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List Locker David Letterman may have made his “Top 10 List” a part of popular culture, but it’s the editors of BoatU.S. Magazine who have made the information relevant. BoatU.S. Members’ Top 10 Favorite Boating Movies of All Time In the last two months, film fans have participated in an online poll of favorite boating movies. With over 2,200 replies posted, here is the final tally of which movies got the most votes. Please note, as the survey pointed out, WWII movies were excluded as they are not really “boating” but a genre all their own! Top vote getters are: 1. Captain Ron (1992) 2. Master & Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003) 3. The Perfect Storm (2000) 4. Jaws (1975) 5. The African Queen (1951) 6. Wind (1992) 7. Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003) 8. Dead Calm (1989) 9. Captains Courageous (1937 or 1996) 10. A River Runs Through It (1992) Some interesting “honorable mentions” respondents filled in are: White Squall, Waterworld, The Bounty, The Dove, The Boatniks, Clambake (Elvis, 1967), Overboard, Moby Dick, Islands in the Stream, Longitude, The Riddle of the Sands, The Wake of the Red Witch, Deliverance, Striking Distance and Fitzcarraldo. Go rent some today! by visiting BoatUS.com/hurricanes. 5. Brush up on the waterway rules of the road by viewing animated depictions of boats avoiding collisions, safely passing each other and operating in narrow channels at the BoatU.S. Foundation’s free online “Toolbox” at BoatUS.com/foundation/toolbox. 6. If you are a female boater or angler, consider attending a women-only boating, sailing or fishing seminar. Go to BoatUS. com/women for more information. 7. Learn the key legal differences between on-the-water towing services and salvage operations by visiting BoatUS.com/salvage. It could save you a lot of aggravation and money. 8. Register your Digital Selective Calling (DSC) VHF radio and take a free online tutorial at BoatUS.com/mmsi. 9. Get informed about how you can help stop the spread of invasive species by going to BoatUS.com/InvasiveSpecies. 10. Make sure you sign up for the free BoatU.S. National Recall Alert Registry at BoatAmerica.org/recall. This gives boat builders a way to contact you in case a safety defect is discovered that affects your boat. Five Reasons Why Boats Sink in the Springtime 1. Hose clamps: Winterizing an engine in the fall often requires the removal of coolant hoses. But sometimes boaters are in a rush and the hoses aren’t reattached and clamped properly. 2. Hoses: During the winter as the water inside them freezes, some hoses can lift off their attached seacock. However, with spring’s warmer temperatures, the water now returns to a liquid, and if the seacock was left open last fall, water can pour into the bilge. 3. Spring rains: Combine heavy rains with poorly caulked ports, deck hatches, fittings, chain plates and even scuppers clogged by leaves from last fall and you have a recipe for a sinking. 4. Sea strainer: If not properly winterized, the intake sea strainer can freeze over the winter, cracking or bending the inspection bowl. And if the seacock was left open, the boat will sink as soon as ice in the strainer thaws or the boat is put in the water. 5. Stuffing Box: If the stuffing box’s packing material that seals the prop shaft is not tight, a steady drip will slowly swamp a boat. No stuffing box should leak when the prop shaft is not moving. 10 Ways to Make Yourself a Better Boater in 2008 1. Take a boating safety course. The BoatU.S. Foundation for Boating Safety and Clean Water has a free online course that can be taken in the comfort of your own home at BoatUS.org/onlinecourse. If classroom instruction is more your style, find out what courses are being offered near you at BoatUS.org/courseline. 2. If you trailer your boat, know your state’s trailering laws and learn what you need to do to stay safe on the highway by going to BoatUS.com/trailerlaws. 3. Lend a hand to your fellow boater by sharing your knowledge and participating in the discussions taking place on the online message boards at my.BoatUS. com/forum. Or, try the boat groups at BoatUS.com/boatgroups. 4. If you live in the hurricane belt, make a hurricane plan for your boat and your club 16 BoatU.S. Magazine March 2008 http://www.bennetttrimtabs.com http://www.BoatUS.com/hurricanes http://www.BoatUS.com/foundation/toolbox http://www.BoatUS.com/foundation/toolbox http://www.BoatUS.com/salvage http://www.BoatUS.com/mmsi http://www.BoatUS.com/InvasiveSpecies http://www.BoatAmerica.org/recall http://www.BoatUS.org/onlinecourse http://www.BoatUS.org/courseline http://www.bennetttrimtabs.com http://www.BoatUS.com/trailerlaws http://www.BoatUS.com/boatgroups

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