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Boatyard

Boatyard: The Rites of Spring

Mike Smith lays out the family benefits of putting the kids to work getting the boat summer-ready. Give that kid a wrench!

Are You Ready for a Restoration?

Returning an older boat to like-new condition is usually less costly than buying a new one, and it’ll make you the envy of the marina. But it comes with its own set of challenges.

How to Install a Boat Lift

Why worry about tides, waves, chafing dock lines and lost fenders? Install a boat lift and store your boat up on high.

A Good Book and a VERY Big Wrench

Our story opens in the midst of a voyage from Anacortes, Washington to Haida Gwaii, British Columbia, a very remote little archipelago well west of Vancouver Island. Lioness, a Defever 49 with five guys aboard, owner Phil Chernin and his brother-in-law Monty Bourn amongst them, eases along toward Queen Charlotte City, Haida Gwaii’sd one and only big town. 

Are You Ready for a Restoration?

Returning an older boat to like-new condition is usually less costly than buying a new one, and it’ll make you the envy of the marina. But it comes with its own set of challenges.

How to Install a Boat Lift

Why worry about tides, waves, chafing dock lines and lost fenders? Install a boat lift and store your boat up on high.

A Good Book and a VERY Big Wrench

Our story opens in the midst of a voyage from Anacortes, Washington to Haida Gwaii, British Columbia, a very remote little archipelago well west of Vancouver Island. Lioness, a Defever 49 with five guys aboard, owner Phil Chernin and his brother-in-law Monty Bourn amongst them, eases along toward Queen Charlotte City, Haida Gwaii’sd one and only big town. 

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