Owning a motorboat is the dream of many skippers. However, many are deterred by the presumed high costs of purchase, maintenance, and upkeep, as well as the variety of tasks and workload involved. This book proves that all of this can be kept within reasonable limits. It shows how to minimize costs, organize your work on and off the boat, and provides all the information needed to buy, maintain, and enjoy a motor cruiser, an open motorboat, a sports or speedboat, a boat for deep-sea fishing, an inflatable boat, or a rigid inflatable boat with an outboard motor.