| Owning a boat is a dream for many
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| | or scuba gear, discounts at local
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| Americans, but one that can turn into a
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| | restaurants and a special price on
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| nightmare of unforeseen costs. Many
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| | gasoline and oil.Membership plans vary
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| novice boaters don't realize all the
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| | from club to club. Some offer annual
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| costs associated with purchasing a boat
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| | memberships with a high initial cost and
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| and wind up with an expensive driveway
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| | lower costs for renewals. Some offer a
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| ornament aside their car instead because
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| | flat annual fee with no further rental
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| they can't afford gas, insurance or the
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| | costs. Some offer seasonal memberships.
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| other myriad things boat owners must pay
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| | Be sure you understand all the terms of
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| for.In recent years, enterprising
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| | the membership agreement and don't allow
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| business people have begun offering a
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| | yourself to be pressured into more of a
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| solution for the high price of boat
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| | membership than you feel you need. For
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| ownership: Boat rental clubs. These clubs
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| | example, if you're new to boating and
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| rent out their fleet of boats to members
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| | unsure how much you will actually use
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| on a daily, weekend or even monthly basis
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| | your membership, a multi-year contract is
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| at a discounted cost. For example, one
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| | probably not the best choice for
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| marina in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida charges
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| | you.Finally, if you are an avid boater
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| non-members $329 to rent a 21-foot bow
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| | and plan on taking your boat out for
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| rider, but a member of the club would pay
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| | several days every week, or for a series
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| just $136, not including
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| | of long trips, a boat rental club may not
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| gasoline.Typically, boat rental club
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| | offer you the same savings as it would a
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| members must pay yearly dues in order to
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| | more casual boater. To see if a rental
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| receive the discounted prices. However,
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| | club would save you money, total up all
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| once most boaters add up the costs of
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| | the costs associated with your boat and
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| insurance, gasoline, storage, docking and
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| | divide that by the number of days you
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| maintenance, not to mention the actual
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| | plan to use it in a year. Then add up all
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| purchase of the boat itself, they find
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| | the costs associated with a boat rental
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| that joining a rental club saves them
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| | club membership and divide by the number
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| money. Boat rental clubs may also offer
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| | of days you will use your membership.
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| their members other benefits such as
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| | Whichever number is lower will be the
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| discounts on equipment rentals like skis
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| | most cost-effective option for you.
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