Ten documents, legally-required gear and arrangements you must have when you buy a boat. Checklist with exactly how to get each one.
Buying a Boat
Thinking of buying a cruising boat? Whether for weekends on the lake or a trip around the world, there's a lot to think about.
Here you'll find info on everything from where to start in the buying process to naming your boat and learning her systems.
🎧Catamaran or Monohull?
We’ve owned, lived aboard and cruised both a bluewater monohull and a small coastal cruising cat. So I’m often asked which is the better boat.
Finding the Perfect Boat
Planning to cruise? Looking for the perfect boat? Tips to help you find her.
Buying a Boat: Handholds
Looking at boats to buy? There’s so much to remember to check out even before you have a survey to get into the guts of the systems. One more thing to check out for safety.
🎧 The Magic of Boat Names
5 things to think about before naming your boat – and how Nica’s boat got her name.
🎧Three Reasons to Go to a Boat Show
Thinking a boat show is only good if you’re shopping for a new boat? Nica outlines 3 OTHER reasons going to a show is worth your time and energy. Hope to see you in Annapolis in the fall!
🎧Two Clues
Is cruising different on a smaller, simpler boat? Obviously yes, in the boat. But in other ways as well? See what Lin Pardey has to say about the consequences of “go small, go simple, go now.”
🎧How Big a Boat Do I Need?
Trying to figure out how big a boat you need to comfortably cruise? Nica changes the question and helps you get out cruising a little faster.
🎧Boat Buying: How Much to Offer
What a boat will sell for has almost nothing to do with the listing price. Listen in to see what to consider when making your offer.
🎧Is Cruising For Me?
Five ways to explore the cruising lifestyle – sailboat or power. Listen in to make sure that the reality will match the dream!