SharedVessels guides
Practical guides for co-owning a boat: splitting slip fees and maintenance, scheduling around the weather, and agreeing on the rules up front.
How to Co-Own a Boat With Friends (Without Wrecking the Friendship)
Splitting a boat cuts the cost of ownership in half or better. It also doubles the ways things can go sideways. A guide to doing it right.
7 min read
A Maintenance Plan for a Co-Owned Boat
On a shared boat, "someone should deal with that" usually means no one does. A guide to splitting the upkeep so the boat stays ready and no one burns out.
7 min read
What to Put in a Boat Co-Ownership Agreement
Before the boat goes in the water, get it on paper. The clause-by-clause checklist of what belongs in a boat co-ownership agreement.
8 min read
How Boat Co-Ownership Insurance Works
A shared boat with the wrong insurance is a claim waiting to be denied. What co-owners need to get right on the policy before they ever leave the dock.
6 min read
Boat Co-Ownership vs. a Boat Club: Which Is Right for You?
Co-own with friends, join a boat club, or buy a fractional share? How the three ways to get on the water without buying a whole boat actually compare.
7 min read
How to Buy a Boat With Co-Owners
Buying a boat together is the moment everything gets decided. How to handle budget, survey, financing, and title as a group so the purchase starts the partnership off right.
7 min read
How to Store and Winterize a Co-Owned Boat
Winterizing is the chore that decides what kind of spring you have. A seasonal checklist for a shared boat, and how to split the work so it is not always one owner.
6 min read