1. Winter (manatee-related) boat speed zone changes by county:

Brevard County: Nov. 15 - March 31 • No-entry and motorboats-prohibited zones - North Indian River area around discharge canals of the Reliant Corp. Power Plant and Florida Power & Light's Frontenac Power Plant. • Idle-speed zone...

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2. VHF 101 Basics

  If you have a marine you maintain watch on channel 16 whenever the radio is not being used to communicate. If you need a radio check request it on a working Channel, IE 68 or 69. Not 16 Never use CB lingo (IE breaker 1, 9 Breaker 1, 9) Keep...

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3. Using a GPS/Chartplotter with Florida By Water.

If you enjoy boating in unfamiliar waters as much as we do, you will quickly find that a GPS can be your best friend. Oftentimes the recreational boater finds that reading compass headings and nautical charts are daunting tasks. With this in mind,...

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4. Testimony of Jeff Wasil on E15

before United States House of Representatives: Ethanol is not gasoline, and the problem is that ethanol contains additional oxygen. As higher quantities of ethanol are blended into base gasoline, oxygen contained in the fuel increases, which...

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5. Simply Carrabelle

There are few places in Florida where you can experience solitude on an abandoned beach while watching the sun set over the Gulf.  However, a small town on the Forgotten Coast is just the place if you're looking to get away from the crowds, traffic...

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6. Save the Manatee ?

A sure way to get elected to public office is to have the backing of a powerful lobby such as the Save the Manatee Club (SMC) which was founded by former Governor Bob Graham and Jimmy Buffett. The organization is represented on facebook, YouTube,...

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7. Santa Can Help

Florida By Water has taken on an extra expense this holiday season by hiring Santa Clause to send out e-mail's to ensure boaters receive the gifts they desire. Santa stated that the new location for employment will be a nice change of pace from the...

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8. Reports Show Severe Damage to Marine Engines from E15

WASHINGTON, D.C. – October 25, 2011– On Friday the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy released the results of two studies on the effects of using fuel that is 15 percent ethanol in volume (E15) in...

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9. Ponagator Marine (It's Really Us)

Florida By Water is branching out with its online adventures. Over the past few years we have reviewed and tested numerous marine related products. Some were increditable and some…..well not so much. Therefore, we made to decision to...

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10. New Product

More than once we have missed a phone call while we were on the boat. For the most part, that’s a good thing, however, there are time we need to make or receive calls while on the water.The MR F300 BT is a device we like due to the “coolness...

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