Buying a Used Powerboat A brand new, fresh-from-the-showroom-floor powerboat is a really expensive toy. A powerboat, even one without a lot of bells and whistles, can put you deeply in debt for a number of years and those monthly payments are painful…especially during the winter months when the boat is in storage and you aren

Consider All Powerboat Costs Wait, my friend! Before you sign on the dotted line and commit yourself to several years of monthly payments for a powerboat, you do need to think about more that just the initial cost. You need to consider the other costs associated with owning a powerboat….and there are other costs. Have [...]

Inboard Powerboat Engines When you are determining what features you want on the powerboat you are considering buying, one of the first decisions is what kind of engine the boat will have. There are three basic types; inboard, outboard and inboard/outboard. The inboard/outboard is usually referred to as I/O. Here we will discuss the inboard [...]

Laws Regarding Powerboat Right-of-Way When you are out on a big lake, on a river or on the deep blue sea in your powerboat, you won

Navigation Equipment for Powerboats Required navigational equipment is a bit different for large and small powerboats but all marine navigation is dependent upon knowing these five things: Direction Speed Time Distance and Depth. Since you need to know these five things, you need navigational equipment that will give you accurate information about all five of [...]

Outboard Powerboat Engines There are three kinds of powerboat engines. There is the inboard engine, the outboard engine and the outboard/inboard engine that is usually called an I/O engine. Deciding what type engine you will use on your powerboat is a decision that needs to addressed even before you ask

Powerboat Required Instruction and Registration The laws regarding powerboats and powerboat operators vary somewhat from state to state. Powerboats like motor vehicles are registered and licensed by each state rather than by the federal government. Even though these requirements are not regulated by the federal government, the regulation and requirements are very similar from state [...]

Powerboat Safety Equipment There are laws that require that certain safety equipment be on board powerboats (all boats for that matter) and also that it be in good working condition. It won

Preventing Theft of Your Powerboat Have you ever had anything of value stolen from you? It leaves you with a sick feeling and a feeling of vulnerability unlike anything else. We are all well aware that there are crooks and thieves that live among us. We lock our cars and install antitheft devices on them. [...]

Your Powerboat Needs You have always wanted to own a powerboat. You have no problem picturing yourself flying across the water in a very VERY fast powerboat, the wind in your face, the spray making little rainbows of colors…the green-eyed envy of your friends! You can just about taste the pure joy, can