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Eric Colby

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Long Beach, a Boater’s Paradise

It’s a Saturday morning and the family has been waiting all week to get out on the boat and feel the onrushing breeze as you skim across the water. At

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Learn to Sail in Long Beach

Living in California’s beautiful coastal city of Long Beach — and not taking advantage of the proximity to the Pacific Ocean — is like buying a house at Pebble Beach

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Getting Kids on the Water

Many people think that the only way to get kids involved in boating and water-based activities is to pay a bunch of money to a new boat for the family

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How Radar Improves Safety Aboard

In June 1992, I was on a test run of a 50-foot Scarab performance boat powered by quad Caterpillar diesels off the coast of Long Beach, CA. The boat was

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How to Stay Ahead of Mildew

If they want to keep their pride and joy in as good a condition as possible, boat owners learn early on that there are certain nuisances that will keep coming

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A Guide to Marine Fire Extinguishers

You’re miles offshore fishing with your friends when you notice smoke rising from under the hatch in the cockpit deck. Now’s not the time to panic. It is, however, time

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Anchors and Anchoring Systems

By: Eric Colby One thing boaters learn quickly is that, with the exception of personal watercraft, boats don’t have brakes. If a captain wants to hold a vessel in one

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Why You Need Bottom Paint

If you boat in salt water, your boat’s bottom needs to be protected. If it’s not, everything from green slime to grass to barnacles could grow on it. Getting that