Budget Marine – Technical Corner

Handheld VHF Marine Radios are more than portable communications devices. They are essential marine search and rescue items to monitor...

Water, water all around and not a drop to drink! We hope this will never happen to you while sailing....

Have you ever let go your mooring and found the boat won’t steer or move because the propeller is encased...

Few things are more important on a boat than a strong anchor and sound chain, but a weak link in...

Whether you plan to spend the hurricane season on anchor, on a mooring, or at a marina, here are items...

Virtually all boats end up with unwanted water in the bilge - from a propeller shaft packing gland, a leaky...

One of the many challenges of blue water sailing is keeping your vessel watertight, dry, and sound - in the...

New technologies and electronic gadgets make our sailing lives easier, but they increase and complicate our power needs. Here we...

Climbing onboard, stepping onto a dock, moving down below, navigating a slippery deck, getting up out of the water, or...

With the large array of shackles available in the chandlery, it can be difficult to know exactly what shackle is...