Here are some links, tips, and tricks that you can use to get the utmost out of your boat purchase or sale! Want more? Check out our home page for our FREE Sales Guide!
Our focus on Florida Boat Ads is to enable buyers and sellers to sell and buy boats from TAMPA to the FLORIDA KEYS from JACKSONVILLE to MIAMI from THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE to ORLANDO to FORT LAUDERDALE.
NADA Guide & Documentation
NADA Guide – Vehicle Pricing & Information
National Weather Service – Check the weather before you launch, with direct access to U.S. official weather forecast products and observations.
Safe Boating Weather Tips from the National Weather Service – This useful site gives advice on what to do before you go boating, radio equipment and frequencies to listen to while boating, as well as a short glossary of weather advisory terms.
Insurance & Financing
https://www.boatus-insurance.com/ – Boat Insurance
https://www.issecured.com/agentsapp/?id=603884 – Boat Loans
- The U.S. Coast Guard — Office of Boating Safety Home Page
This searchable site offers links to boating courses, federal requirements, Boating Safety News, and the latest boating related items in the Federal Register. - Federal Requirements and Safety Tips for Recreational Boaters from the U.S. Coast Guard
Provides detailed information on Registration, Numbering and Documentation, Law Enforcement, Equipment Requirements, Vessels Operating Offshore, Operating Procedures, and Safety and Survival Tips
Boating Regulations
Recreational Boating Regulations from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) – Also includes links to related sites.
Navigational Charts from NOAA’s Office of Coast Survey – Offers basic information about reading nautical charts, corrections to charts, chart ordering information, and links to other important navigation related topics.
Tides Online from NOAA – Current information on tides and storm surges measured at stations around the country.
Security
The security of our website’s users is of utmost importance to us.
When Buying or Selling, Use Common Sense:
- If you’re a buyer, be wary if a seller’s price is noticeably below market value.
- If you’re a seller, and a potential buyer is more eager to make the deal than to get information on your product, be cautious. Even though you’ve posted a for-sale ad, whether electronically or in print, you are under no obligation to sell to anyone, no matter who they are or how much they offer. You are NO obligation to respond to an email or phone offer that makes you uncomfortable in any way. Treat suspicious emails like spam and delete upon receipt without replying.
- Be prudent with international transactions. Many fraudulent transactions originate from overseas.
- Always confirm contact information. Legitimate buyers and sellers will provide valid information.