39 results for "propeller"


Boater Skip Day in Jacksonville: A floating festival guide

Boatsetter Team · Jun 8, 2026

If you've searched "Boater Skip Day" and landed on articles about the U.S. Coast Guard's land-based safety observance, you've found the wrong event. Jacksonville's Boater Skip Day is something else entirely — an unofficial, community-driven floating festival that takes over the St. Johns River and surrounding waterways with hundreds (sometimes thousands) of boats, music, and a contagious energy that's hard to describe until you've been in the middle of it.

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Best lakes for wakeboarding and wakesurfing

Boatsetter Team · Jun 3, 2026

Wakeboarding and wakesurfing demand specific water conditions — calm, deep, and ideally surrounded by a community of riders who know the breaks. Whether you're a beginner stepping on a board for the first time or chasing bigger air, these five lakes deliver the conditions and infrastructure to make it happen.

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Person riding a jet ski on turquoise ocean water at golden hour

How to Drive a Jet Ski: Beginner’s Guide

Boatsetter Team · Apr 16, 2026 · Updated Apr 17, 2026

Learn how to drive a jet ski safely with step-by-step instructions. Covers licensing requirements, controls, turning techniques, safety gear, and practice spots.

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Keep the Water Wild: A Guide to Sustainable Boating

Natalie Faron · Apr 30, 2025

Boating Safety Week isn’t just about preventing accidents. It’s also about protecting the environment that makes boating possible in the first place. Practicing sustainable boating helps preserve waterways, protect marine [...]

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Best Crabbing Locations in Florida

Lenny Rudow · Jul 16, 2024

Ready to try crabbing in Florida? Capture those tasty critters in these top locations. Stone crabs are a hot commodity in Florida, and if you want to enjoy some claws, [...]

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inboard vs sterndrive engines

Inboard vs. Sterndrive: Pros & Cons of Each Propulsion System

Boatsetter Team · Jan 8, 2024

Boat propulsion systems can include inboard engines, outboard motors, outdrives also called sterndrives, jet drives and electric pod drives. Here, we’ll look at the pros and cons of inboard engines [...]

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