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Mooring Magic or Exceptional Engineering?

Mooring Magic or Exceptional Engineering?

by Darren OBrien April 06, 2020

I was, of course, slightly skeptical. A boat hook that magically grabs a mooring ring, threads your line through it and brings it back to you in one easy, continuous motion? She immediately brought one home. <more>

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Does your boat smell? Forget About It!

Does your boat smell? Forget About It!

by Darren OBrien March 30, 2020

While odor elimination is the primary "selling point" of Forget About It for Boats, we found the secondary benefit to be even more impressive. As liveaboards/workaboards with three people onboard full time, we have been pumping out regularly for more than seven and a half years... <more>

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Are You Happy with Your Marine Binoculars?

Are You Happy with Your Marine Binoculars?

by Darren O'Brien February 13, 2019

Our upfront disclaimer is we do not consider ourselves "binocular snobs". Or binocular experts. But after using our Weems & Plath Explorer binoculars for a few years now, we have definitely become proponents of good quality marine binoculars. <Read more to get $50 OFF any pair of Weems & Plath binoculars in our store.>

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For San Juan Islands Lovers

For San Juan Islands Lovers

by Darren O'Brien January 02, 2019

Our San Juan Islands Collection includes galley items, canvas wrapped wall art, a bed set, shower curtain, a jewelry box, throw pillows, mugs, tumblers, apparel and more. All with images and charts depicting the San Juans. Something for everyone who loves the islands as much as we do!

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Wireless radar? Fits our boat perfectly

Wireless radar? Fits our boat perfectly

by Darren O'Brien November 02, 2018

Technically, we don't even really need radar, let alone wireless radar. We could just stay put when it's foggy, only venturing out when it's clear, calm, and only during daylight hours. But we like to use our boat year 'round, and we don't want to wait for fog to lift in order to get somewhere. So we definitely want radar. But did we need it to be wireless? <Read more to get $250 OFF MSRP and FREE SHIPPING.>

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Dyneema® Improves Flat Rope Reel

Dyneema® Improves Flat Rope Reel

by Darren O'Brien April 26, 2017 1 Comment

Recently, the Ultraline Flat Rope Reel (formerly known as the Quickline Flat Rope & Reel) has been rebranded and improved, replacing the old polypropylene line with the far superior Dyneema® floating line.

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Are Carbon Foam Batteries Really Better?

Are Carbon Foam Batteries Really Better?

by Darren O'Brien January 04, 2017 4 Comments

Two years ago we started researching batteries, as we knew we would have to replace our aging battery bank. As we had an 800-mile trip to make that summer, we wanted the most amperage (bang) for the buck. We found the Oasis batteries and read as much as we could.

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