Owning a boat can be the most rewarding BUT expensive experience of your entire life.  Many boat owners bemoan the continued expenses on their beloved boat. 

Almost all of the consumer laws that apply to car owners apply to boat purchasers, such as the breach of warranty laws and the consumer fraud law.  In fact, there is significantly more regulation on boats at the federal level.

Boat owners have the same complaint that car owners have regarding the repair of their boat, with the marinas in which they are docked and less-than-honest boat repairmen.

There are a host of tickets that can be issued to boat owners as if they were driving a car.