Florida Yacht Services

09/15/2017

How to Check Your Boat Trailer for Safety Before Hitting the Road | BoatUS Magazine
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BoatUS Magazine associate editor Charles Fort shows you how to check your boat trailer for safety before hitting the road to prevent trailer trouble. This qu...

09/07/2017

As Hurricane Irma approaches us, if you haven't started the preparations, we suggest you start now!

As a precaution, we encourage you to take action.

- Open boats, which can quickly be overcome (sunk) by a storm's torrential rainfall, should be hauled out of the water and stored ashore.
- Larger boats, and especially boats on lifts, are also far more likely to survive a storm when hauled out and strapped down ashore.
- If a boat can't be hauled out, add longer and larger lines to accommodate the surge.
- Chafe protection is essential.

With any boat -- ashore or in the water -- it's imperative that you remove biminis, dodgers, sails -- anything that creates windage.

Good luck and stay safe!

09/05/2017

How to Secure Your Boat for a Hurricane
Tips to protect your boat from an approaching hurricane.

04/30/2016

Need AC power aboard but don't want to fuss with those frilly, unnecessary add-ons like plugs, breaker panels, and permanent wiring? Don't simply take a 30 to 15 amp adapter, cut the end from a three plug extension cord, then tape the wires to the prongs at the 15 amp end (no need for that fancy, electrical grade tape either). Waaalllah — problem solved. Not. This is a fire or electric shock just waiting to happen.

03/26/2016

03/26/2016

Our FYS crew delivering a Van Dutch 40' to Vero Beach, FL

03/26/2016

ABYC Color Codes for Boat Wiring
Knowing the ABYC color codes makes troubleshooting electrical problems easier.

The good news is that most boatbuilders use the American Boat and Yacht Council color codes for boat wiring. Specific colors are used for specific equipment. Knowing these colors makes troubleshooting electrical systems easier.

Note that these are for boat wires. Individual equipment usually has just black and red wiring. For example, dark blue wire in a boat is the positive conductor for cabin lights (or cockpit lights in an open boat). But if you buy a replacement light fixture, it’s likely to come with a short trace of red and black wire. You would connect the red (fixture positive) from the fixture to the blue (lighting circuit positive) from the boat, through the fuse, breaker or panel to which it is wired.

03/20/2016

Keys for properly using a fire extinguisher to fight a fire aboard.

03/13/2016

“Kiwi ingenuity” New Zealand company pioneered the development of the modern waterjet system to operate at high-speed. - So cool!

03/12/2016

FYS is now a member of the Broward County Chamber of Commerce

02/27/2016

Palm Beach International Boat Show 2016

02/27/2016

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service plans to reclassify the manatee from endangered to threatened signal that the mammals have made a strong recovery. Federal wildlife managers say the marine mammals have made a robust recovery since first receiving protection in 1967.