How to rent out your boat to other individuals?
Do you own a boat and want to make the most of your investment? Why not rent it out to other people?
Thanks to platforms, the boat sharing market is booming. Here are pointers to get you started.
Weekly quiz: the autopilot steers off course!
When you set your autopilot to steer due west, the boat seems to consistently head WSW. Similarly, when aiming due south, the boat veers SSE.
🔹 What might be causing this discrepancy?
🔹 And how is this issue generally corrected?
Weekly quiz: what does this nautical chart symbol mean?
What does this arrow symbol mean? Where is it most often found? And most of all, why is it added on nautical charts?
Weekly quiz: what kind of mark is this?
While sailing at night, you see this beacon ahead.
🔹 What kind of mark is it?
🔹 Where should you be heading?
Weekly quiz: can your life jacket inflate due to getting wet?
While getting soaked hiking in the lifelines, you wonder: can your life jacket might suddenly inflate due to getting wet?
Weekly quiz: wet dock sill tide calculation
The port of Perros-Guirec just inaugurated the new gate-flap of its wet dock. You plan to go there, but what time will the sill open at?
Weekly quiz: casting off from a finger berth
You’re berthed to a finger dock. The wind is blowing. You’ll then be exiting the marina. In which order will you be casting off your docking lines?
Weekly quiz: aligning markers astern
Suppose you are following the pictured range astern, do you need to steer to starboard or port in order to return on track?
Weekly quiz: anchoring scope rule of thumb
Anchoring scope is always a hot topic.
What is a good rule of thumb when determining how much anchor rode to pay out?
What are some of the (many) factors this may depend on?
Weekly quiz: motor oil grades
Which lubricating oil should you use in your engine ?
The answer is found in your user’s manual: always use the one recommended by your engine’s manufacturer. This holds whether that engine is a gasoline or a diesel engine, and whether that engine is aboard your boat or in your vehicle.
