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How To Get Ready: Spring Commissioning Checklist from BoatUS

It’s that time of year again. With spring approaching, it’s time to get the boat ready for the new season. Here’s a great checklist from BoatUS about what to do now: SPRINGFIELD, Va., March 3, 2020 – Getting the boat ready for the summer boating season is an exciting time for America’s nearly 12 million recreational boaters. Boat Owners Association of The United States (BoatUS) has a Spring Commissioning Checklist to help boaters start the season right, along with a new YouTube Spring Fitting Out video library that shows you how to do some basic tasks, from changing the outdrive…

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8 Tips for a Midwinter Check on Your Boat, from BoatUS

For those of us living in the north, it’s time to pay a visit to the boat for a midwinter checkup. It’s also an excuse to go down to the boat and dream about better (and warmer) days ahead. But you want to do this right. Here are eight tips from BoatUS about how to take care of your boat, and yourself, this winter: ANNAPOLIS, Md., Jan. 21, 2020 – Winter solstice may have been one month ago, but on the boater’s calendar, January is generally considered the middle of a vessel’s long winter nap. It’s time to check up on her…

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The Moorings, BoatU.S., Hold Great Flotilla in BVI

2019 BVI BoatU.S. Flotilla Recap & Photos Published: August 13, 2019    Tina Huewe   Comments The Moorings has a long-standing relationship with the Boat Owners Association of The United States (BoatU.S.) – an organization that supports the interest of recreational boaters. In 2014, we partnered for the first time to create the annual BoatU.S. Flotilla, which invites members to come together in a beautiful destination, mingle and of course get out on the water! Here’s the latest recap: Our 6th annual BoatU.S. Flotilla in the enchanting British Virgin Islands – this year spearheaded by Captain Dunbar, Tina Huewe (The Moorings…

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13 Secrets To Winterizing Your Boat from BoatUS

SPRINGFIELD, Va., Sept. 30, 2019 – Boaters across the country are getting ready to put their boats to bed for a long winter’s nap, but not every boat owner knows all the secrets of winterizing a recreational boat. Boat Owners Association of The United States (BoatUS) shares some quick tips to ensure safe storage until next season.  1. California, Florida and Texas have the most engine winterizing claims. Boaters in northern climates know to winterize but all it takes is one deep freeze in a normally balmy state to cause major damage to your boat. Unless you’re in an area…

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New Cruising Course from America’s Boating Club and BoatUS

Whether you’re new to cruising or you consider yourself an old salt, you might want to take advantage of a just-launched online course called “Cruising Boats and Systems” from America’s Boating Club and the BoatUS Foundation for Boating Safety and Clean Water. If you’re new, the course will help you charter or cruise safely and confidently, armed with accurate information. If you’ve done this before, it never hurts to get a refresher course or brush off some cobwebs. The online course is designed to be user-friendly, and you can take it anytime you want at home, your office or even…

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BoatUS: How To Prepare for a Hurricane

The Boat US Catastrophe Team has some 36 years of experience in studying what happens to boats in a hurricane. They’ve gone through the insurance claims, resulting from hurricanes. And they’ve learned some lessons that can help you prepare your boat, so that you can avoid, or minimize, the damage. First, many people underestimate the damage of a surge, which not only raises the water level far above normal, but also forces evacuation and lifts boats well above their docks and pilings. Surge accounts for the major damage to boats because it puts docks and dock lines underwater. Hurricane Sandy in…

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Seven Ways To Survive Fourth of July on the Water, from BoatUS

Recreational boating’s busiest time of the year requires extra precautions The July 4 holiday is the busiest time of the year for recreational boating. Are you ready? ANNAPOLIS, Md., June 24, 2019 – Each year about three out of four recreational boat owners say they plan to enjoy the Fourth of July holiday aboard the family boat. With nearly 12 million registered vessels in the U.S., that could spell mayhem at launch ramps, marinas and popular anchorages, requiring extra skill, patience and courtesy. The nation’s advocate for recreational boaters, Boat Owners Association of The United States, (BoatUS) says the congestion…

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BoatUS Releases Annual List of Top 10 Boat Names

Aquaholic was the number one boat name SPRINGFIELD, Va., May 23, 2019 – Each year, Boat Owners Association of The United States (BoatUS) tallies the most popular boat names. The tradition dates back a quarter century, with the list derived from adding up requests for boat name designs from BoatUS Boat Graphics. Each reveals something about the personality of the vessel’s owner. The 2019 BoatUS Top 10 Boat Names: 1. Aquaholic: After a four-year absence from the Top 10 list, this popular boat name returns. Its appeal is in its intoxicating wordplay about overdoing too much time on the water.…

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Three Easy Tips for Safe Boating This Summer from Boat US

ANNAPOLIS, Md., May 13, 2019 — Wearing a life jacket, avoiding alcohol, and taking a boating safety course tops the list of things you can do now to improve your chances of a long, safe summer of boating. For this year’s National Safe Boating Week (May 18-24) here’s three timely safety tips from the BoatUS Foundation for Boating Safety and Clean Water. Be on the lookout for small craft. The U.S. Coast Guard reports that operator inattention and improper lookout are at the top of the list for contributing factors to accidents. Combined with the increasing popularity of paddlecraft such as kayaks and standup paddleboards, boaters should…

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Ten Tips for Getting the Best Boat Loan This Spring from BoatUS

Here are ten tips for getting the best boat loan fromBoatUS, just in case you’re still looking for a new ride for this summer. Or print this out and take it with you to the shows next fall. It will help make the boat-buying process a lot easier. 1.Undeerstand the basics. A fixed-rate, simple-interest loan is the most common, with the same monthly payment for the life of the loan, usually from ten to 20 years, after a 10 percent to 20 percent down payment. Variable rate loans usually offer a fixed rate for a few years, and then a…

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