The term “joystick” was coined by pioneer aviators, and the invention must have added to the exhilaration and joy of flight. Joy was not the emotion we experienced when we grasped the joystick of a ...

Just as we were rounding the west end of San Clemente Island, some 50 nautical miles from our home port of Huntington Harbor, California, the port outboard rattled to a halt. The gears in the lower ...

Boating is a popular recreational activity, and it could also be used as a form of transportation for moving between coastal and river areas. Since we often don't see a boat's method of propulsion and ...