Buying a Used Boat

It’s a buyers’ market for used boats right now and there are bargains to be had.  However, the pitfalls remain… in fact, there may even be more of them.  So take care and remember “caveat emptor”. Read on …

30,000 Islands… Where Giants Walked

Giants once walked the earth.  According to one legend the last giant, Kitchi-Kiwana, was carrying a mountain when he tripped and fell.  The mountain shattered and the pieces became the Thirty Thousand Islands.   On Beausoleil Island they say you can also see the indentations made by his shoulders.  When he died the people covered his body with rocks to form the island called Giant’s Tomb.

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Ethanol and Boats May Not Mix Well

A full tank of fuel was once a common practise when putting cruisers up for the winter.  It wasn’t a good idea then.  It is even a worse idea now, thanks to ethanol.

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