Common boating tasks explained in how-to videos

BoatUS summer boating how-to 'Film Festival' kicks off

Boating Industry Canada

What are the common boating tasks that drive boat owners to ask for help? Editors at BoatUS Magazine compiled a list of the top topics and announced the kickoff of a “BoatUS Summer How-to Film Festival” with the release of 15 short, easily-watchable videos.

“We’re calling the video release a summer ‘film festival’ because all are themed with a how-to focus, are organized in one simple place to view, and are easy to watch outdoors,” added BoatUS Magazine associate editor Charles Fort.

Said BoatUS Magazine associate editor, Mark Corke, “The topics chosen come from decades of BoatUS member requests. These are the practical things that most trailer-boat owners want to know.”

Titles range from launching your boat solo and changing a prop to backing a boat trailer down the ramp, changing a bilge-pump switch, and troubleshooting trailer lights. Most are just two or three minutes long.

Topics include:

  1. How to retrieve your trailer boat by yourself
  2. How to retrieve your trailer boat with help
  3. How to launch a boat by yourself
  4. How to launch a boat with help
  5. How to change your boat's lower unit or sterndrive oil
  6. How to replace the float switch on your boat's bilge
  7. How to change the engine oil in your boat
  8. How to add an LED navigation light to the bow
  9. How to replace the bilge pump in your boat
  10. How to troubleshoot boat trailer lights that don't work
  11. How to replace anodes and zincs on a boat
  12. How to fix a flat tire on a boat trailer
  13. How to change a boat propeller
  14. How to back a boat trailer like a pro
  15. How to check your boat trailer for safety before hitting the road

Breakout the popcorn and check out these and other videos at YouTube.com/BoatUS.

Originally published here.