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 [...]
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?t you? Whoa, [...]
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?t [...]
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?t be of much use if it doesn?t work. Remember that your boat can be stopped for many reasons and if you do not [...]
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?t find any traffic signals or stop signs. Even though there are no signs there are still rules regarding right-of-way. I hate to be the one to have to deliver [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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. [...]
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?how fast it will go? and [...]
