BOATING ECONOMIC IMPACT STUDY RELEASED (ASBURY PARK PRESS)

New Jersey’s recreational boaters spend $2.1 billion a year and support some 18,000 jobs, according to a first-ever economic impact study commissioned by the Marine Trades Association of New Jersey.

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LOOKING FOR A GOOD DEAL : BOAT SALES INSURANCE SALVAGE BOAT

LOOKING FOR A GOOD DEAL : BOAT SALES INSURANCE SALVAGE BOAT
   
If you’re looking for an affordable boat and know what you are looking for you can find a great deal with boat sales insurance salvage boats. Salvage boats are boats that have been wrecked, stolen, seized or abandoned that insurance has paid the owner for and is now owns a boat that needs repair. If you are good with your hands you can take many of these boats and repair them. No one will ever know that the boat was found by means of boat sales insurance salvage boat. Often times these boats are in good condition, but need superficial refreshers to update or correct a problem.
   
In order to affectively find a boat that can be saved from the boat sales insurance salvage boat you must however know boats. This method would not be recommended for someone that knows little about boats and their working design. It never hurt to look for a boat that has little damage, but beware if you are unfamiliar, because the job may be bigger than it looks on the surface.
   
Most insurance companies will hold auctions to rid of those boats that have been wrecked or stolen. At auctions you are able to look over the boats and determine whether or not it is something that you are comfortable with fixing. As stated earlier it may be a boat that has minor scratches and very insignificant damage or it may be a boat that has major damage. Having a boating professional accompany you to the boat sales insurance salvage boat auction is recommended. A professional will be able to determine the amount of work, cost and labor that would be required to return the boat to normal working order. An auction is then held and the boat is awarded to the highest bidder at the event.
   
Some cities will seize boats that have been used in the commission of a crime. They are generally stored in a lot until the city has an auction. This is a bit different from the boat sales insurance salvage boat because these boats may be in perfect working condition. When law enforcement seizes these boats they are able to sell the boat along with the contents and use the money to better their department. In some cases this works to the buyer’s advantage, because the boat is typically sold at a reduced state. You may be able to walk away with a $25,000 boat for half the cost. So keep your eyes open and look for opportunities to purchase your boat for a good cost!

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AZ LEGISLATURE OKS BILL ON DRUNKEN DRIVING, BOATING - TUCSON CITIZEN


AZ Legislature OKs bill on drunken driving, boating
Tucson Citizen, AZ - 30 minutes ago
AP PHOENIX — The state House approved a sweeping bill Thursday to impose tougher mandates and penalties against drunk boaters and drivers.

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SAVE A LIFE, WEAR A LIFE JACKET (KANSAS CITY INFOZINE)

With boating season fast approaching, the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary is reminding America’s boaters that if all boaters would wear a life jacket, over 80 percent of boating fatality victims would instead be alive to boat another day.

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2008 LIFE ON THE BAY EXPO (KIII CORPUS CHRISTI)

If you’re into fishing, boating, or classic cars, there’s an event going on this weekend that you may want to check out. It’s the 2008 Life on the Bay Expo. The expo is being put on by Brighton Park Baptist Church.

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SAFETY FIRST WHEN BOATING - POCONO RECORD


Safety first when boating
Pocono Record, PA - 16 minutes ago
Today marks the seventh day of searching for two men lost after their boat capsized in the cold spring waters of the Delaware River.

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