Skills
Boat Buying/Selling Tips, Part 3
You might find this hard to believe, but our experience over the years has shown that yacht buyers sometimes think vessels for sale are code for “free boat rides!” If you have your boat listed with a broker who’s offering an hour or an afternoon on the water on your boat without a signed […] Read More
The Complete Listing of Marinas and Locks on the Inland and Gulf Intracoastal Waterways
Take Photos Like a Pro
Photography and boating have always been passions of mine. When I was in high school, I worked at a marina and purchased a used 35-millimeter Pentax K1000. It proved to be the start of my career. I’ve been shooting photos for the boating industry for more than 20 years now, producing ads, catalogs and […] Read More
Boat Buying/Selling Tips, Part 2
A fellow walked into our office last week and asked about taking one of our liveaboard power boating courses. When I asked what size trawlers or motor yachts he had handled in the past he said, “I’ve never even been on a large boat, but I’m in the process of buying a 50-footer. I […] Read More
Boat Buying/Selling Tips, Part 1
If 2013 means a boat acquisition or sale for you, I’d like to share some tips that we’ve found helpful and useful for our brokerage clients over the years. We’ll look at this transaction from the both the seller’s and buyer’s side. Many people don’t realize that in addition to our Yacht […] Read More
Use Your VHF, Not Your Cell
Greg Arlotta’s voice turned grim as the boat beneath him slipped below the 37-degree waters of the Delaware Bay in the early morning darkness of Dec. 23, 2010. “When this [cell] phone gets wet, I’m dead,” Arlotta told a 911 operator in the Sussex County, Del., Emergency Operations Center. Arlotta’s […] Read More
Buying at a Boat Show
You may have savvy skipper skills that enable you to chart a course from almost anywhere and make a tricky docking situation look like kid’s play, but do you know how to navigate a boat show? If you’re in the market for a new model this year, boat shows present an excellent opportunity to […] Read More
Preparing for Spring
Warm breezes of spring will be blowing into town soon, making you want to rush to take your boat out. Halt. Wait a minute. Not so fast. There are a couple of things you need to do before you back My Pride And Joy down the ramp or turn the ignition key. […] Read More
The Complete Listing of Marinas and Locks on the Inland and Gulf Intracoastal Waterways
Locked Out?
There are folks who have boated for years and have never gone through a lock. Then, there are those who enter a lock virtually every time they motor out to a favorite anchorage, fishing spot or waterside restaurant — not to mention cruisers who lock through regularly to en route to their final destination. […] Read More