Owner Training

Learn About Bridge Clearance

Beware of your next bridge clearance. Many of you have spent the summer cruising the fresh waters of North America. Lulled into sliding under fixed bridges like the 20 footers on the Erie Canal, you now need to WAKE UP and be prepared for tidal, salt water cruising… […]

Owner Training

Pod Drive Propulsion

IPS, ZEUS, Zed F (ZF) are the popular Pod Drive Propulsion Systems for modern planing hull pleasure boats. Many commercial vessels use Z Drives, the earlier industrial version of the pleasure boat Pod Drive. […]

Owner Training

Nordhavn 47 Owners Train with Captain Chris

David and Wilma have purchased their dream boat, a Nordhavn 47.

Docked in Palm Beach, FL they asked me for a few days of training including below deck systems, generator, single engine, bow and stern thruster, stabilizers, inverter, “get home” (or wing) engine, fuel distribution system between the FOUR fuel tanks and of course a fuel polisher system. […]

Owner Training

Trawler Training Aboard a Nordic Tug 42

John has been an avid student of Captain Chris through boat show seminars, newsletters and following our facebook page for a few years. Now he has decided that this is the time to put words into action finally getting behind the helm of a Nordic Tug 42…with the help of Captain Chris. (scroll down for video and more photos) […]