Marine fenders are kind of a safety barrier designed to protect ship’s, ports and people against impact forces. In simple words it protect vessels and berth from damaging each other when they collide. These safety equipment’s acts a the interface…
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Winter is about to come and as an responsible boater you need to winterize your boat motor. Winterizing your boat means protecting your engine, accessories and equipment from freeze damage due to extreme cold. Your boat motor need special attention…
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Whether it’s for a boating trip, cruise, night boat party or just a ferry ride; you want an outfit that suits your personality. Boating outfit becomes even more important when; you are invited by your neighbor or a friend to…
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An electronic control unit (ECU) is a device capable of making independent decisions, regarding the performance of an engine. It observe, regulates and alter the key control units such as fuel, air and injection timing. It achieve such high performance…
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Marpol Annex 1 is the first and foremost important provision under Marpol 78 regulation. It deals with the pollution of sea due to discharge or oil at sea. The law was made to limit the damage to the marine environment;…
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Tugboats are a special vessel used mainly near the harbor and ports to assist in docking of the ships. As discussed in my older post “Types of Boats“; a tug boat is a powerful vessel in small form that use…
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A handheld VHF marine radio is your lifeline at sea; be on ship, water craft or boat sailing, fishing or just doing your job. Whether you need to connect to the coast guards, send rescue signal, talk to other vessels,…
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Working at sea i can clearly say living on ship or oceanic complex ( Life at Sea ) in the middle of the water is a different lifestyle; than what we usually see around on land. While career at sea…
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Everyday a bulk of cargo arrives at different ports in containers from around the world carried on a ship. These locked containers are then loaded or unloaded from these ships directly to the trucks or rails. These containers can be…
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The best way to avoid overloading your boat is to not load it beyond a certain limit. It is not important because the U.S federal law wants you to load within a limit. But also because you want to keep…
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