You checked the oil in your 4-stroke outboard and are about to tear into it because the oil is milky, right? Not so fast! While there might indeed be a costly reason as to why your oil is...

Are you new to boating and were told to make sure to have your outboard under water before working on it or staring it? It's a common question to wonder why exactly you need water in order to...

If you're new to boating and looking forward to your first big outing on the water, it's not uncommon to want to fire up the outboard motor to verify that it's functioning so that you're not "that...

It's always a bit of a kick to the gut when you have a battery that dies on your boat. A very common question is if you need to change all of your boat batteries now that one died. As with all...

If you're new to boating or stepped on a friends boat for the first time, you might have found yourself wondering why there are so many batteries onboard but didn't ask to keep your cool. Maybe you...

When you're hooked up to shore power and charging up your batteries, it can be quite unsettling to hear your marine batteries bubbling or even hissing over the quite evening while you're enjoying a...