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Quick Reference Maintenance Guide

  • Created on Saturday November 26, 2050

  • Categories
    • Maintenance
    • Trailering
    • Boat Handling & Seamanship
    • Dining Aboard
    • Fishing
    • Enjoying Your Day, Comfortably
Download our Quick Reference Maintenance Guide for quick tips on how to maintain your Grady.

Winter Prep for Summer Fun

  • Created on Wednesday February 27, 2019

  • Categories
    • Enjoying Your Day, Comfortably
For boaters who live in cold climates, winter can be a good time to get summer ready. Even if it’s not cold in your area, you can use a rainy day for a boating refresher. Brush up on the rules of the water and check out a selection of great apps that can help keep you and your crew safe.

Boating Safety Checklist

  • Created on Friday June 22, 2018

  • Categories
    • Maintenance
    • Enjoying Your Day, Comfortably
There are several easy, no-cost ways to be safe on the water.

Boating with Dogs

  • Created on Thursday March 15, 2018

  • Categories
    • Enjoying Your Day, Comfortably
If you enjoy boating, you probably enjoy taking your best friends out on your boat, especially if some of your best friends happen to have four legs and a tail. These tips can help you keep your pet safe and happy while out on the water.

Your Spring Boating “Preflight” Checklist

  • Created on Thursday March 15, 2018

  • Categories
    • Boat Handling & Seamanship
    • Enjoying Your Day, Comfortably
    • Performance and Efficiency
Review expert Eric Sorensen’s Boat US preflight checklist prior to your day on the water: float plan, fuel and freshwater levels, weather, tides and more.

National Safe Boating Week: May 19-25, 2018

  • Created on Monday May 22, 2017

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    • Enjoying Your Day, Comfortably
This is National Safe Boating Week. Today’s PFDs are more comfortable and easy to use. ...

Chesapeake Bay Crab Cakes

  • Created on Tuesday May 16, 2017

  • Categories
    • Dining Aboard
    • Enjoying Your Day, Comfortably
A delicious and time-honored classic around Maryland and the Chesapeake Bay, these cakes use lump crabmeat and can be broiled or fried.

Calibrating Your Trim Tabs

  • Created on Wednesday January 18, 2017

  • Categories
    • Maintenance
    • Boat Handling & Seamanship
    • Performance and Efficiency
    • Enjoying Your Day, Comfortably
Boating expert Eric Sorensen gives a video demonstration of the simple but important task of calibrating trim tabs for proper performance.

Planning Your Purchase

  • Created on Tuesday January 17, 2017

  • Categories
    • Customer-ization: Owners' Personal Touches
    • Enjoying Your Day, Comfortably
    • Performance and Efficiency
    • Fishing
    • Dining Aboard
    • Boat Handling & Seamanship
    • Trailering
    • Maintenance
Thanks to Jim Hendricks and Sport Fishing magazine for "25 steps to buying and equipping your ultimate sportfishing boat."

Summer Days In and On the Water

  • Created on Friday June 24, 2016

  • Categories
    • Enjoying Your Day, Comfortably
    • Fishing
    • Dining Aboard
Here's a checklist for great family days on the Grady.

No Bugs on My Boat!

  • Created on Monday January 11, 2016

  • Categories
    • Enjoying Your Day, Comfortably
Keep a few roach and ant motel packets in the cabin and...

Combat Sea Sickness

  • Created on Monday January 11, 2016

  • Categories
    • Enjoying Your Day, Comfortably
To combat sea sickness, I use the product "trip tone" and a "relief band device". ...

Anchor Shade

  • Created on Monday January 11, 2016

  • Categories
    • Enjoying Your Day, Comfortably
The anchor shade from West Marine works great while at anchor or docked. ...

Non Slip Deck

  • Created on Friday January 8, 2016

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    • Enjoying Your Day, Comfortably
I have found that Nuteak works well for a beautiful non slip deck. ...

An Idea For Storage

  • Created on Friday January 8, 2016

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    • Enjoying Your Day, Comfortably
Keep a collapsible bucket on boat for easy storage. ...

Hand Protection

  • Created on Friday January 8, 2016

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    • Enjoying Your Day, Comfortably
Ladies, Protect your hands and manicure from the boating environment by always wearing...

Hot/Cold Pack

  • Created on Friday January 8, 2016

  • Categories
    • Enjoying Your Day, Comfortably
Techni Ice is a hot/cold pack that comes in handy on your boat. ...

Waterway Guide

  • Created on Monday December 28, 2015

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    • Enjoying Your Day, Comfortably
Every boat should keep a book such as the "Waterway Guide" (found at West Marine- etc) on board. ...