How To
A collection of 'how to' articles covering everything from winterizing your boat to learning how to properly use your VHF radio, written by professionals and recreational powerboaters who have worked on projects on their own boats.
December 11, 2024
Another season has come and gone, and winter will soon be here!
November 10, 2024
Just because the boating season might end soon doesn’t mean you have to give up on your boating passion.
May 7, 2024
Marine electronics have changed quite a bit over the past decade.
April 18, 2024
PropTalk production manager Zach Ditmars shares the story of his acquisition and restoration of a Carolina Skiff J16 with a Johnson 48SPL outboard.
April 2, 2024
The days are growing longer, the birds are singing, flowers are blooming. Spring is here!
April 2, 2024
I spent the formative years of my boating life on a landlocked, freshwater lake in inland Maine, far from the influence of the FCC’s bureaucracy and the United States Coast Guard’s regulatory influ
January 22, 2024
The title says it all, doesn’t it? When navigating out on the water, should you use chartplotters, smart phone/tablet apps, or a combination of the two?
January 3, 2024
Last month (December PropTalk) the author detailed his journey of buying his dream used boat, a Chaparral 2550 SX
November 13, 2023
Perhaps the most difficult task for a boat owner is attempting to make paint adhere to metals that are subject to the ad
November 8, 2023
It’s once again time to (regrettably) put the boat away for the winter and complete the necessary winterization procedures.
June 11, 2021
This is the story of one man's desire to build or restore a wooden boat, and the resulting restoration of