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Best Places to Paddleboard in Chattanooga: A Local Guide’s Top Choices

My wife and I recently moved to Chattanooga, Tennessee to be closer to a lake. We chose Chattanooga because of Chickamauga Lake and access to the entire Tennessee River system. Once settled in, we did some paddleboarding, jet skiing, kayaking and boating in our general area of the lake. After getting our feet wet, I …

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How to Prepare Your Jet Ski For Storage or Winter

If you live anywhere that sees 4 different seasons of weather, knowing how to winterize your personal watercraft (PWC) for storage is not only vital to protect your investments, but to save hundreds, if not thousands, of dollars in repairs and replacement parts. If you’re wondering how to winterize your PWC for storage, here are …

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Do Jet Skis Have Brakes? How Do They Work?

Jet skis now come with methods for slowing down in much shorter distances. But you need to understand how the braking systems work on these crafts, because jet skis behave differently than boats or cars while slowing down. SeaDoo and Yamaha use their own dedicated iBR and RiDE braking system technologies. These are not brakes in the traditional sense. Rather, …

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Steps To Change Oil In A Sea-Doo: Complete Guide

Buying a jet ski is not cheap. It is a goos idea to perform regular maintenance to preserve performance, safety and value. Sea-Doo has a broad range of PWC’s. The maintenance of a Sea-Doo PWC isn’t difficult if you follow the manufacturer’s guide. We change our oil at the intervals recommended or once per year …

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Do You Need a License to Ride a Jet Ski? How Old in Each State?

Jet skiing can be great fun during the summer! Getting a fine for breaking your state’s boating laws is not as fun! When it comes to the boating laws in each state, we’ve got you covered!  Boating laws vary from state to state. The minimum age to operate a personal watercraft in any state is …

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How to Trim Your Kite in Kiteboarding: The Complete Guide

Kiteboarding is an exhilarating and unique sport, but some parts of it can become somewhat complex. One such complex part of this sport is knowing how to trim your kite before and during the action. Knowing how to properly trim your kite will help you pick up wind easier and make higher jumps over waves.  …

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Should you scuba dive solo? 7 Tips for diving alone

Scuba diving is a special sport that lets you explore parts of this world that most humans will never get to see. Scuba diving is an adventurer’s dream that attracts people around the world. But for full safety reasons, all divers are taught to follow the buddy system. Is there any wiggle room in the …

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How to Do a Darkslide While Kiteboarding

A darkslide is a trick that involves dragging the edge of your board through the water before bringing it back around. The movement seems simple, but watching veteran kiteboarders is not the same as doing it yourself. Above all, you need solid strength and timing to perform a darkslide. To perform a darkslide, it is …

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