Marine Product Review: Boat Wax-Off

This week's marine product review on the Daily Boater really shines... 
 

Photo: Mark Sutton of MarineProductReviews.com

One of the most dreaded boat chores is waxing. Every spring the debate is whether or not to pay the boatyard big bucks to do it or just take a day to do it yourself. Anyone who has waxed more than a dinghy can see why the boat yard charges so much to wax. It takes time, it’s hard work and there is a bit of an art to getting that sweet shine.

In the latest installment of the Daily Boater Marine Product Review, Mark Sutton of MarineProductReviews.com put three premium boat waxes to the test.

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Now, on to the review...

Captain John: When in Doubt... Anchor Out!

Captain John recalls a little trip he once took up the coast...

Guest blog by Captain John
Captain John Jamieson, a regular contributor to the Daily Boater, is author of Seamanship Secrets and publisher of the popular boating education website SkipperTips.com

Hurricane Hugo on September 21, 1989. (Image courtesy of NOAA)

A weary crew aboard the 135' Coast Guard ship tied up to the pier in St. Pete, Florida, late one September afternoon. It'd been a hell of a long trip, working aids to navigation from Tampa Bay around the Straits of Florida to Miami. After securing our little buoy tender, we shuffled down the gangway and made our way home…

And then the phones started ringing. I could tell by the sound of the ring-tone it was going to be bad.

Recall! Recall! Pack your stuff again – you’re underway in 2 hours! They need your help to the North…

Pica: Breaking All The Rules

Vin Pica discusses THE RULES - and when to break them to prevent a collision at sea...

Guest blog by Vincent Pica
Chief of Staff, First District, Southern Region (D1SR)
United States Coast Guard Auxiliary

Image source: "Popular Mechanics" Magazine December 1911

You may remember saying to your parents, “but the other kids were doing it!”

It didn’t work then - and it won’t work in front of an Admiralty or Maritime Board either… But this time you will be looking for an excuse for following the rules - when you actually should have broken them...