Boat Owner Tips


Digital check in and check out

4 Tips for Completing the Check-In Check-Out Process with Your Boat Renters

Boatsetter Team · Jan 19, 2023 · Updated Feb 14, 2023

If you’re a Florida boat owner (or rental operator), you may have heard about the latest boating law: the Boating Safety Act of 2022 (SB606). If you haven’t, take a [...]

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Long-Distance Trailering.

How Does Long-Distance Trailering Work?

Charles Plueddeman · Dec 21, 2022

It’s one thing to tow your boat a few miles to the ramp; it’s another to tow it a long distance. It requires much more preparation, but taking your boat [...]

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Do I Need Boat Insurance?

Do I Need Boat Insurance?

Kim Kavin · Dec 21, 2022

When you sit down and ask yourself, “Do I need boat insurance?” you’re really asking a whole bunch more. First answer to “Do I need boat insurance” is yes, according [...]

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Holiday boat charter tips

5 Tips for Holiday Charters & Handling New Renters  

Boatsetter Team · Dec 19, 2022 · Updated Dec 1, 2023

While Spring and Summer remain the most favorable times of the year to go on a boating trip, we still want to make sure that renters— no matter the season— [...]

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Boat Rentals by Owners.

Boat Rentals by Owners: What to Expect

Kim Kavin · Nov 30, 2022

The hard truth about boat ownership is that we can’t go boating all the time. Boats just sit unused at the dock for days. Thanks to boat-sharing apps, today you [...]

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boat hosting best practices

Boat Hosting 101: 3 Best Practices for Boatsetter Owners

Boatsetter Team · Oct 27, 2022 · Updated Nov 3, 2023

When boat owners list their vessels on the Boatsetter platform, their ownership journey takes a turn in a positive direction. Owners can make money to offset their own ownership costs [...]

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Photographer take a photo of boat

How to Take the Best Boatsetter Boat Listing Photos

Boatsetter Team · Sep 30, 2022

In the age of Instagram, it should come as no surprise that people have become more drawn to visual content. For many, pictures take them to places they have only [...]

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Improve Your Listing Title

How to Write the Best Headline for Your Boatsetter Rental Listing

Boatsetter Team · Aug 11, 2022 · Updated Aug 17, 2023

Your Boatsetter listing title (or headline) is the first thing renters see within the search results. What you write can seriously impact how many bookings you receive—and who doesn’t want [...]

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3 Local Marketing Strategies to Advertise Your Boatsetter Rentals

Boatsetter Team · Jul 25, 2022

You have your boat spiffed up and running great. You have a top-notch Boatsetter listing (see 5 Tips for Creating the Perfect Boat Listing on Boatsetter) that’s packed with information [...]

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Best Tow Vehicle.

Choosing the Best Vehicle to Tow Your Boat

Charles Plueddeman · Jul 15, 2022 · Updated Aug 11, 2022

Choosing the best tow vehicle for your boat is a matter of matching the capacity of the vehicle and its trailer hitch to your boat’s weight and trailer. The number [...]

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Living on a Boat

Living on a Boat: 5 Things You Need to Know

Zuzana Prochazka · May 27, 2022 · Updated Jul 24, 2023

There’s no magic about how to live on a boat but there are ways to make this alternative lifestyle easier. Being organized, realistic, and adaptable will help. If you’re not [...]

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how to get more boat rentals

How to Get More Boatsetter Bookings

Boatsetter Team · May 10, 2022 · Updated Jul 25, 2022

There are some basic techniques that will help you get bookings on Boatsetter, and then there are the advanced strategies that can help you get even more bookings. It’s important [...]

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