Your First Powerboat

How to Find, Buy, and Enjoy the Best Boat for You
Erscheinungsjahr 2008
ISBN: 978-0-07-149673-5
Verlag: International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press

Buch, Englisch, 240 Seiten, Format (B × H): 191 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 456 g

Navigate the hazards of boat ownership with absolute confidenceNext to your house, your boat may well be the biggest investment you ever make. Buying and owning a boat involves one baffling decision after another. Yet informed, impartial guidance is almost impossible to find--until now, that is.This essential manual provides a method to the madness of boat buying and ownership, plotting a straight course through an ocean of confusion while it answers such questions as: - Why fractional ownership often makes sense - How to avoid buying a boat you'll never use - How to identify the Goldilocks boat--not too big, not too small - How to choose a powering option - How to negotiate the best deal on any boat-new or used - How to be your own surveyor, and why even a new boat may need a professional survey - Why you should finance your boat even if you have the cash, and where to find the best loans - How to calculate the total cost of ownership before you buy!

Autoren/Hrsg.

Armstrong, Robert

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Sport | Tourismus | Freizeit Sport Wassersport

Über Autor(innen)

Armstrong, Robert
Robert J. Armstrong, a U.S. Coast Guard Licensed Master Mariner, has been a captain since 1962, operating everything from outboard-powered skiffs to 600-passenger cruise vessels. Diverted from boats by only a few years as a television writer/producer/director, Bob has been a boating journalist since the mid-1970s, specializing in boat reviews and seamanship articles. He has worked as a delivery skipper and has taught seamanship and boat handling in the classroom and on the water. HOMETOWN: Miami Beach, FL

Bob Armstrong is a respected boating author and journalist, a U.S. Coast Guard-licensed Master, and a boat captain since 1962. He is the author of the bestselling Getting Started in Powerboating. Armstrong works as a charter-yacht captain and consults on boat purchasing decisions for individuals and businesses. He has worked as a boat surveyor, a buyer's and seller's agent, and an expert marine witness.