On The Water
Be Safe on the Water, Know the Laws Before You Launch
April 25, 2013 10:17 am Boat, Featured Articles, On The Water, Safety on the WaterI’ll be honest; I may not have always been compliant with the boating laws in my state. I wasn’t trying to get around the laws, I just didn’t know them. I’m guessing I’m probably not the only one. It’s a family tradition to go to my aunt and uncle’s house a couple of times during [...]
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Ten Days of Holiday: Foremost Boat
December 14, 2012 4:34 pm Boat, Featured Articles, On The WaterCome on, it’s lovely weather and we’re ready for the waves. Are you? A boat can bring you a lot of good times! It’s also a commitment of time and money. That’s a big investment to put at risk when a typical homeowners policy will not adequately cover your boat! That’s where we come in. [...]
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Splish, Splash…Snow? Tips for winterizing your boat.
October 1, 2012 12:05 pm Boat, Featured Articles, On The WaterThe sun in the sky, the surf splashing in your face, the smell of a fresh summer breeze. It’s not too early to start thinking about next boating season and the most important part of your boating lifestyle, winterization. Foremost Insurance Group knows that winterizing your boat properly this year ensures you to have fun [...]
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Protect That Skin You’re In – Year-Round UV Safety
June 8, 2012 2:00 pm Featured Articles, Safety At Home, Safety on the Water, SeasonalJuly may be UV Safety Month, but that doesn’t mean I’m going to not care about UV safety the other 11 months of the year. Sun safety needs to be considered every day — even if it is cloudy outside. As the saying goes — your skin is your largest organ, you better take care [...]
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Rip Current Awareness Week – What You Need to Know.
June 4, 2012 10:52 am On The Water, Safety on the WaterWhen I saw Rip Current awareness week (June 3-9) come up on our editorial calendar, I thought, how important could this really be? The answer…very important. Whether an ocean or a great lake, rip currents are powerful and can be deadly. I live by a great lake, go swimming and boating (or will soon) and know [...]
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Don’t miss a Minute of Boat Season! Tips to get your Boat Ready for the Waves.
April 17, 2012 1:44 am Boat, Featured Articles, On The Water, Safety on the WaterWarm weather has come early in some parts of the country, making boat owners itching to get out on the water. I speak from experience, since I inherited a boat and will be putting it on the water this summer. It has been unseasonably warm in my part of the country and I can’t wait [...]
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It’s Hot Out There. Are You Staying Cool?
July 19, 2011 4:48 pm Featured Articles, Home Sweet Home, On The Water, Safety At Home, Safety on the WaterAll you have to do is turn on the news, or leave air conditioning, to know that it’s hot outside all over our country. I learned firsthand because I spent six hours outside yesterday when the Foremost Chopper visited our office park in Michigan. This was about halfway through the day. Can you tell that [...]
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What is a boat survey and does my free boat need one? A marine manager gives us the scoop.
July 15, 2011 1:45 pm Boat, Featured Articles, On The Water, Safety on the WaterWould you buy a car without test driving it or knowing what kind of shape the brakes, engine or tires are in? Probably not. Then, why would you take a boat out without knowing what condition it is in? You may not, I was going to. My usual safety crazy judgment was clouded by visions [...]
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Boating is a lifestyle. Ready or not.
July 7, 2011 11:02 am Boat, Featured Articles, On The Water, Safety CrazyBoating is a lifestyle. That is what I have come to understand while researching everything I need to know about being a boater. A lifestyle that takes time and money and will hopefully be extremely exciting. Since my last boat post, where I explained our boat acquirement, my husband and I have been working diligently [...]
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Free Boat? One blogger gets more than she bargained for.
May 24, 2011 4:03 pm Boat, On The Water, Safety Crazy, Special InterestYou want a free boat? You don’t hear those words too often…but when I heard my husband come home and say that I rolled my eyes. Because I’m crazy, I believe that most things are too good to be true and everything has a catch. My husband is Mr. optimistic. So when he wanted to [...]
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