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Motor Boating Magazine
Thursday, July 14th, 2011
Boating Myths
Everyone knows boating is fun, but some people who are interested in taking it up hold back because of myths they’ve heard about boating. In fact, boating is easy, flexible and affordable, so I’m going to discuss a few of those myths and separate fact from fiction.
MYTH: Boating is expensive. It’s not. In fact, it probably costs less to buy and operate a boat than you think. Following are a few examples: $10,000 to $18,000 is the average price for a 17- to 19-foot outboard-powered family runabout $6,000 to $9,500 for the average aluminum fishing boat with outboard motor or cottage sailboat. Most boats with a selling price above $5,000 can be financed. Many banks, financial institutions and credit unions provide financing for boats. Local boat retailers also provide customized boat loan programs through arrangements with boat manufacturers or local banks. Finally, check boating magazines for financiers’ advertisements. Interest rates have continued to be affordable.
MYTH: Boating takes up time I can’t afford. It’s true. Like never before, everyone is so . . . busy. But boating is totally flexible – your family can use a boat as much or as little as you wish. Your boat is ready to go whenever you are. That means you can mesh your boating fun with your busy schedule. Try that with a ball game, soccer league or tee-off time at a golf club. Spending time with your family on a boat really is quality time. Activities on the water can include fishing, water-skiing, tubing and much more. Sharing the fun with friends makes it even better!
MYTH: There’s too much involved in maintaining a boat. With today’s technology, there is very little maintenance required. All it takes is filling it up with gas – just as you do with a car – and some preventative maintenance your dealer will do at a minimal cost. Before a boat is stored for the winter it requires an oil change and cleaning – that’s it!
To find the best deals on boating equipment and boat supplies, visit www.boatersmarinesupply.com .
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New-BENNETT DVD THE COAST GUARD LICENSE – 25874 The Coast Guard License”58 minutes of concise review, of everything from Rules of the Road to Chartplotting. It leads you into critical areas that will prove useful whether you’re a going for a six-passenger OUPV or a Master’s license.”- Capt. John Wooldridge, Motor Boating & Sailing”You’ll find plenty of essential information in this video to make you a better skipper and navigator.”- Sea Magazin… |
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Guns $6.99 Sam Bass is a hotshot pilot with a past, and when Sam makes a daring and dangerous rescue of a couple lost at sea in a storm, he gets publicity he definitely doesn’t need. The Cowboy, as he’s known in certain circles, has finally been located and a hit team is dispatched to take care of unfinished business. Original.From the Publisher:Sam Bass is tall and lanky, loves old western movies, wears cowboy boots and drives a beat-up Jeep Wrangler. He has a gorgeous girlfriend, Valerie, a Cherokee widow with a young son, and he’s a hot shot pilot. A hot shot pilot with a past. And when Sam makes a daring and dangerous rescue of a couple lost at sea in a storm, he gets publicity he definitely doesn’t need.The Cowboy, as he’s known in certain circles, has finally been located and a hit team is dispatched to take care of unfinished business. A bomb is planted in the beat-up Jeep. But it isn’t Sam who drives it that day.Grief stricken, Sam visits Valerie’s grandfather in the North Carolina mountains to tell him he plans to avenge Valerie in the ancient Native American way of members of a wronged family seeking justice – with no help from the law. With only the old man’s help, Sam trains his mind and body for the task ahead. And then the bloody hunt is on…About the Author:Phil Bowie is a freelancer with 300 short stories and articles published in a range of magazines including Amicus Journal, AOPA Pilot, Boys’ Life, Cruising World, Early American Life, Family Motor Coaching, Grit, Heartland USA, Overdrive, Reader’s Digest, Sailing, Southern Aviator, Southern Boating, The Saturday Evening Post, Troika, and Yankee. He once won a magazine short story contest by completing a horror tale begun by Stephen King titled The Cat From Hell. He has taught creative writing at a community college, and he edited a city magazine for ten years.He’s an instrument-rated private pilot with his own 1968 Cessna Skyhawk, and flies as a volunte |
