Here’s a fun story from BoatUS about their most popular videos last year. The top ten list starts with anchoring, and ends with maintenance. Here’s the list:
1.How To Drop and Retrieve Your Anchor: Eric Sorenson shows how to drop anchor for a nice afternoon in calm conditions.
2.How To Dock a Twin–Engine Outboard in a Really Tight Slip: Lenny Rudow shows stress-free techniques for backing into the worst slip in the marina.
3.Five Outboard Maintenance Jobs Most People Forget. Sean Stahl, a Yamaha technician, explains five often-overlooked outboard maintenance jobs.
4.How To Make a Fender Board To Protect Your Boat. How to make one yourself.
5.Come Alongside a Dock in Three Easy Steps. If you have a boat with an engine, you’re going to have to approach a fuel dock sooner or later. Here’s how.
6.Three Tips on Using a VHF Radio. VHF is your link to the outside world. Here’s how to use it.
7.Navigate Using a Smartphone. Lenny Rudow tells how to use your smartphone as a backup navigation device with preloaded nav apps.
8.Put Your Boat on a Lift. How to safely put your boat on a lift even in wind and current.
9.How To Call for a Tow. What to do when you’re out on a cruise and your engine dies, or you get stuck on a sandbar.
10.Predeparture Boating Checklist. Eric Sorenson explains what to do or look for before you spend a day out on the water. Read more:
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