On average, a pontoon boat will travel between 18 to 25 miles per hour tops. So you can’t really expect them to go too fast. But if you were hoping to tweak the numbers and make your pontoon just a little speedier than it is, you might want to consider an underpinning kit. Exactly what is
A personal flotation device – or simply a PFD – is a necessary piece of boating safety equipment that you should have on board. Mandated by law, the PFD is often considered the single most effective preventive measure for boating-related deaths. So it goes without saying that your PFD should be your best friend. But did
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For those of you who may be sitting an exam or quiz, and would like to know where is the best place to put PFDs while you are out on your boat, this guide is for you. Here’s a basic fact – personal flotation devices can save lives, but only when they’re worn. The issue though
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Who doesn’t want to sail the high seas in the lap of luxury? Life on a yacht is the pinnacle of maritime leisure and relaxation so it’s definitely not something everyone can afford. But what if you were told you could experience life on yacht and get paid for it to boot? Welcome to a
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We may not realize it, but maritime transport is the core of the international trade industry. Barges transport some 1,500 tons of cargo during each trip, accounting for $150 billion in economic output each year and generating roughly 650,000 jobs in the United States alone. Of the most common jobs on the barge is the deckhand.
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The pontoon fun and adventure should be for everyone – no exceptions. But pontoon boat’s aren’t generally designed with disabled passengers in mind. Think about it – can you really call your pontoon boat wheelchair accessible? Exactly. Fortunately, while a pontoon boat might not come out of the dealership ready to accommodate uniquely abled passengers, there
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It wasn’t until we all watched Deadliest Catch that we started to figure out how demanding and dangerous the job of crab fishing actually is. And while it’s no secret that these men quite literally put their lives on the line just to feed us crab, no one really knows what they get paid. How
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Watching Lobster Wars really puts that steaming red lobster meal into perspective. It’s more than just food on your plate; it is literally a bunch of people putting their life on the line just so you can enjoy a buttered crustacean. This is a service that not a lot of people appreciate, and that rings
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So maybe you’ve been binge watching Deadliest Catch and all that action aboard the ship has made you curious as to what life might be like on a crab boat. Heck, maybe you’ve even been thinking about a curious career change to crab fisherman for a while now. Whatever the case, it’s definitely an exciting
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The jon boat seat clamp is perhaps the simplest, most intuitive seat mount solution on the jon boat market to date. You can buy these babies pretty much anywhere these days, and they install like magic. So it really comes as no surprise how they’ve become so immensely widespread for jon boat owners looking for
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