March 2023

New Products – By Terry Goble

Joystick Docking For Single Diesel Sterndrive You can dock your boat the easy way with our Volvo Penta Assisted Docking system – the next generation of marine automation. It simplifies boat docking by removing...

Calendar - Down The Rode

Down The Rode – by Ty Mellott

BAY & BEYOND APRIL Chartered Events • USS Potomac Cruises, from Oakland’s Jack London Square. Even though the historical ship has started scheduled once again, you can charter the ship for your own private...

Calendar - Down The Rode

Down The Rode – by Ty Mellott

BAY & BEYOND MARCH Chartered Events • USS Potomac Cruises, from Oakland’s Jack London Square. Even though the historical ship has started scheduled once again, you can charter the ship for your own private events. For...

Delta Rat Scrapbook – by Bill Wells

The ARkStorm(s) Back a decade or more when I was on the public committee for the Bay & Delta Conservation Plan (we called it the Bay & Delta Canal Plan) BDCP. After we had...

Lessons Learned – by Pat Carson

Engine Antifreeze AKA Coolant That bright colored product in your vessel’s engines is a hardworking liquid, and unfortunately it is often ignored. To keep your engine operating at a proper and efficient temperature, coolant...

What I Saw – by Jackie Philpott

Bay Area Association Of Disabled Sailors Back in 2017 I started taking my boat over to the BAADS program in South Beach Harbor. BAADS is the acronym for Bay Area Association of Disabled Sailors....

From Way Back – by Ty Mellott

Maybe I made the February issue’s photos from the past way too easy. It would appear that way when I’ve received the correct answer from many a reader. Although quite a few responded and...

Business News – by Bill Wells

Pacific Power & Sailboat Show May 4-7, 2023 The California Yacht Brokers Association (CYBA) is very excited to inform the marine industry that the CYBA’s Pacific Sail & Power Boat show will be held...

New Products – By Terry Goble

Electric Telescopic Shade Provides Versatile Sun Relief As boat buyers walk the aisles of the 2023 Miami International Boat Show, they’ll view one of the most innovative comfort solutions available: the electric-powered Telescopic Shade...

Letters

Letters – by Our Readers

Hi Bill, Happy New Year! I worked on Mike and Grace Milne’s entry for the Discovery Bay Yacht Club Lighted Boat Parade again this year. This time we decorated their 46-foot houseboat as a NASCAR...