by Darren OBrien
April 29, 2025
As of today, Section 301 Tariffs have impacted more than 300 commonly used components, materials, and parts for recreational boats in the United States (source, National Marine Manufacturers Association). Even our little online store is beginning to see price increases and supply chain disruptions...
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by Darren OBrien
December 11, 2024
Lisa was always fond of saying there are three things she must have in order to comfortably live aboard during our Pacific NW winters: warm, dry heat; H2Out Space Dryers; and Kanberra Gel.
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by Darren OBrien
November 28, 2024
We tested an ULTRA Anchor on a charter catamaran in Tahiti a few years ago, and were summarily impressed with the anchor's performance. In particular, it securely held one blustery night where quite a few of the other boats in our anchorage dragged overnight. Granted, the boat we were on was brand new and had many luxury conveniences (a working ice maker on the fridge!), but the anchor certainly proved to be much more than the proverbial pretty face.
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by Darren OBrien
July 19, 2024
After seeing Mark demonstrate what the Vent-Tender did, we knew we wanted to help him get the word out. After all, something that inexpensively keeps fuel out of the water at fuel docks is a worthwhile exercise! <more>
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by Darren OBrien
March 06, 2024
Two average guys - one a newbie, the other an old salt - who love boats, and talking all about boats. They are The Boat Geeks!
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by Darren OBrien
January 17, 2024
We tested an ULTRA Anchor on a charter catamaran in Tahiti a few years ago, and were summarily impressed with the anchor's performance. In particular, it securely held one blustery night where quite a few of the other boats in our anchorage dragged overnight. Granted, the boat we were on was brand new and had many luxury conveniences (a working ice maker on the fridge!), but the anchor certainly proved to be much more than the proverbial pretty face.
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by Darren OBrien
January 02, 2024
There is a common misconception among boaters in North America that because the gas and diesel we buy is essentially the cleanest in the world, we needn't worry about the dreaded "water-in-the-fuel" problem encountered in other countries. And though the fuels we buy in the U.S. and Canada are typically fine, once we have it in our tanks we still need to guard against water contamination and the subsequent problems those can manifest in our engines down the road.
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by Darren OBrien
December 08, 2023
The thing that sold us was the "bagel demonstration". They had put pieces of a bagel in two identical, sealed jars for 30 days and documented the results. One had Kanberra Gel in it, the other had nothing. After an entire month the bagel with Kanberra Gel looked absolutely normal and edible. But the other bagel was completely covered in fuzzy, multi-colored mold!
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by Darren OBrien
December 06, 2023
If you've had a shiny, new Utraline Flat Rope Reel on your wish list, now is a great time to put one under your boat's Christmas tree! Between now and December 31 get free shipping on all U.S. orders for Ultraline Flat Rope Reels.
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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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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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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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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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by Darren O'Brien
April 26, 2017
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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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by Darren O'Brien
January 04, 2017
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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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