Power Boating For Dummies
Chapter One
Powering Up to Be a Boater
In This Chapter
* Getting to know your boat-y self
* Landing the boat of your dreams
* Leading your boat to water
* Keeping your boat running with routine maintenance
What attracts you to the idea of boating? Is it speeding through the
water with a water-skier in tow? Is it fishing for hours out in the
middle of a lake or ocean? Is it going on overnight cruises to other ports?
Whatever draws you to this pastime, there's no doubt that power boating
is a commitment. First you plunk down the cash for a boat and motor, and
then you carve the time out of your schedule to use it. But how do you know
if you'll like it?
You can't know for sure until you give it the old college try, and some boaters
give up the game soon after taking it up. But it's a different story for most
boaters I know - by now, they're on their third or fourth boat. Personally,
I'm on my ninth boat, and I would give up cable TV, my gym membership, my
truck, and air conditioning before I'd give up my boat.
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