Signaling devices can keep you out of harm's way or expedite a rescue. Here are three simple safety devices to keep on board ...

It sounds idyllic, right? You’re going to go overnight on a mini yacht (my words, not theirs) and gallivant around ­Florida’s Sarasota Bay on a beautiful summer day. That’s how I sold it to my wife, ...

The young man attending the gas dock in Frankfort, Michigan, seemed befuddled. “So you just crossed Lake Michigan on a pontoon boat,” he said. “Why would you do that?” I thought about this for a ...

The new Mercury Marine ­joystick control for a single outboard puts throttle, shifting and steering control in the palm of your hand. Many captains will find that the joystick makes it easier to ...

There are two kinds of boaters: those who have run aground and those who lie about it. Depending upon your boat type, how fast you were going and the bottom composition of your local waters, the ...