Boating Business

Make a Livelihood from your Passion...

We’ll discuss having your Yacht or Boat make money for you or if you don’t own a vessel here are some business ideas:

starting a Yacht Management or Yacht and Boat Detailing Service or being a Marine Mechanic or Yachting and Boating Journalist or whatever niche you can find in the Marine Industry that can make you happy and make money at the same time. The time is NOW based on the amount of product on the market today.

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Here are some Yachting and Boating money making ideas that can keep you out of the office (or ‘rat race’) and on the Water:

Captain License -

Here is more details on the each License:

• Captain's License:
or the official name of the license is Operator of Uninspected Passenger Vessel (OUPV) or a 6-pack (and no we are not talking the kind you drink). This license allows you to take up to six passengers for hire on uninspected vessels up to 100 gross tons/100 miles offshore. The license will allow you the opportunity to earn money on the Water while doing something you have a passion for.
• Master's License:
is a upgrade from the OUPV so you cannot get the Master's License without completing the OUPV first. This license allows you to take an unlimited number of passengers on inspected vehicles. Tonnage limitations, issued in 25-ton increments up to 100 tons, depend on your experience and sea time evaluation. A sailing endorsement also is required for operation of sailboats under this license. With the Master's License you really make some money by starting your own Charter Business! Learn more about Yacht Charters or Fishing Charters to see if this business is something that interests you.

Yacht and Boat Management -

• Quality time -
owners want to spend quality time on their vessel not occupying their time cleaning, storing, completing routine maintenance, repairs and including handling the financial side of ownership.

• Time management -
time is money for owners. They do not want to be pulled away from their busy schedules to handle the mundane issues related to Yacht or Boat ownership such as annual dry docking for bottom painting and repairs, electrical work or adding new electronics, detailing, waxing and applying gel-coat, teak or wood maintenance, winterizing, etc…
• Charter service –
it’s a known fact that a Yacht or Boat Owner on average uses their vessel about once a month or twice a month with approximately 3 to 4 hours of engine use per trip. These vessels are a huge investment so with your Captains License you can put the Yacht or Boat to work for you and the owner and you both make money.

Yacht Management company can Charter the owners vessel and the best part you both earn a percentage of the income. This is a win-win for both parties. This Charter service creates positive value to the owner and with the income earned, the owner can help reduce is ownership expense.

• Transporting –
is another business opportunity that is growing for those who seek the warmth in the South and head back to the North in the Summer. Transporting a vessel through oceans, lakes and rives is costly based on there Gallons Per Hour (GPH) and the sensible mode of transporting a vessel from point A to point B is via truck and trailer. Check your local Department of Motor Vehicle to get the correct permissions for transporting Yachts and Boats.
• Mega Yacht Captain –
ever thought manning the helm of a Mega Yacht and getting paid to do it and getting paid BIG - like over $100,000 per year plus meeting rich and famous people including celebrities. The average salary for the captain of a Mega Yacht - typically those in excess of 100 feet - runs about $150,000 a year, not including bonuses, The larger the Yacht, the more you can make, noting that some top captains can earn $200,000 and up. As Mega Yacht Captain you are responsible for the Yacht's operation and safety, keeping the yacht looking pristine and managing the annual budget. When the guests are aboard, you’re on ‘stage’ so that is when the true work begins for you and your crew, but here are some of the benefits:
• Great tax free salary
• All expenses paid including free food, wine, beer
• At least one paid trip home each year
• Travel to some of the best places on earth
• Meeting VIPs, Captains of industry and celebrity types
• Use of the tenders and jet skis

Most of the Yachts will move between the US, the Mediterranean and the Caribbean, but 99% of them are registered in offshore tax havens such as the Cayman Islands. This allows people of all nationalities to work on Yachts located in the US or anywhere else in the world for that matter. The Yachts themselves tend to travel together and frequent the best parts of the world at the best times to be there. These services mentioned above under Yacht and Boat Management can also be broken out to where you can focus on just one area of expertise or create the complete Yacht Management Company.

Check your local community to find out what is out there for these services, create your niche then generate the plan to be successful.

Write about your Passion –

We recommend starting your own website and post your finding for world to see. This maybe a better way to get recognized for your writing talent and earn income faster then just focusing on the local area.

Starting a Small Business –

Also look for other local offices like SCORE "Counselors to America's Small Business" is a nonprofit association dedicated to educating entrepreneurs and the formation, growth and success of small business nationwide. SCORE is a resource partner with the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA). Also check out Start-up-Nation, they provide real-world business advice to people who want to start a business and who want to grow their small businesses.

Are you already in the Boating Business? Have a website? Want more internet web traffic to your site? Well let's 'hook' up (oops, I meant LINK-UP)! The simplest, quickest way to grow your search engine optimization and gain new visitors to your website is to exchange sites with relevant sites like yours and mine. In our Boating Links page we have made it easy for webmasters and site owners to send us your information to posted on our site; as well as our HTML link and banner that can be simply copied and pasted into your pages. Let's get started today and watch your ranking grow!

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