How-tos and Tips

Professional delivery captain Chris Couch tells the story of one of his Puget Sound deliveries. Jump inside the mind of a pro to see how it’s done right. By Chris …

A boat that is properly set up for fishing can make the difference between a frustrating experience and a fish catching experience. I offer five fishy tips and tricks to …

How far did you make it this summer? The Broughtons? Desolation Sound? Perhaps up to the San Juans, or just out to Lake Union to watch the fireworks? Seafair and …

You’re using your boat a lot this summer, right? Maybe it’s time for a fuel filter change. Do it before it needs to be done. This refresher video courtesy of …

By Pete Shelton, Hatton Marine The warm weather we’ve been having is telling us it’s time to get ready for boating season. Perhaps our early spring will offer us a …

Our friends at takemefishing.org offer 10 commonsense tips for making the best use of your valuable fishing time aboard. Do you have a number 11? Original post here.  What do you …

Our friends from Boat US have put out a quick quiz about winterizing your boat. Go ahead and take the quiz, an answer or two might surprise you. We’re going …

In our previous Ask the Expert we dealt with the winter rigging expansion/contraction issue, which actually was a more complicated question than it first appeared. For nwyachting.com reader Bill Davis, …

Ed. Note: Oh the puzzles that our boats present. You’ve got questions, whether they’re about sizing a prop or (as is the case here) adjusting a sailboat’s rig to compensate for …

Chip finds all the sources for information in one place, Trawlerfest.

This book was reviewed in the December issue of Northwest Yachting, page 49. From its publisher comes this exciting news.  Sea Salt: Recipes from the West Coast Galley by Nanaimo-based …

Some valuable tips on helping your boat survive the winter. For sailors, one sneaky place for water to hide, freeze, thaw and generally wreak havoc is in a closed mast …