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Boat Washing 101 - Spring is Here, Lets Go Boating
As a boat owner you know that washing the boat can be time consuming. You also know that the longer you put it off the harder it is to clean.

Boat Parts You Need To Have
Whether you have a new boat or it is your first chance to get back on the water after a long winter, it is important that you take the time to looks over your boat parts before starting out on the water. Before setting sail it is important to check over boat parts, whether a beginning boater or seasoned pro it is your responsibility to check your boat parts.

U.S. Couple on Ultimate Caribbean Sailing Escape Aboard Hand-built Boat: Seven-month Caribbean sailing voyage takes Jan and Bruce Smith
52 year-old artist and sailing enthusiast, Bruce Smith, his wife Jan and parrot Lars are sailing from their home in Gig Harbor, Wash., to the Caribbean, keeping in touch with the outside world via a satellite phone and their Web site and blog, brucesmithsvoyage.com. Though best known as a Caribbean folk artist whose work can be seen throughout the Caribbean islands and in every Bahama Breeze restaurant across the United States, Bruce Smith would rather be sailing on his hand-built 34-foot sailboat, Woodwind, than almost anywhere else in the world. Smith is currently living that dream, as he and his wife Jan and parrot Lars are sailing to the West Indies for a seven-month journey, documenting the excitement via their sailing blog.

28th Annual Parade of Boats floats into Charleston, SC
ResortQuest welcomes spectators to the Annual Parade of Boats by offering exclusive discounts and special benefits on vacation rentals (http://www.resortquest.com) in Charleston and surrounding areas.

Texas Boat Insurance
There are a wide range of coverage options and discounts of up to 40% on boat insurance in Texas If you already have insurance on your Texas boat, now is the time to consider looking at better coverage and cheaper prices

Have Fun With Your House Boat
A houseboat is a redesigned boat to be used primarily as a human dwelling like a regular house. The most common pontoon type is a floating house mounted on top of a pontoon. Most houseboats are not motorized, because they are usually moored or kept stationary at a fixed point. These houseboats are common as permanent dwellings in Southeast Asia; whereas in places like Australia and Europe they may serve more frequently as secondary homes or vacation homes or for tourism purposes.

Boat Sales Made Easy
Selling your boat should be taken as seriously as buying a boat. Obviously, you want to get the best price but at the same time you don?t want to overprice the boat that you are selling. There are several things that you can do to ensure that you have the best experience in selling your boat.

Fast Speed Boats
If youre going to invest in a speed boat, then you want one that is going to define the word speed in its name. You want one that is fast. However, you want one that is going to fit your personality. Are you sporty? Are you one who loves luxury? If youre either one of these, then there are fast speed boats that can meet or even exceed your preferences.

How To Paint A Wooden Boat
One of the great increasing mysteries of today?s modern boatbuilding is the amount of hi-tech gobble-de-gook that the average home boat builder is expected to wade through when the time comes to paint the boat after the horrendous amount of sanding, fairing and hard work is (mostly) over and the fruits of your labour now require a shiny deep lustre that the painting now promises to bring. This part, to my mind at least, is one of the best parts of boatbuilding, the finish! (Well, at least the start of the finish!)