To work properly, a cleat needs to be bolted clear through a main structural member of the finger float. A couple of small lag bolts won't protect your boat in a big wind.
Greenpeace International has released a report detailing the risk plastic pollution and marine debris poses to the environment called Plastic Debris in the World's Oceans
Boaters can look forward to having valuable oceanographic data available to them from multiple sources, in real-time on a single website. It is called AOOS.
Plan a boating trip to Glacier Bay, part of the UNESCO World Heritage system. Hundreds of boaters cruise Glacier Bay each year. You could be one of them!
Jeff Johnson, Boating Law Administrator for the Alaska Office of Boating Safety was just elected as President of the National Association of State Boating Law Administrators (NASBLA).