I placed this post on Facebook and on LinkedIn. It needs to be here as well. It will be a recurring topic since it prays on our kids and is just recently answered the question of so many unexplained drowning’s. Electric Shock Drowning – a fresh water issue. This winter I have attended three continuing…
Some of the more interesting assignments I get in my profession are damage claims. In most cases I am hired by the insurance company, but sometimes by the boat owner. One of the two most common claims I investigate are sinkings. The most common cause for sinking is the do it yourself wiring or plumbing…
Rip currents on the Great Lakes kill more people than sharks in all the oceans. The State of Michigan named the first week of June Rip Current Awareness month. I am not aware of the same recognition by the state of Wisconsin or other Great …Lakes states, but I can attest that it has taken…
Buyer beware: We are starting to see more hurricane damaged boats in the area. While this does not necessarily mean the boat is not fit for sea service, the need for a thorough inspection is ever more important. Start with these tips from BoatUS. Then, contact your surveyor when you are making the offer to…
If you were away from the Lake Michigan shoreline this holiday weekend, you enjoyed temperatures in the upper 60’s and 70’s in Wisconsin and Illinois. Our boating season can feel short, and a beautiful weekend like this is not to be wasted. But, before you pull your boat from storage and get under way, make…