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Resources
For a wide variety of navigational guides and charts, try Bluewater Books & Charts, 1481
SE 17th Street, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33316; 1-800-942-2583.
Towing Services
Sea Tow offers memberships for $95/year with unlimited free towing in many coastal
areas nationwide. Contact Sea Tow, 1560 Youngs Avenue, Southhold, NY 11971; 516-
765-3660.
TowBOAT/U.S. is a service associated with BOAT U.S. It includes nationwide towing 24
hours a day. Contact TowBOAT/U.S., 880 S. Pickett Street, Alexandria, VA 22304-4606;
1-800-888-4869.
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BOAT U.S. is the nation’s largest recreational boating club. It lobbies for boating interests
in state and federal legislatures and publishes a monthly newsletter. Club members get
discounts on fuel and dockage at many marinas. The company is also an excellent source
of all sorts of economically priced marine gear via a mail-order catalog. The club loans
life jackets to kids via yacht clubs and marinas nationwide. For information, contact 880
S. Pickett Street, Alexandria, VA 22304-4606; 1-800-395-2628 or 703-823-9550; website:
www.boatus.com.
Another website, www.allaboutboats.com, by Trader Publications, not only lists thousands
of boats for sale privately, but provides links to boating magazines and information on
weather, tides, fishing sites, and lots more.
BUC Information Services publishes the BUC Used Boat Price Guide, which is the “bluebook”
for buying or selling a used boat. The company also has a website at www.buc.com.
For information, contact BUC Information Services, 1314 NE 17th Ct., Fort Lauderdale,
FL 33305; 1-800-327-6929.
For a wide variety of electronic charts of all areas around the United States, visit the
Maptech site, www.maptech.com. Charts include listings of marinas and boat ramps as
well as very useful aerial views of passes and other tricky areas.
Tidemaster produces a computerized yearly tide listing that’s very handy for trip planning.
Contact Zephyr Services, 1900 Murray Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15217; 412-422-6600.