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Profile: Rock Harbor Marine
Rock Harbor Marine is seven miles by land from downtown Nashville, so you’ll be looking for music, fun, good food and showbiz celebrities at this popular site. Pull off the Cumberland River at Mile 175 to find all of these things, plus 150 boat slips, a full-service boatyard and a most accommodating staff. […] Read More
The Complete Listing of Marinas and Locks on the Inland and Gulf Intracoastal Waterways
Red and Rowdy
Although Lake Texoma was created in 1945 for flood control and to generate hydroelectric power along the border of Texas and Oklahoma, the timing of the project caused at least one seemingly insurmountable problem. There was no way to get from one side to the other without a boat or driving completely around the […] Read More
Houseboats Go Yachtie
While the number of houseboat manufacturers has dropped due to the recent economy, those that remain are pushing the creative envelope to produce boats that are more and more stylish. In today’s market, even the term “houseboat” has gotten something of a makeover. It now refers to the larger lake-style boats rather than the […] Read More
Drag Boat Insanity
Maybe the simplest way to understand what it is like to race nitro-methane/alcohol Top Fuel drag boats 1,000 feet in 3.396 seconds at more than 250 mph is to take a quote from the Lucas Oil Marine Stadium website: “There is only one word for it — insanity.” Other folks put it […] Read More
Lovin’ the Loop!
Recently on a trip to Florida, my son and I stopped by to visit old friends we met in Canada years ago while our families were doing the Great Loop. The last time we had seen each other, we were celebrating our successful arrival in Florida after traveling down the inland rivers and waterways […] Read More
Louisiana Boating Fatalities Hit All-TIme Low
According to the Assocaited Press, state wildlife officials reported a record low of 13 boating fatalities for Louisiana in 2013. The previous low for boating fatalities was 19 in 1992, with a high of 79 in 1974 — the first year boating incident statistics were recorded. Since 2010, Louisiana has averaged 25 […] Read More
Louisville, Then and Now
Several years ago, my dad (Jimmy Miller) and my cousin (Glenna Acree) arranged a family reunion in the small town of Center, Ky., and that’s when this born-and-raised South Floridian was introduced to the incredible boating locales in the Bluegrass State. Since that time, I’ve logged some amazing cruising adventures on Green River Lake […] Read More
The Complete Listing of Marinas and Locks on the Inland and Gulf Intracoastal Waterways
Mercury 200 Pro FourStroke
Mercury Marine has introduced its new 200 Pro FourStroke outboard. The engine – the third in the Pro FourStroke family – combines the top acceleration and speed of other Mercury Pro series outboards, including the OptiMax Pro XS, with the pleasingly quiet, smooth operation of the Mercury Verado. The 200 Pro FourStroke […] Read More