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Get the latest headlines from the About.com Powerboating GuideSite. ">Boat Tips: Running AgroundAt best, running aground is a nuisance that careful maneuvering can remedy. At worst, running aground can cause injury or fatalities, especially if the boat was traveling at a high rate of speed when the hull met the bottom of ocean, lake or river. ...Join in the conversation by telling us the name of your boat and how it was inspired. ...">Boat Name Ideas and InspirationWhat is in a boat name? I think the very essence of a person's life goes into a truly unique boat name. This blog focuses on boat names, how to be inspired and answer some frequently asked questions. Join in the conversation by telling us the name of your boat and how it was inspired. ... ">Tropical Storm Bonnie Heads for Gulf of Mexico
Power Boating for Dummies book written by Randy Vance, Editor-in-chief of Boating Magazine. As a life-long boater himself, Vance recommends checking the oil on your boat's engine each time you go boating. Sound excessive? It's not. The Coast Guard does a thorough check of their boats each day, including running the engines and checking the oil along with a multitude of other tests and gear checks to be sure they are "Semper Paratus" - always ready. You should do the same by checking the oil and replenishing it, if necessary, every time you boat. ...">Boat Tips: Check the Oil!This Boat Tip comes from the Power Boating for Dummies book written by Randy Vance, Editor-in-chief of Boating Magazine. As a life-long boater himself, Vance recommends checking the oil on your boat's engine each time you go boating. Sound excessive? It's not. The Coast Guard does a thorough check of their boats each day, including running the engines and checking the oil along with a multitude of other tests and gear checks to be sure they are "Semper Paratus" - always ready. You should do the same by checking the oil and replenishing it, if necessary, every time you boat. ... ">Boat Tips: What If Your Engine Fails While Underway?If your engine failed while you were boating, what would you do? It's a question many of us don't bother to stop and ask ourselves before we go boating, and one that we probably should so that we can prepare a plan, in our minds at least, of what to do if the boat engine fails. Here are some good things to keep in mind: ... ">Boat Tips: Keeping a Proper LookoutI can't think of anything more important to boating safety than keeping our eyes on the water for possible danger. When boating, danger can come from many different directions, which is why maintaining a proper lookout is crucial to boating safely. In fact, maintaining a proper lookout is one of the Coast Guard Navigation Rules. ...CG Warns Northeast Boaters: Great White Sharks Present The U.S. Coast Guard issued a warning to boaters in the Northeast to watch out for sharks over the Fourth of July weekend. However, since sharks don't keep holiday hours like we do, Northeast boaters should remain vigilant for the presence of sharks beyond the holiday weekend. Although great whites have been located only off the coast of Massachusetts, the advisory includes the entire Northeast coast. The Great White sharks are attracted to the area by the growing seal population, and while shark attacks on humans in the Northeast are rare, boaters and paddlers are advised to avoid areas where seals are spotted. Weather Underground, the National Hurricane Center is currently watching two different areas for tropical storm activity. Invest 95L is about 125 miles west-southwest of the mouth of the Mississippi and it doesn't have much thunderstorm activity associated with it. The NHC give it only a 10 percent chance of becoming a tropical cyclone before landfall. On the other hand, Invest 96L has a 30 percent chance of developing into a tropical storm in the western Caribbean sea. "Computer models have 96L going through the Yucatan Channel then turning left and making landfall somewhere near the Rio Grande," says Carver. ...">National Hurricane Center Monitoring Two Possible Tropical StormsAccording to Dr. Rob Carver at the Weather Underground, the National Hurricane Center is currently watching two different areas for tropical storm activity. Invest 95L is about 125 miles west-southwest of the mouth of the Mississippi and it doesn't have much thunderstorm activity associated with it. The NHC give it only a 10 percent chance of becoming a tropical cyclone before landfall. On the other hand, Invest 96L has a 30 percent chance of developing into a tropical storm in the western Caribbean sea. "Computer models have 96L going through the Yucatan Channel then turning left and making landfall somewhere near the Rio Grande," says Carver. ... ">Boat Tips: Where to Place Boat Registration NumbersIf someone asked you, could you accurately articulate the Coast Guard regulations for where the registration numbers on the boat are placed? Do you know what the requirements are in general, or even specifically? ... ">Boat Tips: A New Feature at About.com PowerboatingWho can't use a few boating tips now and then? I sure could. That is why I decided to start a new feature here at the Powerboating blog for About.com. Whether you are a new boater, or you are an old salt, sometimes quick tips come in handy just when you need them. Maybe you can pick up a new skill, fix something on your boat, learn something previously unknown or hopefully pass on information to other boaters that you learned here. In any case, I hope that the addition of Boat Tips will improve or otherwise enhance your experience of your boat and the boating lifestyle. ... |
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The National Hurricane Center is issuing a Tropical Storm warning for the second named storm of the Atlantic Hurricane season, Tropical Storm Bonnie. As of 11 p.m. yesterday, Bonnie was 285 miles southeast of Miami, Florida and expected to pass over south Florida before making landfall as a tropical storm in Louisiana. There is only a 15 percent chance of Bonnie developing hurricane strength winds before landfall.
