What To Do After A Hurricane

After a hurricane, safeguard your boat from further damage and theft. Contact your insurance, follow safety precautions, and use BoatUS resources for assistance. After a storm has passed and authorities are allowing travel, get to your boat quickly. It’s your responsibility to protect your boat from further damage, and its equipment from theft, regardless of […]

Are You Prepared For A Fire?

Onboard fires happen more than you’d think. Here’s what digging into the GEICO | BoatUS Marine Insurance claim files teaches us about preventing them. From The Masthead Not long ago I was aboard a boat with a client; he was attempting to describe his goals for the modifications and changes he wanted to make, and […]

How To Handle Spilt Gasoline

When it comes to spilt gasoline, there are crucial boat fire safety tips to follow. Discover more on fire safety tips here. Whenever gasoline is spilled in the bilge, anything more than a few dribbles, the response should always be to call the fire department. With the boat shown burning above, the new owners had […]

Getting Your Vessel Ready Preseason

You may have prepped your boat for winter last year, but here are 14 tips to ensure this boating season will be trouble-free. You put your boat away for the winter by doing all the right things: changed the oil, winterized the water system and engine, and emptied the boat of all extraneous gear for […]

Sample Marina Hurricane Plans

When a storm is headed toward your marina, having a plan ready to follow—and ensuring your customers know what that is—is essential. As in real estate, the best place for a boat to be docked, moored, or berthed—particularly during a storm or hurricane—comes down to location, location, and location. And the same can be said […]