The 2015 Boating Season Is Here!
Spring is upon us and it’s time to start making your best boating memories ever! Here are a couple of basic reminders that will make your boating experiences as safe and as fun as possible!
Latest News on the Boone Lake Water Levels
The Tennessee Valley Authority announced Thursday that Boone Lake will remain 30 feet below its normal level until next year. But with lake levels staying put for at least the next year, what does that mean for marinas?
2015 Tri-Cities Boat Show March 13-15 at Meadowview in Kingsport TN
The annual Tri-Cities Boat Show will take place in the main convention hall at Meadowview and will feature tons of great watersport vendors from Johnson City, Kingsport, and Bristol. You can expect giveaways and this will be a super opportunity to talk with boating professionals in the area.
Marinas Watch Lowering Lake Levels
As the Tennessee Valley Authority works to find the cause of a sinkhole and the source of seepage at Boone Dam, they continue to lower lake levels. Boone Lake is currently nine feet lower than typical winter lake levels.
Should I wait until Spring?
The Late Fall / Winter Season can be a very good time to either buy a boat or join a boat club. Sometimes it’s hard to imagine your boat membership or new boat sitting unused for much of the winter. It’s true, that’s why most boat memberships and sales happen in the spring, but the current discounts and extended membership opportunities are very difficult to pass up.
Need Help Selling Your Boat?
It’s that time of year. You’ve decided to join a boat club or the shows are coming up and you’re craving a new boat. Now you just have to sell your old boat to pay for your new plan.
Boating Tips and Etiquette: A helpful set of basic Safety and Social boating standards.
Before you get out on the water, make sure you know these basic rules and tips for water and boating etiquette.
Piloting Course
It’s not too late to get in on the 10-week, Monday evening course put on by the Tri-Cities Boating Club: Johnson City Sail & Power Squadron.
Buying Your Perfect Boat
It’s easy to be nervous when you consider purchasing your first boat. However, your boat purchase does not have to feel this way at all. With proper planning and a little patience, your purchase can be one of the most rewarding and fulfilling things you will ever buy.
3 Big Secrets to to Winterize your Boat
Unless you live in some parts of Florida, you will have to winterize your boat at some point. In some places you will have to keep it winterized longer than others, but for the most part, the steps will be similar.