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BC’s Sunshine Coast

Aaron Wasylyk
Dec 8, 2017
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Where the Ocean Meets the Sky By Aaron Wasylyk All around, majestic mountains soar thousands of metres from the depths of the Pacific Ocean. Curious seals swim playfully alongside. Quiet solitude envelops you as you explore pristine wilderness so beautiful t...

Buying a Used Cruiser, Part 2

Mike Gridley
May 20, 2017
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Marine Survey By Mike Gridley There are two reasons why one would engage the services of a marine surveyor. The first and most obvious is when buying a used boat and the second is if you need a survey to satisfy an insurance company or financial institute....

Travel

Cruising Price Edward Island

Mike Gridley
May 19, 2017
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By Mike Gridley In celebration of Canada’s 150th birthday, it seemed fitting to explore the boating adventures to be found in and around Prince Edward Island. Our crew headed to Charlottetown to take in this great Canadian municipality deeply connected to i...

Making Waves on the Ottawa River

Mike Gridley
Mar 31, 2017
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By Mike Gridley Being able to return to the Ottawa River brought back some great memories for me. In 1999, I was part of a team contracted to develop several marketing tools for what was then known as the Temiskawa Waterway or Lake Temiskaming and Ottawa Ri...

Training to Live the Dream

Mike Gridley
Mar 19, 2017
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Learning the Rope of the High Seas By Mike Gridley For many of us the call of the water is strong and our love of boats is unrelenting. Typically this love affair of all things boating that can be tamed with summer weekends and possibly some vacation tim...

News

Visit us at TIBS!

BoaterNews
Jan 2, 2017
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We’ll be at the Toronto Boat Show from January 20-29. Stop by booth 1741 for special offers, cool swag and to meet your favourite hosts, Steve Bull and Mike Gridley, from PowerBoat Television. Stop by and sign up for a free digital issue of Bo...

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Repowering your Boat

Mike Gridley
Dec 16, 2016
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By Mike Gridley Repowering a boat is a big decision. If your boat is reasonably new and the engine needs replacing, it’s a simple choice, go ahead. But, what if your boat is an older model? We faced that question this past summer when presented with 22-y...

Features

PowerLines: Breaking Down the Power of Seven Marine

Mike Gridley
Dec 16, 2016
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By Mike Gridley Outboards have done some growing up in the past few years, maturing from baby horsepower outputs to some real big boy power producers. In the 60s, a big outboard on our lake was a 40 hp Johnson and the really big motors were 100 hp! Years la...

Features

Wooden Boat Builders Thrive in Muskoka

Mike Gridley
Aug 31, 2016
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By Mike Gridley Back in the day, building boats was big business in Ontario’s Muskoka region. Boat companies of all sizes sprang up across the area. Port Carling was home to Duke’s, Matheson, Johnston’s, the Disappearing Propeller Boats and SeaBird. Ditchbu...

News

BRP Introduces Four New E-TEC G2 Outboards

Mike Gridley
Jun 28, 2016
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By Mike Gridley Last week, BRP invited the world to Milwaukee, WI to launch Evinrude’s newest additions to the technically advanced E-TEC G2 outboard line-up, the G2 150, 150 HO, 175 and 200. Evinrude dealers from 14 countries and media representing 10 coun...

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BC’s Sunshine Coast

Buying a Used Cruiser, Part 2

Cruising Price Edward Island

Making Waves on the Ottawa River

Training to Live the Dream

Visit us at TIBS!

Repowering your Boat

PowerLines: Breaking Down the Power of Seven Marine

Wooden Boat Builders Thrive in Muskoka

BRP Introduces Four New E-TEC G2 Outboards

Extend your Boat with a Custom Swim Platform

Marine Mart Now Open in GTA

Getting on your boat — summer 2020

Port de Grave Boat Lighting

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