If you own a boat, you probably own a trailer. Perhaps you launch and load your boat each time you use it. Or maybe you keep your boat in the water during the summer months and only use your trailer to store the boat out of the water in the winter. Believe it or not,…
FISHING AND BOATING “GOTTA-HAVE’s” Capt. Cefus McRae Hopefully everyone understands and adheres to the USCG requirements for safety gear you ‘Must-Have’ on a boat. Personal Flotation Devices (lifejackets), a Throwable (throwing cushion), Fire Extinguisher, Daytime/Nightime distress signals (flares), and some smaller boats might also require a paddle on board. Regarding PFD’s… there must be a…
I’m not sure if it’s a law, but living on the lake, you might think there’s an ordinance that requires lake people to own a pontoon boat. Virtually every dock you ride by has one sitting there. For the longest time, I pretty much considered a pontoon boat as an awkward looking contraption to entertain…
I once read a survey that stated about 90% of people who own boats also have at least one dog. Out of that 90%, nearly 50% of those people regularly take their dogs along with them on the water. I fall into that category as well. All my dogs have been ‘boat dogs’, and all…
