When financing a boat purchase, it is essential to know some key pointers in the world of "Boat Financing 101". These pointers can save you thousands of dollars, protect your credit rating, and prevent you from sailing away with a boat that could sink you both financially and physically! Here are five tips that the savvy boat purchaser must know before signing on the bottom line of boat loan.
The best place to turn in order to determine how to perform pre-season maintenance on your boat is the owner's manual. If you are like me you never received a manual with your used boat purchase or maybe you have just misplaced the manual and are sure to find it again in the winter.
Getting a boat surveyed is not something that we do every day. Sometimes it
takes extra time to make sure it is done right. You will want to ask other
boaters who has had their boat surveyed. Finding the right surveyor is very
important. You should only use a surveyor that knows the type of boat that
you have.
There truly is nothing like floating in a boat with your family and friends and sharing the joys of water activities together. Family boating is an activity that can involve all members of the family, from children to grandparents. Don't assume your friends and family will not share your passion.
Although it could be argued that the advent of the Global Positioning System (GPS) has made the old piloting and navigation systems such as Loran, the sextant and even the compass obsolete, most experienced sailors aren't quite ready to put the older systems in a glass case labeled "Nautical Curiosities".
You've decided its time to buy a boat, looked at new and used boats, found one you liked and purchased same. Now what? Jump out on the lake and go for a cruise, right? Not so fast skipper! Where are you going? How will you get there? Is there anything out there that could put a nasty hole in your latest acquisition? These are questions you need answered before you sail off into the sunset.
