By Jeff Hemmel, posted May 14th, 2014 at 1:39pm, Boating Magazine For all its eye-popping colors, sexy angles and high-tech design, one feature of Sea-Doo’s new Spark literally screams for attention — its price. With prices of the average personal watercraft now well over the $10,000 mark, the base model...
Lakefront Living
No Airport Needed for This Lake-Friendly Plane
Everything about the Icon Aircraft A5, from its retractable wings to its ability to take off and land on water (no airport required), is designed with recreational pilots in mind. Even the cockpit looks more like a Mercedes that a Boeing. Could this be the perfect addition to your...
Family Friendly Tow Toys For Your Pontoon Boat
Tow toys everyone in the family can enjoy. By Dan Armitage , Boating Magazine As the unofficial final weekend of the summer boating season in my parts, on Labor Day I often find myself hosting the neighborhood kids and their parents for a day of watersports aboard the family pontoon. Such...
Deck Boat vs. Bowrider – What’s the Difference?
If you’re searching for the perfect family boat, you may have run across a question that lots of folks have asked — what’s the difference between a deck boat and a bowrider? While both are great options for day-boating, each has its own strengths, so the best way to...
Choosing the Right Dock for your Lakefront Home
What type of boat dock is best for your lakefront lifestyle? It’s best to think about how you and your family will be using it most of the time…fishing, swimming, sun-bathing, boating, entertaining, dining…or maybe all of the above? Photo courtesy of Wahoo Docks – www.wahoodocks.com. You need to keep...
Springtime Boating: Pulling Your Boat Out of Storage
That sound you hear is ice cracking, snow melting and the Northern Hemisphere warming up for spring. Can boating season be far behind? If you hauled out last fall, here are some tips to make sure you can re-float your boat when you pull it out of storage. Did...
America’s best lake: And the winner is…
By Laura Bly, USA TODAY Lake Tahoe – North America’s largest and most popular alpine lake, a place Mark Twain once called “the fairest picture the whole earth affords” – is the champion in USA TODAY’s survey. The poll generated more than 5,000 votes via Facebook and Twitter. Lake...
Advantages of Sit-on-top or a Sit-inside Kayak
“Should I get a sit-on-top or a sit-inside kayak”? This is one of the first decisions you need to make when buying a kayak for your lakefront home. The truth is, the decision to get a sit-on-top or a sit-inside kayak will be based mostly on personal preference. Here are...
Outdoor Showers For Your Lakefront Home
An outdoor shower can provide convenience as well as relaxation. There are few things more pleasurable, rejuvenating and fun than showering outside in nature. Outdoor showers are perfect for your lakefront home. These practical showers are becoming popular for homes in any New England Lakefront location. Whether coming in from...
Lakefront Buyers Seminar a Huge Success
A record number of potential lakefront property owners packed the function room at the Mansfield Holiday Inn on Saturday, 3/29/14. In the two hour seminar, they talked through the key differences you need to know when purchasing your dream home on the water. One even walked away with a free kayak. “Purchasing...