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Gekko Tow Boats Restarts Production
The assets of Gekko Sports were recently re-acquired by company founder Mark Overbye, and the tow boats are reportedly back in production. Overbye has teamed with Ebbtide Boats, based in White Bluff, Tenn., to manufacture the new models. “Ebbtide has been building quality boats for over 40 years and is known the […] Read More
The Complete Listing of Marinas and Locks on the Inland and Gulf Intracoastal Waterways
$14 Million in Grants Support Clean Waters and Recreational Boating
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced in late June that more than $14.7 million will be awarded to 23 states under the Clean Vessel Act (CVA) grant program in 2013. The first CVA awards were made in 1993. Since that time, the service’s Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Program has awarded […] Read More
Take Photos Like a Pro
Photography and boating have always been passions of mine. When I was in high school, I worked at a marina and purchased a used 35-millimeter Pentax K1000. It proved to be the start of my career. I’ve been shooting photos for the boating industry for more than 20 years now, producing ads, catalogs and […] Read More
Boat Buying/Selling Tips, Part 2
A fellow walked into our office last week and asked about taking one of our liveaboard power boating courses. When I asked what size trawlers or motor yachts he had handled in the past he said, “I’ve never even been on a large boat, but I’m in the process of buying a 50-footer. I […] Read More
Illinois Governor Would Consider Lock Closures
Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn said on June 1 that he believes a separation of the Great Lakes and Mississippi River watersheds might be the “ultimate solution” to the problem of migrating Asian carp. Quinn spoke to media at a meeting of the Council of Great Lakes Governors on the resort of Mackinac […] Read More
Hot in Arkansas
Awed by the natural mountainous beauty surrounding Hot Springs, Ark., President Andrew Jackson in 1932 designated the area as the first piece of land to be protected for future generations, essentially establishing America’s first National Park. The natural thermal spring waters that flowed into the bathhouses here were long believed to have healing properties, […] Read More
Angler's Choice
Heartland waters offer everything from some of the best bass fishing in the nation to incredible panfishing in backwaters that may be accessible only by skinny-water-running jon boats. Then there’s our world-famous catfish and an open-water striper fishery that many say has never been better. Whether you’re a hardcore angler or a fair-weather family […] Read More
The Complete Listing of Marinas and Locks on the Inland and Gulf Intracoastal Waterways
Profile: Gulfport Small Craft Harbor
Before Hurricane Katrina devastated Gulfport Small Craft Harbor in 2005, it was a modest, busy marina with a helpful, competent, friendly staff. Now, rebuilt at a cost of $19 million and reopened in 2011, it’s a huge, gleaming marina with a helpful, competent, friendly staff. One reason: the harbormaster, George Manemann, is himself a […] Read More