Well, not quite, but very close. Last month, I explained the trouble I had with an exhaust tube being damaged by a poorly aimed pressure washer. The repair worked out well and after getting that done, it was time to scrape barnacles off the running…
Long Island Boating World
From late spring through fall, three different species of jellyfish can be encountered in the waters of Long Island Sound. Found along the northeastern Atlantic coast and Canada, the Moon jellyfish, Aurelia aurita, is the most abundant jellyfish in the Sound. Easily identified, it has…
It’s already a few months into our boating season here in the Northeast. At the time of this writing, I’m praying the extreme winds we had in the Spring (did we have a Spring?) aren’t still being a nuisance. Great for sailing, not so much…
Is there ever a day that it is not windy on the South Shore of Long Island? Is it like that on the North Shore as well, or are we just “lucky” to have this wind, which seems like it is every day of the…
Pricing out a new boat? Suffering from sticker price? Is your dream boat now out of reach and you are now using your neighbors ancient rotted wooden Verity skiff? Join the club! At the last boat show I attended there was a free oxygen booth…
Boats differ from ships in many ways. It all depends on who you ask. If you ask a naval architect, they might tell you that ships heel outward from the center of a turn, while small boats tend to heel inward. If you ask the…
I am often reminded of this expression, and it goes back to Biblical days – when there were fewer people and even fewer boats. If each generation wants to hand over these creeks and bays to their children and grandkids in the condition that we…
July is one of the most exciting months for fishing in Long Island. Warm water temperatures, abundant bait, and a wide variety of fish create outstanding opportunities from the back bays to the offshore canyons. Whether you’re drifting the local reefs for fluke, working bunker…
BBQ’s are firin’, suntan lotion wafts on the breeze and fishing is lit up! July is a wonderful time to be in the saltwater. Most tourists and hardcore inshore anglers alike will be after summer flounder for the mainstay and hopefully, offshore, tuna fishing will…
The obvious story about July is that it’s typically in the running with August for our hottest month of the year. Water temps, vegetation, air temps, oxygenation, everything matters in July if you want to make sure you’re maximizing your chances of catching fish. One…