Captain's Corner

            Welcome spring! Time for one of our favorite rituals—bringing the boat out of hibernation. CANNOT WAIT to get back on the water, right? Our Spring Start-Up Checklist will make getting set for peak boating season so much easier. And even if you have year-round access to water (we’re looking at you lucky folks who boat down south), spring is the ideal time to give your boat a bow-to-stern go-over and set yourself up for carefree boating all summer long. For those of us who do winterize, however, spring commissioning requires a number of additional actions to reverse the process. De-Winterizing Your Boat for Spring The major systems that need de-winterizing include: Engines Plumbing Systems Batteries and Electrical Systems In addition to de-winterizing systems, other spring commissioning tasks may include: Removing a Winter Cover Cleaning and Waxing Painting the Bottom Taking Care of Teak De-W...

  Space is limited Sign up now!

 E ach year the Coast Guard receives reports of recreational vessel operators who fall or are suddenly and unexpectedly thrown out of their boat. These events have led to injuries and deaths.  During these incidents the boat continues to operate with no one in control of the vessel, leaving the operator stranded in the water as the boat continues on course, or the boat begins to circle the person in the water eventually striking them,  o ften with the propeller.  These dangerous runaway vessel situations put the ejected operator, other users of the waterway, and marine law enforcement officers and other first responders in serious danger. Operators of recreational vessels less than 26 feet in length will be required to use an engine cut-off switch (ECOS) and associated ECOS link (ECOSL) as of April 1, 2021, as the U.S. Coast Guard implements a law passed by Congress. The ECOS and ECOSL prevent runaway vessels and the threats they pose. The ECOSL attaches the vessel o...

This time of year, when the weather is warming and the skies clear, the waters of Lake of the Ozarks and other water ways will be crowded with boats, canoes, paddle boards and jet skis. And inevitably, each year, there will be recreational boating accidents that cause minor and more serious injuries and even fatalities. lets take a look at the causes of boat accidents so you can better protect yourself and your loved ones. Ranking Lake of the Ozarks contributes to 50% of the number of boating crashes, injuries, crashes involving rental boats, and injuries involving rental boats, for the state of Missouri. Lake of the Ozarks is the number 1 recreational lake in Missouri and in the top 10 recreational lakes in the United States.    On the flip side, Lake of the Ozarks is ranked 3rd most dangerous lake in the nation. 2020 Boating Totals for Missouri Total Number of boating crashes 203 Number of injury boating crashes 77 Number of injuries not related to crashes 105 Number of boat...