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Summary
Clyde Ford is an Avid Boater who for years has been concerned about issues surrounding sewage disposal, fuel spills, and pollution. Those concerns galvanized him to explore workable solutions that recreational boaters could adopt. While recreational boaters play a relatively small part of widespread marine degradation, they can be a huge part of the solution.
Author Biography
Clyde W. Ford is the author of nine books, including the award-winning The Long Mile and the Charlie Noble series of contemporary nautical suspense novels. Clyde enjoys cruising the waters of the Inside Passage aboard his single engine biodiesel trawler
Table of Contents
| Acknowledgments | p. vii |
| A Note on the Chapter Icons | p. ix |
| For Yourself | |
| How to Use This Book | p. 1 |
| What Does It Mean to Boat Green? | p. 5 |
| The Health of Our Oceans | p. 9 |
| The Health of Our Wetlands, Rivers, Streams and Lakes | p. 15 |
| Boat Green and Global Warming | p. 21 |
| One Boater Can Make a Difference | p. 29 |
| Make Sure Your Vessel Complies with Coast Guard Regulations | p. 33 |
| Maintain Situational Awareness | p. 39 |
| A Personal Vision of Protecting Our Waters | p. 43 |
| Operating Your Vessel | |
| Fill 'er Up! | p. 47 |
| Oil Spill Reporting and Prevention | p. 51 |
| Use Biodiesel | p. 59 |
| Use Ethanol | p. 65 |
| Different Strokes for Different Boats | p. 69 |
| Electrify Your Boating Experience | p. 73 |
| Use Your Head to Protect Our Waters | p. 77 |
| Use a Pump-Out Facility Whenever Possible | p. 83 |
| A Gray Area of Protecting Our Waters | p. 87 |
| Prevent Onboard Fires | p. 91 |
| Use Radar Prudently | p. 97 |
| Recycle Underway | p. 99 |
| For the Upkeep and Maintenance of Your Vessel | |
| Let Your Engine and the Environment Breathe | p. 105 |
| A Boat Green Oil Change | p. 107 |
| Boat Green with that Green Liquid in Your Engine | p. 109 |
| Keep Your Engine in Top Shape | p. 113 |
| Use Solar Power | p. 117 |
| Running with the Wind | p. 125 |
| On Dock, Off Grid | p. 129 |
| Keep Your Batteries Going ... and Going ... and Going | p. 133 |
| Best Boatyard Practices | p. 137 |
| Bilge Busting | p. 141 |
| Bottoms Up | p. 145 |
| Recipes for a Clean Boat | p. 149 |
| Skirt Your Boat | p. 153 |
| Use a Dustless Sander | p. 155 |
| For the Enjoyment and Protection of Our Waters | |
| Boating on Environmental Credit | p. 159 |
| Enjoy Safe Encounters with Marine Mammals | p. 163 |
| Boat Green with Pets | p. 167 |
| Protect the Water's Bottom | p. 171 |
| Leave No Wake, No Trace Behind | p. 175 |
| Chart a Course to Boat Green | p. 181 |
| In Your Community | |
| Form an Environmental Committee within Your Club | p. 185 |
| Host a Boat Green Event | p. 187 |
| Adopt a Waterway | p. 191 |
| Work with Your Local Marina | p. 195 |
| Get Involved with Boating and Environmental Issues | p. 199 |
| Teach Children the Value of Boat Green | p. 203 |
| Go Online to Boat Green | p. 207 |
| Join an Organization Working for the Marine Environment | p. 211 |
| Pass Along Your Boat Green Tips | p. 215 |
| Notes | p. 217 |
| Index | p. 219 |
| About the Author | p. 227 |
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