Quimbys Editor
Getting Tubular
Tubing is the most popular tow sport enjoyed on the water today, with the nation’s leading manufacturer of marine “inflatables” offering more than 100 models designed to be pulled behind a boat. Mike Pleiss of Kwik Tek, which makes the Airhead and Sportsstuff brands, claims the popularity is due to how easy and enjoyable tubes […] Read More
The Complete Listing of Marinas and Locks on the Inland and Gulf Intracoastal Waterways
Preventing Anchor Drag
Recently, two 40-foot cruisers left a delightful anchorage in Michigan’s Suttons Bay because they couldn’t set their anchors. They came to a full stop, dropped their hooks, deployed what should have been sufficient scope, backed off — and kept going. The most common anchoring error is just that. Essentially, the anchors and rodes formed massive […] Read More
Cruising Through History on the James River
Several years before the Pilgrims landed at Plymouth Rock, English settlers were already living on a tract of land nestled on the James River near Richmond, Va., establishing a plantation that would become known as Shirley. By 1619, tobacco was being harvested on that land, and today, farming continues, making Shirley America’s oldest business. […] Read More
Profile: Island Cove Marina & Resort in Harrison, Tennessee
Island Cove Marina Manager Terry Kelley had just been served lunch on March 2, 2012, when he answered his phone to hear “We have been destroyed!” A few minutes later he arrived at the marina to find tornado devastation. “Docks sunk, turned upside down, boats blown off trailers, boats destroyed, nine docks lost, power lines […] Read More
Growing the Power Base
According to Mercury Communications Director, Steve Fleming, “The new 350 will be available in the U.S in March and in Europe in April.” When pressed about how big a market exits for such growing power, Fleming said, “Certainly the proliferation of bigger boats can benefit from it. With larger engines you can mount fewer on […] Read More
Review: Ranger 620 FS
Just because Ranger has a new owner (Bass Pro Shops) doesn’t mean all its models are new. In this case, those in the know will quickly comment, “The 620 isn’t a new boat! It’s been around for years!” True to a point. However, about the only similarity between this 620 FS and those previous is […] Read More
Profile: Bay Springs Marina
If you were to Google the phrase “best kept secret on the Tenn-Tom,” you might land on Bay Springs Lake and Bay Springs Marina, located at Mile 412. The marina opened to the public in 1984 while the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway was still undergoing excavation by the U.S. Corps of Engineers in what is considered to […] Read More
The Complete Listing of Marinas and Locks on the Inland and Gulf Intracoastal Waterways
Making the Great Lakes Greater
Here’s a recipe to consider: Take several thousand square miles of rugged Canadian forest, remove trees and people, relocate untold numbers of moose, bears and the like, add water and stir. Voila, a sixth Great Lake. Serves 50 million people. Imagine if it were possible to cook up in short order what Mother Nature took […] Read More