These helpful boating tips have been collected by BOATING magazine from its readers.
Put a twist in trailer tie-down straps to keep the wind from rattling them and chafing your boat.
After cleaning the battery terminals, coat them with a thin layer of petroleum jelly to prevent corrosion.
You should back up all the stored waypoints in a chart plotter by storing them on an external memory card. Most plotters accept the same memory cards as those used in digital cameras.
