Buying a boat can be a dream come true. Having the freedom to leave the dock at your leisure, with the wind in your face and your loved ones by your side, can provide endless hours of joy. For boat owners, there are not many destinations better than Ontario. Home to more than 250,000 freshwater…
While boating can unlock a true sense of freedom and unlimited hours of leisure, the cost for entry can be high. With this in mind, there is a robust secondary boat market in Canada, and many boaters opt to purchase previously owned vessels. While there can be great value found in a used boat, you…
Those who work on the seas can be known for their superstitions. In some seafaring circles, it is considered bad luck to go about changing the name of a boat. Fortunately, for boat owners, such an omen is not exactly backed by science. There are many legitimate reasons you may wish to revisit the name…
Are you currently looking for a way to register a boat with Transport Canada? By now you are probably aware of some of the necessary steps and responsibilities regarding the registration of a vessel in Canada. But did you know that all this process also comes with certain benefits? A boat bill of sale from…
Introduction Buying a boat is an exciting experience, and selling one can be too. When you sell your boat to someone else, though, it’s important that the process is legal, simple, and transparent for both parties. There are many reasons for this—including avoiding identity theft or other scams and ensuring that your buyer has the…
Have you been wondering if it’s time to “knuckle down” and get a watercraft license in Canada? Were you about to purchase that pleasure craft you’ve had your eye on for so long and want to know what to do to “make it official?” Getting a Pleasure Craft License is important for many reasons, not…
Transport Canada has many responsibilities, to put it mildly. They handle so much for our country, in terms of oversight, registration, and more. The truth is that while they do a great job, it’s entirely possible that things “slip through the cracks” with them, from time to time. We know that some vessel owners can…
You scrimped and saved and did all you could to get the money together so that you can purchase that boat you saw for sale. It looks to be in fantastic shape, has everything you want, and its price is right, so you have made the leap and bought it. Now that you have the…
Boating is one of the great recreations that exist today. Millions of people around the world love taking a ship out on the lakes, rivers, and oceans for an hour or two, or for days or weeks at a time so they can see things that might typically never get the opportunity to look at.…
It is rare in the world we live in today for one person or family to stay at the same home for a lifetime. People grow, and change, families grow, we change jobs, or just want to go someplace different. When any of these circumstances arise, we pack up and move to a new location.…