Boating Tips

Boating Tips Articles

• Anchor Hang-Ups
• How to Buy a Boat
• Lost in Space (& Time) - GPSs
• Dead Reckoning
• Spring Commissioning
• Tilt! (Freshwater vs. Ocean Boating)
• Winter Inventory - Your Boating Safety Checklist 
• Winterize!
• Boat Detailing
• What to Do When Your Fiberglass Boat Needs Repair
• What Do You Do When Your Engine Or Outboard Motor Stops Or Will Not Start On Your Boat?
• Boat lifts make maintenance easier
• How to Launch a Boat

On the Water Podcasts

Mike Anderson, ABA staff member and former full-time cruiser, offers his insights on different aspects of boating in a series of informative podcasts. ABA realizes that your time is valuable, so each podcast is no more than a few minutes long.

Boating Tips Quizzes

• A Few Choice Words - Matching Nautical Words With Their Meanings
• At a Loss for Words
• Barometer Forecasting
• Distress Signals
• GPS: New Terms Of The Plotter's Art
• Matching Boating Terms With Definitions
• Name The Knots
• Reading The Clouds
• Sound Practices - Horn Blasts For Boats Under Power
• What I Meant Was...

U.S. State Towing Laws

• U.S. State Towing Laws