the slack with the engines in forward. Unless the pier is protected, fenders should protect your hull. Put ... the engine idling in reverse until you have the bow and stern lines secured. Some boats may need to use ... and stern lines and, with the engine idling in reverse (with twin engines, use the outboard engine), turn ...

. Under The Hood Check your engine fluids before every outing. This should become habit. Your piece of mind is improved and it's a lot easier adding coolant at the dock to a cool engine than on the water to a hot engine. And just because the yard serviced your boat before you picked it up, does not mean you ...

built-in manual pumps on board that can continue to operate if you lose power. Install engine intakes ... is coming in, a valve is turned (some systems require a plug to be removed), and the running engines suck ... equipped with the correct anchor. Also make sure you're set properly before you turn off the engines. I ...