Whether you want to fish or loaf, a boat
and calm weather are unbeatable allies.
10 WAYS TO
MAKE BOATING
MORE FUN
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"jj Start Boating on a Budget
It now costs loss to do more on
the water than ever before. Boats, like
everything else, are more expensive
than 20 years ago. But the average small
boat is now better, faster, safer, and
easier to maintain.
Time was when you needed to figure
25 percent of your purchase cost would
be spent each year in upkeep. You can
still pay that much, and more, if you
want to. But new methods in fiber glass,
metal, and wood make boats last longer
for less.
Buy a runabout or small cruiser and
you'll find your yearly dollars will go
for summer parties and picnics aboard,
instead of big bills for winter upkeep.
Put camping and sleeping equipment
aboard and you can really save money
on an extended cruise.
2 Go Farther Afield Afloat
You no longer need to stay this
side of the breakwater. Today's pleasure
craft are designed to find if the water
anil skies are really bluer beyond the
bend in the river, and they will safely
take your family out to new waterways
inshore or offshore. Now you can ex
plore far from home and still get back
quickly if weather threatens.
y Don't Forget Your Friends
Large cockpits in small boats
provide room to bring along a party. And
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Swimming Bathing from a
crowded beach will be a thing of the
past once you take to the water by boat.
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and youngsters can be safely supervised
by parents partying aboard the
anchored boat. Put the smallest one in a
life jacket and tether him to the end of
a floating ski towline. If he gets too far
away, he can be hauled back in.
Go Camping by Boat No
craft today is too small to carry
sleeping bags and air mattresses. If you
don't have room to stretch them out
aboard, you can pull up on a beach and
camp ashore.
Convertible tops and scats that fold
down into bunks make many a modern
runabout into a miniature cruiser. It
may not be the height of luxury, but
calculate the money you can save over
several nights ashore at a resort.
If cooking afloat sounds like a prob
lem, preeook some meals at home for
simple warming up aboard, or plan your
trip for mealtime stop-offs ashore.
7 Speed Up with Skis There's
no limit to this swift sport, and
any runabout or cruiser which can do
15 miles an hour or more can take a
group of happy water skiers in tow. You
need only a little instruction to get
started, and soon you may be teaching
it yourself. You'll find a rearview mirror
handy for the driver, and you also
should have an observer along facing
. aft to keep an eye on the skier. Don't
ski near swimmers or through crowded
anchorages and don't ski at night.
Get. Started Skin -Diving
With your boat anchored in clear
water as a diving platform, your whole
family can start out with face masks and
flippers to explore the underwater
world. Next, move up to experiments
with a snorkel, and then self-contained
underwater breathing apparatus. Later,
you'll want to try some underwater
photography.
Racing for Slow Boats in
the "predicted-log contest," navi
gational skill and seamanship rather
than speed win the prizes. Each skipper
estimates his time to various check
points, and then runs them without ref
erence to a watch while an observer
records how well he did. Accuracy
counts rather than fast running, and
each contestant selects in advance a
comfortable cruising speed. As a result,
the predicted-log contest can include a
large variety of power craft, and the
whole family can be aboard to take part
in the event.
tf Bring Your Hobbies
S" 'Wf Afloat One more happy ad
vantage of boating is the ability of the
sport to combine with many other inter
ests. Hunting, fishing, sketching, geol-"
ogy, bird-watching, photography
whatever your hobby is, boating may
come closest to letting you and' your
family have your cake and eat it, too.
If you haven't yet joined the esti
mated seven million boatowners around
the country, chances are that for one or
all of the 10 reasons mentioned here
you'll want to give pleasure-boating a
try soon.
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