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Q&A – Winter 2021

By Eric Smith | Shining Waters Marine Spring Pre-Checklist to start the season off right. Hopefully everyone survived your long cold winters and are looking forward to another boating season. Here are some tips to get your boating started early so that you can have a fun summer. Batteries: These are the heart of your boat — they start your engine and run your lights and to do that they need to be in good condition. Check the voltage, if they were left in the boat and you have ...

Q&A – Winter 2019

By Eric Smith | Shining Waters Marine What is better for storage on land, cradles or boat stands? This is a question we have been asked a few times and is also a hard question to answer. So I will weigh the pros and cons and let you decide what’s best for you. Cost: Generally, a wooden or metal cradle cost more to build, they are also more difficult to transport when changing boat yards. Stands on the other hand can often be rented from your boat yard by the season and therefore no ...