How to Select the Best Upholstery for Your Picnic Boat
Fabric, foam, color strategy, and maintenance secrets for picnic boat seats.
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A weekly collection of letters from Casco Bay — the freedom to drift and jet with no place to be and no timeline to follow…
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Best Picnic Boat Cruising Grounds in North America
From the St. Lawrence to the Gulf Coast — where to take your Hinckley and why.
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How to Restore Teak on Your Picnic Boat: The Complete Guide
That silver-grey patina will not fix itself. Here is how to bring back the golden glow.
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The Ultimate Spring Start-Up Checklist for Your Picnic Boat
Spring is coming. Is your Hinckley ready, or will she leave you marooned with a leaky hull?
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VHF Radio Etiquette: The Unspoken Rules Every Picnic Boat Captain Should Know
Save lives and avoid headaches by mastering the airwaves.
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Boat Safety Essentials: What Every Captain Needs to Know
Stay safe on the water this season
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Buying an old picnic boat: what to inspect before you fall in love
Engine records, survey details, sea trial notes and the hidden issues to check before buying an older Hinckley, Sabre or Back Cove
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Buying used
Brokerage boats in a real budget. Jets versus shafts, tired varnish, the survey that happens before you fall in love.
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Keeping her
Teak, brightwork, winter storage, the checks you write every year in Casco Bay.
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The bay
Fog, shoal water, lobster pots. Local notes for a Cumberland summer, not a Great Loop essay.
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The history
Lobster-boat roots, Downeast pleasure conversions, Hinckley’s picnic jet, and the yards that kept the sheer line honest.
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