NMEA 2000 wiring diagram for Atlas Boatworks 23F bay boat

NMEA 2000 Explained

NMEA 2000 When we were designing our 2024 Atlas Boatworks 23F demo boat, we had a lot of decisions to make. One of which was how we wanted the console layout to look. We ultimately decided that we wanted a clean, uncluttered look. That meant that we were not going […]

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Minn Kota Riptide Terrova trolling motor is mounted on an Atlas Boatworks 23F bay boat

Minn Kota Riptide Terrova Review

Trolling Motors When we were building out our 2024 Atlas Boatworks 23F demo boat we knew it would have a trolling motor. Ultimately, after a lot of research and referrals, we landed on the Minn Kota Riptide Terrova. This trolling motor is one of the more popular ones out there.  […]

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Atlas Boatworks 23F sits anchored in a cove with other boats

Trip Report: Masonboro Island Family Trip

Masonboro Island Summer is winding down, and the start of school is just around the corner, so we decided to take a family trip to the beach. We had never taken a boat to the beach in NC before, so we searched for an easy place to leave the boat […]

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Bay Pines Boat Ramp

Southwest Florida Boat Ramps: Bay Pines Boat Ramp

Bay Pines Boat Ramp The Bay Pines Boat Ramp is officially a part of War Veterans Memorial Park, but is known locally as Bay Pines (Google Maps also knows it as this).  The ramp is on the west side of the St Peterburg peninsula and gives access to John’s Pass […]

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The hull of an Atlas Boatworks 23F bay boat hangs above the mold it just came out of

Best Boatbuilding YouTube Channels for Rainy Days

Got some down time? In honor of Hurricane Debby, which just kept us indoors for 4 days, we are continuing our series on the best YouTube channels, this time with a dive into the best YouTube channels for boatbuilding.  If you haven’t already perused our blog and specifically the posts […]

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Stern view of the Atlas Boatworks 23F bay boat

Engine Performance: Tohatsu 140hp

Engine Performance In this post, we are going to talk about the engine performance of the Tohatsu 140hp on our Atlas Boatworks 23F bay boat. This is one of the crowning moments of our cataloging the build of our demo boat. If you’re unsure how we got here, this post […]

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View of a bridge from Dram Tree Park in Wilmington, NC

Wilmington Area Boat Ramps: Dram Tree Park

Dram Tree Park Dram Tree Park is located on the west side of Wilmington, NC on the banks of the Cape Fear River. This ramp gives access to the northern stretches of the river and the waterfront portion of downtown Wilmington. The battleship North Carolina is about half a mile […]

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The entrance to Trails End Park in Wilmington NC

Wilmington Area Boat Ramps: Trails End Park

Location The Trails End Park is nestled towards the southern end of Wilmington at the end of a residential neighborhood. Literally at the trail’s end, the road dead ends at the park which sits on the Intracoastal Waterway. You can go north towards Masonboro Inlet and Wrightsville Beach or south […]

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