Quimbys Editor
Review: Formula 350 CBR
You’ll find the new 350 CBR under the “Bowrider” heading on the Formula website, but don’t be fooled. Yes, this sporty vessel has an open bow provided with seating — long, deep, tri-tone lounges that convert to a Maharaja-size sun pad — but that’s about where any similarities end. Shall we count […] Read More
The Complete Listing of Marinas and Locks on the Inland and Gulf Intracoastal Waterways
Island Time, Heartland Style
It was a rare trifecta. We had an invite to visit one of our favorite Ohio vacation destinations on a prime summer weekend, a Sea Ray deckboat at our disposal and our timing to visit Kelleys Island would coincide with Homecoming Weekend, one of the most popular annual events on the 3,000-acre Lake Erie […] Read More
Profile: Diversy Harbor
The Chicago skyline, stretching across 26 miles of Lake Michigan coast, beckons boaters to its shores. With 10 marinas dotted along the city’s length, each offering gateways to distinct attractions, it’s often hard to choose where to tie up. But for a combination of urban splendor and bucolic charms, it’s hard to beat Diversey […] Read More
Summer Sports
Bowriders are the crossover athletes of the boating world. Need convincing? Just take a look at what their owners ask of them. Wakeboarding, skiing, tubing, fishing, joyriding, beaching. It’s all in a day’s work for these prolific runabouts. At the same time, they’re expected to carry a heavy load of people and gear — […] Read More
Ohio Governor Signs Act to Decrease Boarding
Cleveland.com reports that Ohio Gov. John R. Kasich has signed the Boater Freedom Act, designed to rein in local and state officers from boarding local pleasure and charter boats unless there is a reasonable suspicion that laws are being broken. Sponsor Rep. Rex Damschroder, a Republican from Fremont, said boaters in Northwest […] Read More
Longer Hours Sought for Calcasieu Barrier
The Calcasieu Parish Police Jury and city of Lake Charles, La., want the Corps of Engineers to increase daily service hours at the Calcasieu River Saltwater Barrier for recreational boaters. The open hours were reduced in December from 16 to 12 because of a drop in federal funding to the Inland Marine Transportation System. […] Read More
Friends of Pool 2 Supports Scheduled Lock Times for Recreational Boaters
In a recent statement, Friends of Pool 2 (FOP2) said it supports scheduled lock times for recreational boaters as a way to combat the migration of Asian Carp. “Invasive Asian Carp pose a potential threat to the quality of the recreational river experience in Pool 2, and they are migrating upriver at […] Read More
The Complete Listing of Marinas and Locks on the Inland and Gulf Intracoastal Waterways
Experts Link Gulf ‘Dead Zone’ to Ethanol
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) predicts a record-size “dead zone” in the Gulf this summer, stretching from South Texas all the way to Alabama — and some experts believe the culprit to be ethanol. The dead zone, which sets up in late spring and lasts throughout the summer, is caused […] Read More