Tips on Basic Boat Maintenance and Care

When you’re considering a yacht share or looking at boats for sale being able to take the time to keep up the maintenance and care is an important part of the process. Before you buy or invest in a boat ensure you understand the specialised care and maintenance these vessels require. Here are some tips that can help you get more from your boating experience.

- Cleaning: You need to wash your boat after each use to help keep it looking great, sea salt can be very damaging especially if left unattended. Using wax and anti-fouling paint will also help ensure that your boat stays strong and looking great at all times. During cleaning a hull inspection should be undertaken to note any damage and remove barnacles and the like.

- Battery and engine/motor care: Whether you have an inboard or outboard motor, you need to make sure that you check it regularly and take care of replacement parts as well as regular attention of the battery. With the constant water around, it’s easy for your boat to get damaged faster and you need to make sure that you keep up on it.

- Routine inspections: Keeping track of routine maintenance will ensure that your boat is in good working order. Checking items for wear and tear is essential to ensure you boat is always operational and safe to be out on the water. Salt water is extremely corrosive so regular checks need to be undertaken to keep you boat in tip top operational order.

- Winterizing: Maintenance isn’t just about keeping your boat running when you’re actually using it, but when you’re storing it, as well. Winterization is a must and it needs to be done correctly to keep your boat safe until spring. This part of looking after your boat is very comprehensive and includes hull inspection and where necessary repairs, particular cleaning and flushing of the motor and protecting against corrosion.

- Transporting: Making sure you transport your boat safely goes without saying, having the correct trailer for the hull design of your boat, protective equipment as well as being easy to launch from and retrieve.

Making sure that you take care of your boat is one of the most important elements. No matter what type of boat you choose to buy or how much you have to spend, taking care of your investment is critical to your success. Alternatively, most yacht share organisations allow you to enjoy the ownership benefits of a vessel, without the hassle of maintenance; you simply leave the care duties to the staff managing the vessel.

Ownaship is a New Zealand company with a new and excitingly different concept of actual boat ownership at a fraction of the cost of sole boat ownership. Research indicates that the average boat owner does not use his boat more than 33 days in any one year, but the expenses of owning / maintaining the boat are endless. Ownaship lets you own a share in a boat, so you don’t have to pay the full amount, and you never have to clean or maintain it. Peace of mind is assured because we are the only New Zealand fractional boat ownership company with a fully approved Prospectus from the New Zealand Securities Commission for your legal protection.

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