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  • California fishing restrictions to take effect in October

    June 30, 2011
    News
    The California Fish and Game Commission Wednesday voted that a network of Marine Protected Areas off the Southern California coast will go into effect
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  • Recreational boating traffic expected to peak this weekend

    June 29, 2011
    News
    It's not a Thanksgiving holiday traffic jam. However, for America's boaters, it may as well be. Boat Owners Association of The United States says the
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  • What floats your boat?

    June 29, 2011
    News
    Look out over Lake Superior on a beautiful summer day and you'll see a number of boats littering the deep blue of the lake. Do you prefer the lazy cr
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  • Take Me Fishing debuts updated app

    June 28, 2011
    News
    The Take Me Fishing campaign is rolling out an updated version of its Boat Ramp application for iPhone and Android phones. Designed to help boaters a
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  • Video: Cardboard boat race draws thousands downtown

    June 28, 2011
    News
    Why would two grown men dressed as fairies float down the Peconic River in a cardboard boat emblazoned with the logo of a women's lingerie company, on
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  • What's up for the Fourth? Fireworks, boat parade on the calendar

    June 28, 2011
    News
    Prior Lake has several Fourth of July activities to offer, including multiple fireworks shows, a concert, and a boat parade and competition. Check
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  • Avoiding The Dead Battery Blues

    June 27, 2011
    News
    According to statistics, the average battery life for the non-sealed lead acid batteries typically used in boats is somewhere between 24 months to 48
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  • PDB TESTED No. 82 - Steadymate by Kinedyne

    June 27, 2011
    News
    I started last season with some cheap tie-downs that were a step up from rope, but that's about it. For short runs to the lake I was okay with this se
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  • Shootout Results -- Avalon Paradise 2485 Elite

    June 27, 2011
    News
    Our First Impression We can always count on Avalon to go the extra mile with its high-end models, and this Paradise Elite is no exception. The loaded
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  • Bill seeks to tie catch limits to scientific data

    June 25, 2011
    News
    A bill introduced by Rep. Rob Wittman (R-VA) seeks to ensure that the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Marine Fisheries Service is r
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  • Friends launch outdoors store

    June 25, 2011
    News
    When Josh Soholt and Tyler Matthews were randomly paired as roommates their freshman year at the University of Wyoming, the two were unaware they woul
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  • Boat sales show increase in May

    June 24, 2011
    News
    Dealers got a dose of good news in May as sales of fiberglass boats in the popular 14- to 30-foot category rose 7 percent from the same month last yea
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  • EPA approves new ValvTect additive

    June 24, 2011
    News
    Jerry Nessenson, president of ValvTect Petroleum, announced today that ValvTect has received formal approval for the registration and sale of ValvTect
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  • Outtakes around the lakes, boat show and Light Up The Lakes Night Parade

    June 24, 2011
    News
    The 36 annual Antique and Classic Boat Show will be held on Saturday, June 25, commencing at 9 a.m. at the docks of the Olde Harbor Inn and Hook Line
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  • Because Catfish Is His Business

    June 23, 2011 Published in the June 2011 issue
    Feature
    If you've driven by a pontoon boat on the Grand Lake O' the Cherokees, Okla., and noticed that inside the boat is a man holding up a huge catfish, and
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  • Makeover green-lighted for Fort Lauderdale Boat Show site

    June 23, 2011
    News
    The Bahia Mar resort will get a $250 million makeover, as the city gave the green light to developers. The sponsors of the Fort Lauderdale Interna
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  • Once A Captain

    June 23, 2011 Published in the June 2011 issue
    Feature
    Hard to believe it has been almost a year since we sold our boat, The Phoenix.
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  • Operation Dry Water starts Friday

    June 23, 2011
    News
    Operation Dry Water, which begins Friday, is a national weekend of boating-under-the-influence education and enforcement aimed at reducing alcohol and
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  • Product Test No. 89: SkiffDaddy Portable Drink Holder

    June 23, 2011 Published in the June 2011 issue
    PDB Tested
    For every pontoon boat out there with nearly 20 cup holders, there seems to be just as many with only two.
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  • Product Test No. 90: 5.11 Tactical

    June 23, 2011 Published in the June 2011 issue
    PDB Tested
    What would you say if someone told you there was a flashlight that floats on water, lasts for two hours and fully recharges in 90 seconds? My response
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  • Product Test No. 91: Grease Monkey

    June 23, 2011 Published in the June 2011 issue
    PDB Tested
    Working on anything mechanical is virtually guaranteed to be a messy experience.
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  • Product Test No. 92: Ratcheting ReadyWrench

    June 23, 2011 Published in the June 2011 issue
    PDB Tested
    When the original ReadyWrench came out, I reviewed it in our PDB TESTED section and I had a lot of great things to say about it.
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  • Putting Dollars to Horses

    June 23, 2011 Published in the June 2011 issue
    Feature
    We know the readers who take the time to turn to the back of our magazine to read the Power Profile feature each month are the devoted boaters.
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  • With start of summer, heed water safety rules

    June 23, 2011
    News
    There are few things more inviting than a boat ride on a lake or a dip in a pool when the summer season comes rolling along. But pleasure can quic
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  • 10 Years of Consoles

    June 22, 2011 Published in the June 2011 issue
    Industry
    Elegant. Highly-functional. Cheap. Basic.
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  • A day of fishing to best all my days of fishing

    June 22, 2011
    News
    I try to get out on the water whenever possible. Like most of the Wired2Fish readers, it's when time allows or if we have products to test. Most of th
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  • Apex Goes Ultra-Green

    June 22, 2011 Published in the June 2011 issue
    Product
    Apex Marine president and owner Mark Dupuie has always been about providing sensible, quality pontoons to boating families.
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  • Boaters fret over logs, limbs

    June 22, 2011
    News
    Steve and Danielle Yarbrough of Lebanon are proud of their recently purchased pontoon boat. Although it's five years old, the 20-foot-long Sun Tracke
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  • Captain's Chair

    June 22, 2011 Published in the June 2011 issue
    News
    Brady L. Kay
    Someday you may be invited to ride in the backseat of a performance deck boat that is capable of doing speeds you'd never think were possible.
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  • Father's Day Gift Guide

    June 22, 2011 Published in the June 2011 issue
    Feature
    Fathers do so much for us when we're growing up.
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  • Fishing Week

    June 22, 2011 Published in the June 2011 issue
    Feature
    With National Fishing and Boating Week June 5-13, BoatU.S has five easy ways to celebrate the week and inspire families and friends to head out to the
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  • From The Forums

    June 22, 2011 Published in the June 2011 issue
    Feature
    The forum at www.pdbmagazine.com isn't always serious business and solving problems.
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  • Lowrance Announces New Elite

    June 22, 2011 Published in the June 2011 issue
    Product
    Lowrance recently announced its new Elite series of color fishfinder and fishfinder/GPS-chartplotter combination units.
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  • Making Waves

    June 22, 2011 Published in the June 2011 issue
    Feature
    Considering the humble beginnings of the modern pontoon boat, it's no surprise that sound systems onboard were an afterthought for decades.
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  • NMMA reports boost in wholesale shipments

    June 22, 2011
    News
    The National Marine Manufacturers Association reported that U.S. wholesale shipments of outboard-, inboard- and sterndrive-propelled recreational boat
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  • Pump Up The Performance

    June 22, 2011 Published in the June 2011 issue
    Ask The Expert
    The right propeller can make all the difference on a pontoon boat.
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  • Shaking Up The Marine Industry

    June 22, 2011 Published in the June 2011 issue
    Product
    Scope Seating Technologies has been in the seating business since 1922, and building premier marine seating for more than 30 years.
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  • Stairway To Heaven

    June 22, 2011 Published in the June 2011 issue
    Feature
    After my experience testing the speedy Hurricane 2000 SunDeck, I was given the assignment to go off for a weekend and put the new 310 Boundary Waters
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  • Boating industry rides recovery wave

    June 20, 2011
    News
    Triton Industries is doing more than simply staying afloat. Amid worries about a double-dip recession, the Delta Township manufacturer of pontoon b
    Read More »
  • Kids get hands-on learning at summer marine life camp

    June 20, 2011
    News
    Dozens of students got a hands-on experience with marine life at a summer camp offered by the Institute for Marine Mammal Study in Gulfport. The summ
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  • Online vote to decide Yamaha video contest

    June 20, 2011
    News
    The finalists for the best independently produced Yamaha boating video are "Fish" and "Falling for a Yamaha," and the winner is now in the hands of Ya
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  • New boat sales continue to climb

    June 17, 2011
    News
    Despite a 13.3 percent increase in new boat sales, a nearly identical net operating loss was recorded in the first four months of 2011 for the average
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  • Pontoon event caters to local seniors

    June 17, 2011
    News
    Around 72 seniors took part in the Seniors' Pontoon Ride on Cedar Lake, June 8, an annual event sponsored by the Star Prairie Fish and Game Associatio
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  • Boat owners: Avoid waiting, get to DMV early to register vessels

    June 16, 2011
    News
    Summer is starting. Boaters can enjoy the open waters of Long Island Sound. They can troll for fish on ponds. They can motor a pontoon boat or use a j
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  • Captain Ed Rice provides a different look at Maine's beauty

    June 16, 2011
    News
    For one's viewing pleasure, Maine has plenty to offer. Rivers. Lakes. Wildlife. Sunrises and sunsets. Miles of coastline. Picturesque villages. Mou
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  • Celebrating 25 years of fireworks with boats!

    June 15, 2011
    News
    Canada Day is just around the corner, and with it the dazzling display of fireworks Lac du Bonnet has grown a reputation for. This year, to commemo
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  • Pump warning label approved for E15

    June 15, 2011
    News
    The White House signed off on a new gasoline pump label that would warn consumers when they are about to fill their vehicles with a fuel blended with
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  • Recreational boating fatalities hit record low

    June 15, 2011
    News
    The U.S. Coast Guard released its official 2010 Recreational Boating Statistics today, which show total fatalities fell to 672, the lowest number on r
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  • ACMA President responds to Styrene listing as a carcinogen

    June 14, 2011
    News
    The American Composites Manufacturers Association released a statement today regarding the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' inclusion of
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  • I'm on a boat!

    June 14, 2011
    News
    The news earlier this year that kayaks and canoes would, for the first time ever, be allowed to explore the waters of Cachuma Lake set off a mini-hurr
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  • Sheffield expands BRP coverage to Evinrude engines

    June 14, 2011
    News
    Sheffield Financial has expanded its coverage of BRP powersports products to include Evinrude outboard engines, according to a release from the compan
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  • Jackson man with 0.15 BAC hits dock, arrested for allegedly driving pontoon boat

    June 13, 2011
    News
    A 35-year-old Jackson man was arrested after allegedly driving a pontoon boat while intoxicated and striking a dock. The man initially called polic
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  • Mercury Marine employees hold food drive

    June 13, 2011
    News
    Employees at Mercury Marine's facilities in Fond du Lac, Wis., raised more than $10,000 in food and monetary donations for the Fondy Food Pantry durin
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  • Stabicraft to launch 1750 at Sydney

    June 13, 2011
    News
    STABICRAFT Marine will launch its new 1750 Frontier to the Australian boating public at the upcoming Sydney and Brisbane Boat Shows. Designed with
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  • Manitou gains patent for pontoon design

    June 10, 2011
    News
    Triton Industries, builder of the Manitou brand of boats, was issued a U.S. patent (No. US 7,950,340) for its V-toon style pontoon boat. The design is
    Read More »
  • Resorts owner sees good year

    June 10, 2011
    News
    Crescent Bar Resorts owner Tom Park is looking forward to a good year for his business in 2011. But he says the future is iffy. He can adjust to the
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  • Simrad gears chart plotters toward small boats

    June 10, 2011
    News
    Marine navigation electronics manufacturer Simrad Yachting hosted an on-board press event Tuesday in Boston Harbor to promote its newest products, whi
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  • Designated Operator Passes First Test

    June 09, 2011
    News
    According to initial reports from multiple law enforcement agencies who patrol the waters of Lake Havasu, the grass-roots, privately-funded Designated
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  • Former boat dealer sentenced in fraud case

    June 09, 2011
    News
    A former Wisconsin boat dealer who spent years on the run in Brazil was sentenced this week to five years in prison in connection with fraud schemes,
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  • NMMA statistical report available online

    June 08, 2011
    News
    The National Marine Manufacturers Association announced that its 2010 Recreational Boating Statistical Abstract is available online for NMMA members t
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  • Obama proclaims June Great Outdoors Month, National Oceans Month

    June 08, 2011
    News
    President Obama recently signed proclamations designating June as Great Outdoors Month and National Oceans Month. "Both proclamations are an excep
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  • U.S. Merchant Marine saluted on four forever stamps July 28

    June 07, 2011
    News
    The Postal Service will salute the U.S. Merchant Marine on four forever stamps July 28 at the United States Merchant Marine Academy in Kings Point, NY
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  • A gift that will keep on giving

    June 06, 2011
    News
    My brother, Mark, and his wife, Stephanie, have, for the last several years, treated the men in our family to some sort of outdoor-related activity as
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  • Private ponds, community lakes and water displays drying up

    June 06, 2011
    News
    Evaporation and an ongoing lack of rainfall are forcing many business and property owners to reconsider their use of a common resource that was once c
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  • This weekend is National Marina Day

    June 06, 2011
    News
    National Marina Day is this weekend, and more than 125 marinas representing 29 states have registered for the event, according to a release from the A
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  • Boat makers see a rising tide

    June 03, 2011
    News
    The boat business has been tough for years, but retailers and manufacturers say 2011 is looking better. Crystal Pierz Marine, for example, reported t
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  • BUI enforcement gets a boost

    June 03, 2011
    News
    At a bend in the river, a powerboat heading downstream slams into the port side of a pontoon boat headed upstream. One passenger on each boat dies in
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  • MarineMax secures new floorplan financing

    June 03, 2011
    News
    MarineMax, the nation's largest recreational boat retailer, announced today that it has increased its existing financing facility with GE Capital from
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  • Great local boating & suggestions for improvement

    June 02, 2011
    News
    We asked our readers to share information about great places to fish and boat, photos, and suggestions for improving the boating community.
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  • MRAA forms opposition to life-jacket mandate

    June 02, 2011
    News
    The Marine Retailers Association of America is urging its members to let Congress know they oppose proposals to make life-jacket wear mandatory. Seve
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  • Update from the Great Loop 'toon voyage

    June 02, 2011
    News
    The May 25, 2011, edition of The North Fort Myers Neighbor reported that a local resident had launched a 6,000-mile voyage to raise funds for veterans
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  • PWR-ARM Hydraulic Bimini Top

    June 01, 2011
    News
    Your TV has a remote. Your stereo system has a remote. Isn't it about time your bimini top gets one? No matter how comfortable the couch is, it's much
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  • Shootout Results--Aqua Patio

    June 01, 2011
    News
    Some would argue that it's the dual rear-facing lounges in the stern that help make this boat so appealing, while others would say it's the stylish ra
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  • The SOLAS Challenge

    June 01, 2011
    News
    Brady L. Kay
    When the boss comes to you and complains about the performance of his boat, he's doing more than just making water cooler talk. In this case Jason Har
    Read More »
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