Design it around your lifestyle. Create a requirements checklist before you start. Docks can be very simple and functional, or elegant and elaborate. Of course, the first considerations when figuring out what kind of dock is right for you are budget, the weather conditions and the water depth. A...
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Lakefront Living – Shred Some Waves!
Shred Some Waves! Wakeskating tips & tricks from an expert! By Zenon Bilas, Published: April 16, 2010 Tow sports have an amazing ability to evolve, to pull in new ideas from land sports, and to morph into a variety of tow-sport offspring. Take wakeskating for example. It’s a tow...
Lakefront Living – Dive Into Fun
By Sally A Kane, J.D., Published: June 18, 2010, Photos by Jacek Chabraszewski, dreamstime.com Whether you own a cabin on a lake, a cottage by the sea or a ranch by the river, water sports offer a fun and relaxing pastime during the summer months. A vast array of...
Lakefront Living – PWC Safety Tips
Jet Skis are fun, fast and simple with just a handle bar, seat and an jet powered engine! You must respect a machine with this much power. Boating.com provides safety tips and information you need to protect yourself and other around you while operating. Make the most of your...
Lakefront Living – Visuals of the Lakefront Lifestyle
Have you discovered Pinterest yet? I’ve been posting some cool visuals of lakes and the lifestyle recently. Check them out here. What is Pinterest? Pinterest is a Virtual Pinboard. Pinterest lets you organize and share all the beautiful things you find on the web. People use pinboards to plan...
Lakefront Living – Train Your Dog to Dock Jump
Teach your water-loving dog this high-flying, big-splashing sport. Dock jumping is an exhilarating sport that challenges dogs to jump far and high from the end of a dock into a pool or lake. If you want to train your dog to dock jump, consider its experience with water. Some...
Lakefront Living – Design and Build Your Own Lakeside Cabin!
Prefabricated Cabin Kits, Cottages & Guest Houses by Summerwood Products. You finally have land for your rustic lakefront escape. Or you’re thinking of a quaint guest house. Whatever your reasons for needing a cabin, Summerwood is the expert manufacturer when it comes to weekend lakeside cabins. How you’ll use...
Lakefront Living – Boating in New Hampshire
Do not wait till the last minute like I did! If you plan on doing some boating in New Hampshire, you may need a Safe Boater Education Certificate! This involves classroom time and a test at the end. Here’s the rules… Who May Operate a Vessel A vessel powered...
Lakefront Living: Got Weeds?
Many lakefront homeowners struggle with the control of nuisance aquatic vegetation. One simple solution that I like is the WeedShear Weed Cutter. A unique design with 49″ wide razor blade edges for cutting the ALL aquatic vegetation. The WeedShear was introduced in August of 2008 and is the 5th...
Lakefront Living – The ABC’s of Docking
Survey any group of boaters about what they like least about boating, and 9 out of 10 will say docking. That’s everyone from twin-screw cruiser pilots all the way down to the tiller-handled outboard jon boat fisherman. It’s kind of like when hacker golfers step up to the first...