West Marine has issued a recall for two models of safety tethers which very possibly could be the one you own! The recall affects both the singlen #9553512 and the double, #9553504 models. According to the manufacturer there have been no reported injuries from these two products, but West Marine discovered that under heavy load, [...]

Every Spring we have an Inspector from the US Coast Guard Auxiliary come to our fleet and perform a safety inspection. We don’t have to do this. But I think it is a very prudent thing to do – and it’s free! The Inspector checks that flares are not out of date, all the running [...]