Quimbys Editor
Colorado’s Lake Dillon: In a League of Its Own
Experienced cross-country road-trippers nod knowingly when someone brings up Interstate 70 in Colorado. Oh yes, they’ve all traveled this celebrated stretch of the U.S. Interstate Highway System, with engineering marvels such as the Eisenhower Tunnel at 11,158 feet, Vail Pass and, well, all of Glenwood Canyon. They might not know that I-70 also takes them […] Read More
The Complete Listing of Marinas and Locks on the Inland and Gulf Intracoastal Waterways
World’s Largest Nautique Dealer Opens New Store
Buxton Marine, the largest Nautique boat dealership in the world and only dealer in North Texas, will expanded its Lewisville storefront by opening a second store at the Long Cove Marina on Cedar Creek Lake on Labor Day weekend. The shop, Buxton Marine at Long Cove, caters to the public as well as the neighboring […] Read More
Suntex Acquires Wolf Creek Marina
Suntex Marina Investors LLC (Suntex), an owner and operator of marina properties, announced the acquisition of Wolf Creek Marina on Lake Cumberland, Kentucky. The purchase comes on the heels of the recent addition of State Dock Marina, also on Lake Cumberland, to the Suntex portfolio. With the change in ownership, Wolf Creek will see exciting […] Read More
Suntex Acquires Kentucky Dam Marina
Suntex Marina Investors, LLC, an owner and operator of marina properties, announced it is the new owner of Kentucky Dam Marina on Kentucky Lake. In addition to new ownership, Kentucky Dam Marina will now be managed by Anchor South Investments, based in Knoxville, Tennessee, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Suntex. “Kentucky Dam Marina is a prize […] Read More
Managing a Man Overboard Situation
An old sailing buddy of mine, an Englishman by the name of Tristan Jones, had gone places and experienced adventures that most of us dream about. In his later years, he wrote and lectured about his life at sea. At one of his talks, he was asked about “man overboard procedures.” Jones looked at the […] Read More
Chaparral 337 SSX
It doesn’t take an expert to see that the all-new Chaparral 337 SSX is a great-looking sport boat. Big, bold, able-bodied — with dimensions that promise confident performance on large lakes and coastal waters. It’s a bowrider for those wanting to step up to a more luxurious, more capable vessel for entertaining and day trips. […] Read More
Explaining CHIRP Technology
A friend of mine, Capt. Ed “Cookie” Murray, took a boat from Beaufort, North Carolina, to Bermuda with some Garmin sonar engineers who were field-testing CHIRP technology. He said there wasn’t a moment during the passage when they lost bottom lock. In the process, they exceeded Garmin’s previous maximum depth reading of 11,720 feet by […] Read More
The Complete Listing of Marinas and Locks on the Inland and Gulf Intracoastal Waterways
Profile: Three Forks Harbor in Fort Gibson, Oklahoma
Located at Mile 392.2 of the McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System (MKARNS) near the confluence of the Arkansas, Verdigris and Grand rivers, Three Forks Harbor is a mixed-use port development run by the Port of Muskogee City-County Port Authority. The harbor and its 10,000-square-foot multipurpose River Center appeal widely to both fishermen and boating enthusiasts. […] Read More