Erik Bledsoe of SurfYourName.com

It seems like all boaters start getting boat fever in January and spring can never get here fast enough. Last week I began the de-winterization of Erattik. She needed a hull cleaning and the sacrificial zinc anodes replaced. Since SurfYourName.com owns the Virginia Boating website, www.VaBoater.com, we decided to document the process. There are still [...]

This month marks the 1-year anniversary since taking delivery on the 26’ Cabin Cruiser named Erattik. Anniversaries are usually cause for celebration, but my wallet isn’t feeling as happy! Erattik stays in the water all year long so the annual slip renewal came due this month, and Progressive Insurance did not forget about my anniversary [...]