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Boating Basics: Family Fun Afloat

1 hours 11 minutes 55 seconds

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Speed boat speeds through the water, leaving a wake behind it. Caption. Keep a sharp lookout, especially astern and at night.

Provides a complete introduction to boating. Covers the following basic information: choosing the right boat, basic boat hulls and motors, legal requirements (boat registration, life jackets, fire extinguishers and lights), navigation rules, accidents and aquatic safety. Shows how to dock, anchor and tie knots. Special topics include trailering, whitewater sports, sailboats and personal watercraft.

Media Details

Runtime: 1 hours 11 minutes 55 seconds

Topic: Arts, Sports and Recreation
Subtopic: Hobbies, Sports and Games
Grade/Interest Level: 10 - 12
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Release Year: 2000
Producer/Distributor: TMW Media Group

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2 color drawings of pink tulips in a yellow and red vase. The drawing on the left is 2-dimensional, and the drawing on the right is 3-dimensional.

Closeup of a hand holding a paintbrush over a piece of paper on top of plywood. Paint, colored pencils, a pencil, and a pen surround the paper, which names the items and points at them.

Still image from: Bubbly Slime vs a Volcano Science Experiment

Closeup of 2 hands creating something with gray, black, brown, tan, green, yellow, and white Lego blocks.

Artist Juan Chavez wears a black hat, mustache, and beard and looks next to the camera as he talks in front of a blurred background. Caption. "As a kid, to not get in trouble, I'd draw."

Artist Emmett Kerrigan, who has short brown hair and beard, looks next to the camera and talks as he uses his hand to motion to something off screen. He is in front of a blurred background. Caption. "Getting really detailed in this painting here."

Tall brick building. The right side has fire escape ladders, and the left side has 2 large murals, 1 of the Virgin Mary praying and 1 of various people, by artist Jeff Zimmermann. Caption. "First painting, and it turned out well."

A person holding a white metal hanging basket lined with moss. Caption: And hanging baskets -- you can line them with burlap or moss,

2 women stand behind a craft table with large sheets of decorated paper, colored paper shapes, and scissors on top. They look at each other while talking.

2 women stand behind a dining table decorated with a gold table cloth and lit candles in a variety of clear glass candle holders. They look at each other while talking.