Smart gear for safer cruising
Practical boating gear guides for used boat owners, coastal boaters, and Intracoastal cruising. Start with the essentials: safety gear, docking equipment, maintenance items, and day-boating accessories that make your boat safer, easier to use, and more enjoyable.
Safety & Emergency Gear
Life jackets, fire extinguishers, VHF radios, first-aid kits, visual distress signals, anchors, and emergency equipment.
Docking & Anchoring
Dock lines, fenders, anchors, boat hooks, chain, rode, and gear for marinas, sandbars, fixed docks, and changing tides.
Maintenance & Reliability
Jump packs, tool kits, bilge pumps, spare fuses, fuel filters, corrosion prevention products, and basic gear that helps keep an older used boat reliable.
Comfort & Day Boating
Coolers, dry bags, waterproof phone cases, towels, sun protection, cleaning gear, and simple accessories that make family boating easier.