While your boat enjoys a well-earned break over the winter months, the off-season is an excellent time to take a safe boating course offered by the Coast Guard Auxiliary or Power Squadron. One of the highlights of these informative courses is a study of Navigation Rules.

It goes without saying that one of the most important components of a powerboat is, well, the power. During the boat shopping phase you may overlook a certain model because it does not have the best power package, or the engines have too many hours for your comfort level. And for some boaters, they may already own the perfect boat and love everything about it, but after several seasons the maintenance of the aging engines becomes excessive. This is when you may want to consider a repower.