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Cobalt
A40 Coupe
Cobalt’s biggest of ering
just got better with a
windshield integrated into
the hardtop. p. 52
Departments
20 Making Waves
X The captain from Below Deck
says “hello.”
X Get smart about spring
X A book about C. Raymond Hunt
X A new type of distress signal
X What Merc was selling in 1966
34 The Boat Doctor
X Mick Hannock answers your
probing questions like a pro.
X How to apply vinyl graphics
X Prep your boat for bottom paint
64 Motorhead
X The new Honda BF
84 Electronics
X Doppler marine radar
X Benefits of solid-state radar
X Ken helps prevent failure.
86 BoatingLAB
X A serious look at thermal cups
Columns
18 Editorial
Does he or she matter at sea?
32 Seamanship
Communication is vital between
captain and crew.
106 Following Seas
Why your crazy boat-insurance
recovery scam won’t work
ALSO:
XPADEBCO
V25R
p. 56
XGRADY-WHITE
191 COASTAL EXPLORER
p. 58
XRIBCRAFT
EXPRESS 32
p. 60
XMANITOU
23 XT X-PLODE
p. 62
72
PAG E
Galeon
385 HTS
A boat designed to enter-
tain a crowd, sleep a family,
and cruise to ports both
far and near. p. 48
XAPRIL 2016
WON THE COVER
The Cobalt A40 Coupe cuts a
dashing fi gure at the dock and
at sea. Photo: Forest Johnson PHOTOS: (CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT) COURTESY EVERGLADES BOATS, COURTESY GARMIN, COURTESY SIMRAD, COURTESY COBALT BOATS, COURTESY GALEON
FEATURES
66
The Ping Is the Thing
How to use your marine electronics to save time and money
BY DEAN TRAVIS CLARKE
72
Shock Therapy
Nine of the best ways to keep yourself intact in rough seas
BY JIM HENDRICKS
78
Equal Time
MarineMax’s Women on Water courses help women take the helm.
BY MORGAN SHERBURNE
84
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