND CONCERNED. WE WERE driving north on Interstate 5 toward Bellingham, Washington, for the boating challenge of a lifetime. It

The Growing Nordic Family

NORDIC TUGS CALLS THEM NEW BOATS. THE 32+ AND the convertible 37. From the dock, they look the same. The classic tug-yacht design first introduced

Alt Text: A close-up view of two polished stainless-steel windlasses and anchor gypsies mounted on the white foredeck of a yacht under a partly cloudy sky.

Anchors Aweigh

Windlass and ground tackle maintenance can make all the difference in an emergency.

A Garmin marine chartplotter display screen showing a digital nautical map with AIS vessel tracking, route waypoints, and navigation data overlay.

Understanding AIS

Good seamanship means using every available tool, but never relying on any one alone.

Three side-by-side screenshots from the Navionics app showing nautical charts of Hell Gate and Wards Island, contrasting a correct manually plotted water route on the left with two flawed AI-generated routes on the middle and right that erroneously plot course lines directly across land.

A Suspicious Plot

I used AI to chart a course through a notorious waterway. The results were unusable.

An exterior dusk photograph looking through the large side windows into the illuminated, warm cherrywood salon and helm area of a Sabre motor yacht as the sun sets over the water.

South by Down East

A brisk November run from Connecticut to New Jersey showcases just how comfortable the Sabre 51 Salon Express really is.

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