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Powerboat helm with a chartplotter, speed and depth instrument displays and a compass
Roman Odintsov · source · Pexels License

Navigation station panel with stereo, VHF radio and remote battery switches for the start and house batteries
Craig Stanfill · source · CC BY-SA 2.0

Yellow AIS locating beacon with antenna and guarded TEST and ON buttons
S.J. de Waard · source · CC BY-SA 3.0

AIS display listing nearby vessels with range, bearing and name, plus own position, speed and course
Ulf Larsen · source · CC BY-SA 3.0

Aluminum blind (pop) rivet with a wide flange head and its pulling stem, before setting
Propshaft · source · Public domain


Small aluminum fishing boat with an outboard on calm water
Dsw4 · source · Public domain

Close-up of pitting corrosion holes in a piece of aluminum
Carlos Delgado · source · CC BY-SA 4.0

Riveted aluminum jon boat tied up in a covered slip
Michael Rivera · source · CC BY-SA 4.0

Rows of rivets along the hull and gunwale of an old riveted metal boat on a beach
Licht-aus · source · Pixabay Content License

End of an anchor chain held by a pinned release fitting on the wall of a ship's chain locker
Ciacho5 · source · CC BY-SA 3.0


Sailboats and motorboats spread out at anchor in a bay
RadishSlice · source · CC BY-SA 4.0

Plow-style anchor on a sailboat bow roller with chain
Rémi Kaupp · source · CC BY-SA 3.0

Stainless anchor stowed in the bow roller of a motor yacht at the dock
Arman Trabazo · source · Pexels License

Horizontal anchor windlass on a sailboat deck with chain over the gypsy and a warping drum on the other side
Remi Jouan · source · CC BY-SA 3.0

Coast Guard boat crew paying out a towline to a disabled boat
U.S. Coast Guard (Petty Officer 3rd Class Ryder Nollan) · source · Public domain

Heaving line thrown from a rescue boat to a disabled sailboat
U.S. Coast Guard (Andrew Krok) · source · Public domain

Tiller pilot mounted in the cockpit of a small sailboat
Ilmari Karonen · source · Public domain


Outboard-powered boat tied up in a harbor on a rainy autumn day, engine tilted up
Şahin Doğdu · source · Pexels License

Hand-operated diaphragm bilge pump mounted on a bulkhead, the last line of defense when electric pumps fail
Jbasic · source · CC BY-SA 4.0

Cruising ketch at anchor with its dinghy astern, seen from above
Norbert Velescu · source · Pexels License

DC breaker panel with labeled load breakers and a battery monitor showing state of charge and amp-hours remaining
Craig Stanfill · source · CC BY-SA 2.0

Battery cables entering a four-stroke outboard, with red rubber boots over the positive terminals at the starter and solenoids
PtiBzh · source · CC0 1.0

Heavy tinned copper cable lugs beside small ring, spade and ferrule terminals, with a ruler for scale
Mixabest · source · CC BY-SA 3.0

Small ring terminal, a tubular crimp lug and an old bolt-clamp battery cable terminal side by side
Ulfbastel · source · Public domain


High-current DC panel on a catamaran with fuse holders, a diode battery isolator, a battery switch and a remote battery switch
Craig Stanfill · source · CC BY-SA 2.0


Battery monitor shunt with two brass terminal blocks and a small sense-wire circuit board on top
S.J. de Waard · source · CC BY-SA 3.0



Open engine compartment of a twin gasoline inboard boat, with fire extinguishers under the hatch
Matti Blume · source · CC BY-SA 4.0

Gasoline V8 inboard engine seen from above inside its engine compartment
Hiro · source · CC BY-SA 4.0

Open bilge of a small fiberglass sailboat with a bilge pump and hoses between the floor frames
Kritzolina · source · CC BY-SA 4.0

Mesh-covered absorbent booms dark and saturated with oil after a spill cleanup
Greg Thompson, USFWS Southeast · source · Public domain

Snow piled on the deck and hatch of a boat kept at a marina through the winter
Skipper Michael · source · CC BY-SA 3.0

Small sailboat moored at its slip with the marina frozen around it
W.carter · source · CC BY-SA 4.0

Oil-only absorbent pads and rolls
KDEM · source · CC BY-SA 4.0

Rainbow oil sheen on the surface of a pond near the shore
Jomegat · source · CC BY-SA 3.0


Open bilge of a small sailboat with old blue bilge paint flaking off around the pump and hoses
Kritzolina · source · CC BY-SA 4.0

Water pouring overboard from a discharge opening in the side of a working boat's hull
Ana Hidalgo Burgos Burgos · source · Pexels License

Heat-shrink splice sleeve with sealing rings shrunk over a joint in stranded wire
wdwd · source · CC BY-SA 4.0

Electric submersible bilge pump with its wiring
S.J. de Waard · source · CC BY-SA 3.0

Automatic bilge pump float switch
S.J. de Waard · source · CC BY-SA 3.0

Stuffing box on a small boat's propeller shaft with the adjusting nut, locking nut and shaft log hose labeled
Wikialoft · source · Public domain

Water pouring overboard from a discharge opening in the side of a working boat's hull
Ana Hidalgo Burgos Burgos · source · Pexels License

Small motorboat with a white bimini top on a stainless frame
Posza Róbert · source · Pexels License

Red bimini top on a four-bow frame with front straps on a small center console
Rborroto · source · Public domain

Three blind (pop) rivets of different sizes
Jcmaco (English Wikipedia) · source · CC BY-SA 3.0

Rivet nut cut open lengthwise with a bolt threaded into it
Erik Wannee · source · CC BY-SA 4.0

Several types of spring and gravity toggle bolts
Tenbergen · source · CC BY-SA 3.0

Stainless boarding ladder bolted to the transom of a runabout, with grab handles on the deck above
Pjotr Mahhonin · source · CC BY-SA 4.0

Telescoping stainless stern ladder extended on a small outboard boat, mounted beside the motor
Matti Blume · source · CC BY-SA 4.0

Weathered wooden fishing boat with 'Vende-se' (for sale) painted on the bow
Ricardo Liberato · source · CC BY-SA 2.0

Sailboats and powerboats on moorings in Edgartown harbor
EgorovaSvetlana · source · CC BY-SA 4.0


Rows of small boats on trailers and trolleys under fitted blue covers in a boatyard
Jaggery · source · CC BY-SA 2.0

Small moored boat under a loose blue tarp with sagging low spots
Sandy B · source · CC BY-SA 2.0

Trailered boat under a tarp loaded with heavy snow
Petter Ulleland · source · CC BY-SA 4.0


Pickup truck hitched to a bowrider on a tandem-axle trailer
McChizzle · source · Public domain

Vinyl boat name lettering on the hull of a sailboat
Fran Zaina · source · Pexels License

Script boat name lettering on a weathered hull
Erik Mclean · source · Pexels License

Small aluminum fishing boat on a lake in thick morning fog
Forest Service Alaska Region, USDA · source · Public domain

Handheld canister air horn with a red trumpet on a pressurized can
Edvvc · source · CC BY-SA 3.0

Contractors walking a marina dock past boats that storm surge pushed ashore and onto the docks after Hurricane Ike
Greg Henshall / FEMA · source · Public domain

Two boat owners, seen from behind, looking at sailboats piled on mud and debris after a hurricane
Liz Roll / FEMA · source · Public domain

Boats stranded on land at a Bolivar Peninsula boatyard after Hurricane Ike
Chris Hoffpauir, U.S. Navy · source · Public domain

Rescue boat towing a small cabin cruiser to harbor after engine failure
Bengt Oberger · source · CC BY-SA 4.0

Center console boat raised on a piling-mounted boat lift
Miguel Delima · source · Pexels License

Heavily rusted wire cable wound on a winch drum
Jakob Schlothane · source · Pexels License



Basic desktop electronic calculator on a white background
Coyau · source · CC BY-SA 3.0





Boat name and hailing port lettered together on a sailboat hull, with storm-damaged boats behind
Saul McSween / U.S. Navy · source · Public domain

Covered boats left unattended in their slips at a lake marina
NPS Photo · source · Public domain

Boats left in the water for winter at an iced-over river marina
William Alden · source · CC BY-SA 2.0


Corded heat gun with high and low settings
Suyash Dwivedi · source · CC BY-SA 4.0

Small blue and white cabin boat on its trailer in a parking area with autumn trees behind
Michał Robak · source · Pexels License

Person pouring a bucket of water over a sailboat's teak deck to wash it
cottonbro studio · source · Pexels License

Accordion file folder full of papers and documents
Anete Lusina · source · Pexels License

Small powerboat stored ashore on adjustable screw-type boat stands
Laurent JULIEN · source · Pexels License

Empty screw-type boat stands linked with safety chains in a boatyard, Marina del Rey, California
Polylerus · source · CC BY-SA 3.0

Powerboats and sailboats in wet slips at a reservoir marina
National Park Service · source · Public domain

Multi-level dry stack boat storage building with boats on open racks
Eirian Evans · source · CC BY-SA 2.0

Sailboats on moorings in the Edgartown mooring field
EgorovaSvetlana · source · CC BY-SA 4.0

Coast Guard aerial view of a dive vessel that reported taking on water off California
U.S. Coast Guard · source · Public domain

Person working a manual bilge pump in a rowing boat, water discharging over the side
Joe Mabel · source · CC BY-SA 3.0

Wakulla County Tax Collector office in Crawfordville, Florida
The Bushranger · source · CC BY-SA 4.0

Aerial view of Marina del Rey, California, with rows of boats in slips
Unknown (public domain aerial photo) · source · Public domain

Small boat dealership lot with outboard boats on trailers behind a chain-link fence
Excel23 · source · CC BY-SA 4.0

Used cabin cruisers on stands for sale at a marina, with a listing board in front
Oast House Archive · source · CC BY-SA 2.0

USACE safety graphic: take a boater safety course and wear a life jacket
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · source · Public domain


Capsized sailboat floating upside down among moored boats after high winds
Calistemon · source · CC BY-SA 4.0


Small aluminum fishing boat in thick morning fog on a lake
Forest Service Alaska Region, USDA · source · Public domain



Park ranger talks with a boater at the ramp during Operation Dry Water
Grand Teton NPS · source · Public domain

Propeller, shaft and rudder of a beached fishing boat, with a zinc anode bolted to the rudder
Kim Hansen · source · CC BY-SA 4.0

Sailboats hauled out on cradles in a boatyard, blue bottom paint visible below the waterline
Gunnar Ridderström · source · Pexels License

Flakes of old antifouling paint left on the ground after a hull was stripped
F. Lamiot · source · CC BY-SA 2.5

Professional blasting old bottom paint off a sailboat hull on a cradle
Soodapuhallus · source · Public domain

Flakes of old antifouling paint left on the ground after a hull was stripped
F. Lamiot · source · CC BY-SA 2.5


Boat trailer hand winch with webbing strap and hook running to the bow
Wualex · source · Public domain

Bow thruster tunnel opening in the hull of a small motor yacht hauled out on the hard
Nol Aders · source · CC BY-SA 3.0

Close-up of a bow thruster tunnel with its four-blade propeller
Nol Aders · source · CC BY-SA 3.0

Red nun buoy 2A, South Oyster Bay, New York
Joe Mabel · source · CC BY-SA 3.0

Green can buoy 13 leaning in the current, South Oyster Bay, New York
Joe Mabel · source · CC BY-SA 3.0


Half-sunk small cuddy motorboat swamped at its mooring
W.carter · source · CC BY-SA 4.0

Fenced vehicle storage lot with RVs and trailers behind a locked gate
Russell Sellers, Fort Rucker · source · Public domain

Pickup truck towing a travel trailer with a small fishing boat on a trailer behind it, parked at a highway rest area
DanTD · source · CC BY-SA 4.0

Large houseboat loaded on a lowboy trailer behind a semi truck, ready for transport
Sealle · source · CC BY-SA 3.0

A weathered white boat on a trailer parked in a backyard, with a spare tire lying under it
Joaquin Carfagna · source · Pexels License

Older fishing boat on a trailer with rusted wheel rims and faded paint
Howard Senton · source · Pexels License

Small aft sleeping cabin on a sailboat
Fparrel · source · CC BY-SA 3.0

Portable diesel forced-air heater whose label warns not to operate it indoors
MAbW · source · CC BY-SA 4.0

The four parts of a snap fastener: button, socket, eyelet and stud
Nate Wessel · source · CC BY-SA 4.0


Fabric bimini top on a stainless frame over a small open boat
Amina Bb · source · Pexels License

Red and white marine vinyl seats and helm chair on a runabout
Nadin Sh · source · Pexels License

Small open aluminum fishing boat with a tiller outboard and bench seats, tied at the shore
Dsw4 · source · Public domain


Small-engine carburetor taken apart: body, brass float, needle, jets and gasket
Alex Andrews · source · Pexels License

Hands turning a screw on a small carburetor with a screwdriver
Devesh Chander · source · Pexels License

Varnished teak deck on a sailboat cabin top with black caulked seams, a hatch and a deck block
cottonbro studio · source · Pexels License

Weathered gray teak cockpit deck with black caulked seams beside a binnacle compass
Stefan Götte · source · Public domain

Glossy boat bow with a blue stripe reflecting the calm water
wal_ 172619 · source · Pexels License

Digital multimeter with red and black test leads
Retired electrician · source · CC0 1.0


Boat propeller encrusted with zebra mussels from Lewis and Clark Lake, South Dakota
Sam Stukel, USFWS · source · Public domain

Park technicians hot-washing an aluminum boat and trailer at an aquatic invasive species station in Yellowstone
Jacob W. Frank, NPS (Yellowstone) · source · Public domain

Wyoming Game and Fish Clean, Drain, Dry sign with drying times and the inspection rule for boats entering the state
USFWS Mountain-Prairie · source · Public domain

Black braided dock line made fast on a deck cleat
Gunnar Ridderström · source · Pexels License

Mooring lines led through an oval hawse fairlead in the bulwark of a yacht
Roman Odintsov · source · Pexels License

Coolant hydrometer with a float, drawing coolant from an engine's expansion tank
Juandev · source · CC BY-SA 4.0

Freshwater-cooled marine diesel engine with its heat exchanger and coolant tank
S.J. de Waard · source · CC BY-SA 3.0

Modern V8 gasoline inboard engine seen from above, with an exhaust elbow and clamped exhaust hose on each side
Hiro · source · CC BY-SA 4.0

Older V8 marine engine in a boat with a cast exhaust manifold along the side turning up into an exhaust elbow
CZmarlin (Christopher Ziemnowicz), Rambler Ranch collection · source · CC BY-SA 4.0

Battery carbon monoxide alarm with a test button
Santeri Viinamäki · source · CC BY-SA 4.0

Houseboats and personal watercraft moored side by side at a marina
Larry Lockard / USFWS · source · Public domain

Small open aluminum center-console boat tied in a slip
Entheta · source · Public domain

Ball-valve seacock on a through-hull with its hose and a corroded hose clamp
PHGCOM · source · CC BY-SA 3.0

Small inflatable boat tied to a dock on a cold, snowy lake in winter
Simon Berger · source · Pexels License

Inflatable life jacket with its pull-to-inflate tab, and a personal locator beacon clipped to the chest
Petty Officer 2nd Class Nate Littlejohn, U.S. Coast Guard · source · Public domain


Compression gauge connected to an outboard with the cowling removed during an engine survey
Suenosazules · source · CC BY-SA 4.0


Handheld refractometer in its foam-lined case with a plastic sample pipette
CEphoto, Uwe Aranas · source · CC BY-SA 3.0

Cut-open heat exchanger pipe with a thick layer of scale narrowing the inside
Aleksandr Yurievich Lebedev · source · Public domain

Tube bundle of a large industrial shell-and-tube heat exchanger before assembly
Harald the Bard · source · CC BY-SA 4.0

Red and white marine vinyl seats and helm chair on a runabout
Nadin Sh · source · Pexels License

Old runabout with weathered, stained quilted vinyl seats
aboodi vesakaran · source · Pexels License

Hauled-out motor yacht showing propeller shafts, struts, propellers and rudders
Ertuğrul Togo · source · Pexels License


Ball-valve seacock on a through-hull with its hose and hose clamp, the spot where a softwood plug should be tied
PHGCOM · source · CC BY-SA 3.0

Two-part epoxy putty: resin and hardener lumps before mixing
Salil Kumar Mukherjee · source · CC BY-SA 4.0

Twin outboard lower units with stainless steel propellers on a boat stern at sunset
Stuart Reece · source · Pexels License

High-current DC panel on a catamaran with fuse blocks, labeled heavy cables, a battery isolator and battery switches
Craig Stanfill · source · CC BY-SA 2.0



Mooring line on a cleat fastened to a nonskid deck
Gunnar Ridderström · source · Pexels License


Center console of a rigid inflatable boat with a round screw-out deck plate set in the floor in front of the console
Enric Cruz López · source · Pexels License


Boat helm with a chartplotter/fish finder display, compass and other electronics
Maël Balland · source · Pexels License

Transom-mount depth transducer on its pivoting bracket, shown off the boat with its cable
Markus Bärlocher · source · CC0 1.0

Boats in rack storage at a waterfront marina, with a center-console boat on a trailer in front
Ella Wimer · source · Pexels License

Powerboat fully shrink-wrapped in white plastic, sitting on boat stands in a boatyard
Jean-Pierre Bazard · source · CC BY-SA 4.0

Shell-and-tube marine intercooler
C.moreaux · source · CC BY-SA 4.0

Cutaway of a forced-air diesel cabin heater showing the burner, combustion chamber and blower
S.J. de Waard · source · CC BY-SA 3.0

Cutaway of a diesel hydronic (water) heater with its coolant jacket and burner
S.J. de Waard · source · CC BY-SA 3.0

Diesel-powered tugboat leaving a trail of black exhaust smoke
Gu Bra · source · Pexels License

Jar of contaminated diesel with sediment settled at the bottom
MrCarter188 · source · CC BY-SA 4.0

Brown-black microbial sludge (diesel bug) filtered out of diesel fuel
Markchamilton · source · CC BY-SA 4.0

Inline diesel injection pump with a row of steel high-pressure fuel lines leaving its top, one per cylinder
Tennen-Gas · source · CC BY-SA 3.0

Two flare-nut (line) wrenches with partly closed ends that grip a tube nut on more sides than an open-end wrench
Gamsbart · source · CC BY-SA 3.0

Small marine diesel in a sailboat engine compartment
Libinia · source · CC BY-SA 4.0

Cutaway drawing of a shell-and-tube heat exchanger
Armchoir at Croatian Wikipedia · source · Public domain

Common-rail diesel injector
Panoha · source · CC BY-SA 3.0



Four-cylinder marine diesel engine in a boat's engine compartment
Cjp24 · source · CC BY-SA 4.0

New rubber raw-water pump impeller next to a failed one broken into pieces
Ein Dahmer · source · CC BY-SA 3.0

Raw-water pump taken apart, with its rubber impeller and cover plate
Captnshaw · source · CC BY-SA 3.0

Toothed rubber timing belt on a camshaft pulley of an engine with the cover removed
Logansenf · source · CC BY-SA 4.0

Volvo Penta D3 marine diesel with sterndrive on museum display
Mangan2002 · source · CC BY-SA 3.0


Marine diesel with its silver reverse gearbox bolted to the back of the engine
S.J. de Waard · source · CC BY-SA 3.0

Six-cylinder marine diesel with insulated turbocharger
S.J. de Waard · source · CC BY-SA 3.0

Sectioned diesel turbocharger
Tommi Nummelin · source · CC BY-SA 3.0

Marine diesel engine installed in a boat's engine compartment
Waka moana · source · CC BY-SA 4.0


Inflatable dinghy hanging from stern davits on a schooner
W.carter · source · CC BY-SA 4.0


Combination red and green bow light mounted on a stainless bow rail
Robert So · source · Pexels License

Gray inflatable dinghy with a small outboard and a state registration number on its bow, pulled up on a sandy beach
Brad Ivey · source · Pexels License

Dock line made fast to a dock cleat with a cleat hitch
BenFrantzDale · source · CC BY-SA 3.0

Motor yacht at a dock with cylindrical fenders hung along its side
Jean-Pierre Bazard Jpbazard · source · CC BY-SA 3.0

Crowded US yacht basin with names and home ports lettered on boat sterns
Jim Pickerell / National Archives (NARA) · source · Public domain

Classic schooner at anchor seen from astern, with its name and the hailing port Newport, R.I. lettered on the transom
Luciano Ramalho · source · CC BY-SA 4.0

Large power yachts berthed at the Palm Beach Town Docks, Florida
Vadim Sazanovich · source · CC BY-SA 4.0

Stern of the classic wooden motor yacht Big Dipper with its name and the hailing port Seattle lettered on the transom
Joe Mabel · source · CC BY-SA 3.0

Pickup backing a boat trailer down a launch ramp next to a courtesy dock on Lake Mead
Andrew Cattoir (Lake Mead National Recreation Area) · source · Public domain


Clean, dry engine room of a motor yacht with diamond-plate floor panels over the bilge
VERA IV · source · CC BY-SA 3.0

Hand-operated diaphragm bilge pump mounted on a bulkhead with its intake and discharge hoses
Jbasic · source · CC BY-SA 4.0

Two blade fuses side by side, one intact and one with a melted element
Cjp24 · source · CC BY-SA 3.0

Cutaway of a four-stroke EFI outboard showing the powerhead, wiring and fuel filter
Morio · source · CC BY-SA 3.0


Fuel rail with four injectors and a fuel pressure regulator
Ian Brockhoff · source · CC BY-SA 3.0

30 mA residual current breaker with a test button, the same job an ELCI does for a boat
Diermaier · source · CC0 1.0

GFCI outlet with test and reset buttons
Ben Kurtovic · source · CC BY-SA 4.0


Small furler drum and tack fitting on a bow, with the furled sail above
Fallaner · source · CC BY-SA 4.0

Lead screw and plastic drive nut inside an electric linear actuator
Orion Lawlor · source · CC BY-SA 3.0

Diagram of an electro-mechanical linear actuator: motor, threaded shaft, nut and sliding tube
Bcraig15 at English Wikipedia · source · Public domain

Tiller electric outboard with its lithium battery pack mounted on top of the shaft head, on a display stand
Bin im Garten · source · CC BY-SA 3.0

Electric outboard clamped to the transom of an inflatable boat, showing the shaft, motor pod and orange propeller
Jan Ainali · source · CC BY-SA 4.0

Red inflatable boats with small tiller outboards
Jan van der Wolf · source · Pexels License


Full-size toilet in the aft-cabin head of the sailing yacht Naga Pelangi
Christoph Swoboda · source · CC BY-SA 3.0

Diagram of a spring-return solenoid valve, closed with no power
Sparpo · source · CC BY-SA 4.0

Battery terminal and clamp covered in white and green corrosion
MarkBuckawicki · source · CC0 1.0

Stripped wire next to two crimped ring terminals
Hundehalter · source · CC BY-SA 3.0

Lengths of heat-shrink tubing in several colors
oomlout · source · CC BY-SA 2.0


Chartplotter/fishfinder screen at the helm showing a chart, speed and position
Peter Southwood · source · CC0 1.0

Helm with a steering wheel and two engine control levers, one for each engine
Thibault Om · source · Pexels License


Sterndrive and transom assembly on the stern of a boat on its trailer
Mlsguy0037 · source · Public domain

V6 sterndrive engine sitting on its mounts in the engine compartment
Poxnar · source · Public domain

Hand on the throttle lever of a side-mount control at a small boat's helm
Alina Zerkalii · source · Pexels License

Small folding grapnel-style anchor resting on a pile of chain on deck
Manuel Keusch · source · Pexels License

Orange ring life buoy hanging ready on a boat's rail over clear blue water
Mahmoud El Haiwan · source · Pexels License


Analog tachometer with a mechanical hour counter reading 772.9 hours
NSEasternShoreChemist · source · CC BY-SA 4.0

V-belt over a pump pulley on a small marine diesel, with the slotted adjusting bracket above
PHGCOM · source · CC BY-SA 3.0

Exposed engine on a longtail boat
Augustinus Martinus Noppé · source · Pexels License

Motorboat dashboard with engine gauges behind the steering wheel
Rosa Stone · source · Pexels License

Outboard gearcases tilted up, showing the slotted water intake grate on the side of the lower unit
Stuart Reece · source · Pexels License

Helm of a small motorboat with engine gauges, warning lights and a throttle lever
Brian Jesus · source · Pexels License

Marine engine gauges on display: water temperature, oil pressure, tachometer, warning lamps and hour meter
Bin im Garten · source · CC BY-SA 3.0

Open engine compartment of a twin gasoline inboard boat, with two red extinguisher cylinders clipped under the hatch lid
Matti Blume · source · CC BY-SA 4.0

Portable fire extinguisher held in a quick-release bracket aboard a boat
Kritzolina · source · CC BY-SA 4.0

Engine room of a preserved trawler with the main diesel in the center and large ventilation ducts running overhead
Rémi Kaupp · source · CC BY-SA 3.0

Cut-away diagram of a Dorade vent box: air turns down into the boat while water drops out and drains away on deck
Aaronx · source · CC0 1.0


Boat helm with steering wheel and engine gauges
Luis Yañez · source · Pexels License

Two-stroke outboard motor with the cowling removed, showing the powerhead
Grummelbacke · source · CC BY-SA 4.0


Float-free EPIRB sitting in its opened automatic-release housing
Marwan Mohamad · source · CC BY-SA 4.0

Hydrostatic release unit on a float-free EPIRB bracket, with month and year expiry stickers
12thave · source · CC BY-SA 3.0

Personal locator beacon fitted inside an inflatable life jacket
Addshore · source · CC BY-SA 3.0

Small fishing boat with red portable fuel tanks aboard
Jake Ryan · source · Pexels License


V8 marine engine with exhaust manifold and elbow in a small inboard boat
CZmarlin (Christopher Ziemnowicz) · source · CC BY-SA 4.0

V6 sterndrive engine in its bay with exhaust elbows and rubber exhaust hoses on each side
Poxnar · source · Public domain

Piston with a bent connecting rod from an engine that hydrolocked
MichaelXXLF · source · CC BY-SA 3.0

MerCruiser V6 sterndrive engine in its compartment, with an exhaust manifold and riser on each side
Poxnar · source · Public domain

Outboard motor repair shop crowded with motors awaiting service
Kolforn · source · CC BY-SA 4.0

Man working on a small outboard with its cowling off, mounted on an inflatable boat
Steve Hillebrand, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service · source · Public domain


Two-part epoxy in a twin cartridge with a static mixing nozzle
Cjp24 · source · CC BY-SA 3.0

Wall-mounted dry chemical fire extinguisher with pressure gauge, locking pin, tamper seal and inspection tag
Brett_Hondow · source · Pixabay Content License

Small dry chemical extinguisher with a pressure gauge, held in a strap bracket
byrev · source · Pixabay Content License

Open compact first-aid kit with dressings, rescue blanket and instructions
Umberto NURS · source · CC BY-SA 4.0

Unfolded foil emergency blanket with its package
Firetwister · source · CC BY-SA 3.0

Fresh-caught fish on ice in a boat cooler after a day of fishing
Alinstpete · source · CC BY-SA 4.0

Covered fish cleaning station with sinks and hoses at a Georgia state park
Michael Rivera · source · CC BY-SA 4.0

Monofilament fishing line recycling tube at the Flamingo boat dock, Everglades National Park
NPS Photo / D. Diaz (Everglades National Park) · source · Public domain

Flame arrestor mesh visible inside the intake cover of a V8 marine engine
CZmarlin (Christopher Ziemnowicz), Rambler Ranch collection · source · CC BY-SA 4.0


Buoyant orange smoke distress signal canister, a day-only signal
Clipper · source · Public domain

Coast Guard crew member holding a burning red handheld flare at arm's length over the water during training
U.S. Coast Guard · source · Public domain

Small metal outboard fishing boat with bench seats
Milan Masnikosa · source · Pexels License

Aluminum jon boat with enclosed bench seats
JJonahJackalope · source · CC BY-SA 4.0

Flybridge motor yacht moored on a river, with the upper helm deck above the main cabin
Acabashi · source · CC BY-SA 4.0

Small flybridge cruiser on display: the upper deck with its rails and bimini sits on top of the cabin
Matti Blume · source · CC BY-SA 4.0

Wake boat swim platform covered with faux-teak traction pads cut in separate pieces with borders
Ron Lach · source · Pexels License

Gray faux-teak deck covering cut to fit each step and side deck of a motor yacht, with a border on every piece
Roman Odintsov · source · Pexels License

Small powerboats on trailers stored indoors for the winter, two under tarps
W.carter · source · CC BY-SA 4.0

Used spark plug removed from an engine, showing the threads and electrode
Slcreza · source · CC BY-SA 4.0

Small center-console boat with two fold-down seats on the console box
Rborroto · source · Public domain

Plain steel hinge rusted by salt air
Eric Magnan · source · CC BY-SA 4.0


Water running off a stainless steel outboard propeller
contratempo · source · Pixabay Content License

Outboard gearcase with its slotted water intake grate, where flush muffs must seal
Stuart Reece · source · Pexels License

Small galley on a sailing yacht with a two-burner stove and a stainless sink
Niklas Bildhauer · source · CC BY-SA 2.5

Land-based water pump with pressure switch and a large pressure tank with gauge
W.carter · source · CC BY-SA 4.0

Salon and galley of a sportfishing yacht, with the galley sink and faucet behind the counter
Mark Stebnicki · source · Pexels License



Heavily eroded shaft anode
Springnuts · source · CC BY-SA 4.0

Fuel dock with pumps and a runabout at Temple Bar Marina, Lake Mead
Andrew Cattoir, National Park Service · source · Public domain

Clear gasoline in a glass jar
Burger · source · Public domain

Bowrider tied up at a marina fuel dock next to the fuel pumps
Andrew Cattoir (Lake Mead National Recreation Area) · source · Public domain

Screw-band (worm-drive) hose clamps in several sizes
ArnoldReinhold · source · CC BY-SA 3.0



Aerial view of a motorboat on plane leaving a wide white wake
Ollie Craig · source · Pexels License



Screw-band (worm-drive) hose clamps in several sizes
ArnoldReinhold · source · CC BY-SA 3.0

Bowrider helm with analog gauges, a switch panel and a wooden steering wheel
andrewharkness · source · Pixabay Content License

Basic digital multimeter on its 200-ohm range showing a 1 at the left (open or over range)
1sfoerster · source · CC BY-SA 3.0


Screw-band (worm-drive) hose clamps in several sizes
ArnoldReinhold · source · CC BY-SA 3.0

Cylindrical electric fuel pump with inlet, outlet and electrical terminals
Raimond Spekking · source · CC BY-SA 4.0

Mechanical diaphragm fuel pump bolted to an engine
Sonett72 · source · Public domain

Harbor fuel pontoon
Ellie Burgin · source · Pexels License

Red portable fuel tanks with their fuel line inside a small fishing skiff
Jake Ryan · source · Pexels License

Red portable fuel tanks inside a small fishing skiff
Jake Ryan · source · Pexels License

Gloved hands drawing a fuel sample into a clear glass jar
Spc. Thomas Crough, U.S. Army · source · Public domain

Runabout tied up next to a marina fuel dock with gasoline pumps, Lake Mead
Andrew Cattoir, NPS (Lake Mead National Recreation Area) · source · Public domain

Screw-band (worm-drive) hose clamps in several sizes
ArnoldReinhold · source · CC BY-SA 3.0


Open engine compartment of a twin gasoline inboard boat, showing the low bilge between the engines
Matti Blume · source · CC BY-SA 4.0

Chrome deck fuel fill cap marked FUEL, screwed to a white fiberglass deck
bburnes · source · Pixabay Content License

Gloved hands drawing a fuel sample into a clear glass jar
Spc. Thomas Crough, U.S. Army · source · Public domain


Close-up of a blown blade fuse with its metal link melted through and darkened
A7N8X · source · CC BY-SA 3.0

Rows of color-coded blade fuses, one yellow fuse lifted out of the row
Maxi Gagliano · source · Pexels License

Two-burner non-pressurized alcohol stove next to the sink in a small sailing yacht galley
Niklas Bildhauer (Gerolsteiner91) · source · CC BY-SA 2.5

Catamaran galley with a smooth-top electric cooktop and a fire extinguisher mounted on the wall
Craig Stanfill · source · CC BY-SA 2.0

Marina power pedestal with a shore power cord running to a moored boat
Mariojan photo · source · CC BY-SA 4.0

Heavily eroded sacrificial anode on a propeller shaft
Springnuts · source · CC BY-SA 4.0

Gas strut holding open a hinged lid, with snap-on ball-socket ends and the rod end pointing down
Hedwig Storch · source · CC BY-SA 3.0

Simplified cutaway of a gas spring: rod, end cap, guide bushing, seal, cylinder, piston and restriction
Silberwolf · source · CC BY-SA 2.5

Analog tachometer with hour meter, oil pressure, water temperature and ammeter gauges
NPS · source · Public domain


Multimeter with test leads showing OL (open circuit)
Connor.delaney6 · source · CC BY-SA 3.0

Small outboard gearcase removed, with driveshaft, shift rod and water pump
Andshel · source · CC BY-SA 4.0

Top of a removed outboard gearcase: water pump, water tube, driveshaft and shift rod, with impeller
Andshel · source · CC BY-SA 4.0

Cutaway outboard lower unit showing the driveshaft, gears, prop shaft and bearing carrier
OutboardListings · source · CC BY-SA 4.0

Lower unit of a small outboard removed from the motor, with numbered driveshaft, water pump, gearcase, propeller and shift rod
Andshel · source · CC BY-SA 4.0

Fiberglass powerboat hull on stands in a boatyard, bottom freshly coated with masking tape along the waterline
Dmitrijs Safrans · source · Unsplash License

Weathered blue boat hull bottom with scrapes and worn areas along the keel and strakes
Jan van der Wolf · source · Pexels License

Compact self-contained marine air conditioning unit installed under a berth, with copper seawater coil and hoses
Craig Stanfill · source · CC BY-SA 2.0

120-volt AC panel on a boat with an AC voltmeter, branch breakers and a GEN / OFF / SHORE source selector
Craig Stanfill · source · CC BY-SA 2.0

Compact marine diesel generator with its sound-shield cover open, showing the engine, alternator, hoses and fuel filter
S.J. de Waard · source · CC BY-SA 3.0

Carbon monoxide alarm with power/test-reset button, alarm and fault lights and a 'move to fresh air' instruction
Sideroxylon · source · Public domain

Diesel generator set on display: engine with insulated turbo and air filter on the left, generator end on the right, both on a frame with flexible mounts
S.J. de Waard · source · CC BY-SA 3.0

Marine gasoline generator set with its sound-shield side panel removed, showing the engine, alternator and control panel
S.J. de Waard · source · CC BY-SA 3.0

Raw-water intake seacock with hose attached, handle across the valve (closed)
PHGCOM · source · CC BY-SA 3.0

Flybridge motor yacht moored in the harbour of Zadar, Croatia
Matti Blume · source · CC BY-SA 4.0

Two large roll-stabilizing gyroscopes being installed in the transport USS Henderson, 1917
Unknown author · source · Public domain


Satellite view of a blue-green algae bloom across western Lake Erie, August 2019
NASA GSFC MODIS Land Rapid Response Team · source · Public domain

Opening portlight swung open, showing its frame and dogs
Ahmet Polat · source · Pexels License


Manual marine toilet with its pump handle, on display in a maritime museum
Ciacho5 · source · CC BY-SA 3.0

A worm-drive hose clamp
Alinkins · source · CC BY-SA 4.0


Aft cabin of a sailboat with a smooth white molded liner overhead and along the hull side
Fparrel · source · CC BY-SA 3.0

Sailboats on Dillon Reservoir, a high mountain lake in Colorado
Dicklyon · source · CC BY-SA 4.0

Motorboat on Lake Powell under a towering cumulus cloud
NPS staff · source · Public domain




Pinless moisture meter held flat against a board
Hrco · source · CC BY-SA 4.0

Dockside pump-out station with its hose, beside a harbor with moored boats
Neil Owen · source · CC BY-SA 2.0

Tube-shaped mud nest built by a mud dauber wasp on a brick wall
Keenan Pepper · source · CC BY-SA 2.0

Three worm-drive hose clamps with perforated bands
EddiRumpf · source · CC BY-SA 4.0

Yellow zinc-plated worm clamp with a perforated band and a wire-type clamp, hardware-store styles not suited to boats
Staubkörnchen · source · CC BY-SA 3.0

Row of sailboats on stands in a boatyard with their bottoms exposed for inspection
Theologos Christodoulou · source · Pexels License

Sailboat hauled out on yard stands with its underwater hull exposed
Erik Mclean · source · Pexels License

Glossy, freshly polished boat bow reflecting the sky
Mark Stebnicki · source · Pexels License

Wooden trawler hauled out on stands with three new sacrificial anodes on a plate below the waterline
Jpbazard Jean-Pierre Bazard · source · CC BY-SA 3.0

Digital multimeter with red and black test leads on a wooden table
Alexey Demidov · source · Pexels License


Outboard propeller and gearcase completely encrusted with zebra mussels
National Park Service (via USFWS) · source · Public domain

Small fiberglass center-console boat on its trailer, with a black rub rail along the hull-to-deck joint
Willis Jim, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service · source · Public domain

Colored wrap film being stretched over a car fender, with a heat gun on the floor
Victorcgcia · source · CC BY-SA 4.0

Storm clouds over small boats moored in a harbor
Denitsa Kireva · source · Pexels License

Sailboats piled against each other at a Pensacola marina after Hurricane Ivan (2004)
U.S. Navy photo by Harry White · source · Public domain

Helm of a small powerboat with steering wheel and gauges
Atlantic Ambience · source · Pexels License

Galley of a classic wooden motor yacht with sink, counters and stove
Joe Mabel · source · CC BY-SA 3.0

Ice forming on the evaporator fingers inside a compact ice maker
Pannet · source · CC BY-SA 4.0

Gasoline V8 inboard engine seen from above in its enclosed engine compartment, with wiring, pumps and hoses around it
Hiro · source · CC BY-SA 4.0



Bowrider helm with analog gauges, a lower switch panel and a wooden steering wheel
andrewharkness · source · Pixabay Content License

Carbureted V8 inboard marine engine with spark plug wires and distributor
CZmarlin (Christopher Ziemnowicz), Rambler Ranch collection · source · CC BY-SA 4.0


Open motorboats kept in the water at a jetty, with their outboards tilted up out of the water
W.carter · source · CC0 1.0


Marine electric drive motor standing on four flexible mounts, each a rubber block on a metal base with a threaded stud and adjusting nuts
S.J. de Waard · source · CC BY-SA 3.0


Gray inflatable dinghy with a small outboard pulled up on a gravel shore
Александр Бумажкин · source · Pexels License

Dirty, weathered inflatable boat tube resting on rocks
Berna · source · Pexels License

Yellow inflatable life jacket fully inflated aboard a boat, with the red oral inflation tube and numbered repacking folds visible
Matthieu FAURE · source · CC BY-SA 2.0

Uninflated self-inflating life jacket worn over a shirt with the waist belt fastened
Fernost · source · Public domain

Dew-covered spider web strung between metal rails
Natalia Sevruk · source · Pexels License

Old mud dauber wasp nest with open exit holes, stuck to a flat painted surface
Ryan Hodnett · source · CC BY-SA 4.0

Paper wasp on a small, open, umbrella-shaped paper nest
Erick González González · source · Pexels License

Blue travel lift straddling the haul-out slip at a marina
silviu rarau · source · Pexels License

Assorted stainless screw-band hose clamps
ArnoldReinhold · source · CC BY-SA 3.0

Pontoon boat with vinyl lounge seating, deck flooring and a bimini top at a lakeshore
Wake Riderz Boat Rental Lake Austin · source · CC BY-SA 4.0


High-current DC panel on a catamaran with fuse holders, a battery isolator and a red battery switch
Craig Stanfill · source · CC BY-SA 2.0


Sailboat cockpit enclosure seen from inside, side panels open
Rübenkopf · source · CC BY-SA 4.0

Sailboat dodger with clear vinyl windows
Drewlambert02 · source · CC BY-SA 3.0

Marina power pedestal with shore power cords running to boats on both sides of a dock
Back_ache · source · CC BY-SA 4.0

Cross-section diagram of a simple isolation transformer with separate primary and secondary windings on a magnetic core
Constant314 · source · CC0 1.0

Bass boat running on a river with its outboard mounted on the stern, two shallow-water anchors stowed upright and a bow trolling motor stowed
Tom Fisk · source · Pexels License

Jet-drive boat running at speed in open water
W. Bulach · source · CC BY-SA 4.0

Small jet boat and a separate jet unit on display, showing the steering nozzle and reverse bucket at the stern
Bahnfrend · source · CC BY-SA 4.0





Small sailboat with an auxiliary outboard on a stern bracket
Jean-Pierre Bazard · source · CC BY-SA 3.0

Cruising catamaran with two small outboards hung below its stern deck
Alan Fryer · source · CC BY-SA 2.0

Small kicker outboard mounted right beside a larger main outboard
Rennbootarchiv Schulze · source · CC BY-SA 3.0

Life jacket loaner station with child and youth life jackets hanging on a rack by a lake
GrandTetonNPS · source · Public domain

Life jacket loaner station with small life jackets and a ring buoy on a wooden rack
RickObst · source · CC BY-SA 4.0

Operator at the wheel of a small open powerboat, seen from behind
Gaspar Zaldo · source · Pexels License


5 MPH area speed limit, no wake sign on the water near Freeport, NY
Joe Mabel · source · CC BY-SA 4.0

SUV with a boat trailer backed down a launch ramp into the water
Helena Jankovičová Kováčová · source · Pexels License

Drain, Clean, Dry invasive species sign at a boat launch
USFWS Mountain Prairie · source · Public domain

Aerial view of a car backed into the water with the boat floating free of its trailer
Rockwell branding agency · source · Pexels License

Pickup and pontoon boat at a public launch ramp with a courtesy dock
Michael Rivera · source · CC BY-SA 4.0

Yachts at a marina in Annapolis at night, several lit with colored accent lighting
Attie Heunis · source · Pexels License

Lit RGB LED strip lights in clear sleeves with a wall-mounted color controller
Maksym Kozlenko · source · CC BY-SA 4.0

Handheld marine VHF radio showing channel 6 and a volume bar, held at a vessel's rail over the water
Ulflarsen · source · CC BY-SA 3.0


Lightning bolts striking the sea at night
Morteza Akhnia · source · Pexels License

Sailboat mast with rigging and masthead instruments against a blue sky
David Rado · source · Pexels License

Large LiFePO4 cells joined with busbars, with battery-management sense wires on top
Yo-Co-Man · source · CC BY-SA 4.0

Graph of resting voltage versus stored energy for a 12-volt (4-cell) LiFePO4 battery
Thomas Appel · source · CC BY-SA 4.0

Minnesota DNR boat launch signs about stopping aquatic invasive species
Tony Webster · source · CC BY 2.0

Bass boats with outboards gathered on the Potomac River at the start of a tournament
LaVonda Walton, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service · source · Public domain

Boat helm console with engine gauges, switches and binoculars
rois martin · source · Pexels License

Twin-spark ignition coil and plug wires on an outboard powerhead
Andshel · source · CC BY-SA 4.0


Battery bank and bulkhead-mounted electrical equipment in a boat's machinery space
WhoIsHayley · source · CC BY-SA 4.0

Outboard lower unit and propeller tilted up out of the water
Andshel · source · CC BY-SA 3.0

Cutaway of an outboard lower unit showing the bevel gears and propeller shaft inside the gearcase
OutboardListings · source · CC BY-SA 4.0


Engine tachometer with a built-in hour meter reading 772.9 hours (on a tractor)
NSEasternShoreChemist · source · CC BY-SA 4.0

Hand-pumped marine toilet on display, with the pump and handle beside the bowl
Ciacho5 · source · CC BY-SA 3.0

Inlet and outlet valves with hoses for a boat toilet
Ein Dahmer · source · CC BY-SA 4.0

Marina office on a floating dock with boat slips, Elk Creek Marina
NPS Photo · source · Public domain


Motor yachts docked side by side in a marina
Clarence Gaspar · source · Pexels License

Seawater intake valve on a through-hull with hose attached, handle in the closed position
PHGCOM · source · CC BY-SA 3.0


12-volt lead-acid battery with removable cell caps
Thomas Wydra · source · Public domain

Marine toilet (head) and sink in the washroom of a sailing catamaran
Wbartoszy · source · CC BY-SA 3.0

Marina pump-out station for emptying a boat holding tank
S.J. de Waard · source · CC BY-SA 3.0

Portable cooler in the bow of a small fishing boat
Ellie Burgin · source · Pexels License

Galley counter on a cruising catamaran with stainless refrigerator and freezer drawers below
Craig Stanfill · source · CC BY-SA 2.0

Stainless drawer-style refrigerator/freezer under the galley counter of a cruising catamaran
Craig Stanfill · source · CC BY-SA 2.0


Teak deck with black seam compound between the planks and bronze deck fittings set into it
Jan van der Wolf · source · Pexels License

Coaxial speakers in several sizes showing frames, mounting tabs and magnets
Ildar Sagdejev (Specious) · source · CC BY-SA 3.0


Deck boat with a wakeboard tower and bimini
McChizzle · source · Public domain

Weatherproof horn speaker bolted to a boat with rust starting at the mount
Frank Vincentz · source · CC BY-SA 3.0

Boat 120-volt AC panel with a breaker labeled Water Heater and a shore/generator selector
Craig Stanfill · source · CC BY-SA 2.0

Galley of a cruising catamaran with a sink and faucet fed by the boat's hot and cold water system
Craig Stanfill · source · CC BY-SA 2.0

Shelf cloud of an approaching thunderstorm over Dumfoundling Bay, Miami-Dade County, Florida
David Vergel · source · CC BY-SA 4.0

Waterspout touching the sea surface off the Florida Keys, seen from an aircraft
Dr. Joseph Golden, NOAA · source · Public domain

Trailer sailboat with its mast lowered for the road, parked under overhead utility wires
Doğan Alpaslan Demir · source · Pexels License

Heel of a deck-stepped mast sitting in its mast step, with the mast wiring running down to the deck
Jeuwre · source · CC BY-SA 4.0

Folding stainless boarding ladder at a small boat's stern
Matti Blume · source · CC BY-SA 4.0

Orange ring buoy with line on a boat railing
W.carter · source · CC BY-SA 4.0

Ring buoy with line and attached light on a ship railing
Workman · source · CC BY-SA 4.0

Upholstered settee and cushions inside a yacht cabin by a window
ROMAN ODINTSOV · source · Pexels License

Sailboats stored for winter under fitted covers, seen from above
Tom Fisk · source · Pexels License

Small motor cruiser tied to a floating dock with lines and fenders
Ein Dahmer · source · CC BY-SA 4.0

Two orange teardrop fenders hanging against a moored vessel's hull
W.carter · source · CC BY-SA 4.0

Boat console with rod holders, a fish finder mounting bracket, antenna bases and a speaker fastened to it
Jonathan Cooper · source · Pexels License

Center console skiff with fish finder, flush rod holders and cleats
Craig Adderley · source · Pexels License

Combined red and green sidelight mounted on the bow pulpit of a sailboat
W.carter · source · CC BY-SA 4.0

Lit white all-round stern light on a pole at the stern of a small outboard boat underway at dusk
Bill Kuykendall (U.S. National Archives) · source · Public domain


Hull identification plate fixed to the starboard side of a transom
PtiBzh · source · CC0 1.0


Lighted green channel buoy at dusk with a line of shore lights behind it
David Dixon · source · CC BY-SA 2.0

NMEA 2000 micro T-connector next to a male drop cable plug
Wbartoszy · source · CC BY-SA 4.0


Old, rusty spark plugs removed from an engine
the iop · source · Pexels License


Molded non-skid deck with smooth gelcoat border and stainless rail
Luca Musella · source · Pexels License

Swim platform with teak-pattern traction pads
Roman Odintsov · source · Pexels License

Gas V8 inboard engine in a boat's engine compartment
Hiro · source · CC BY-SA 4.0

Adding fresh engine oil through a funnel
Dvortygirl · source · CC BY-SA 3.0


Oil dipstick wiped on a clean shop towel to read the oil
Dvortygirl · source · CC BY-SA 3.0



Backlit rack of labeled lube oil sample bottles in a ship's engine room
Chris Hunkeler · source · CC BY-SA 2.0

Four-stroke outboard powerhead with the cowling off, showing the yellow oil dipstick handle
reverent · source · Pixabay Content License

Oil analysis lab report (German, car engine) with five samples, flagged fuel dilution and trend charts
Hermannk · source · Public domain

Rescue boat towing a disabled cabin cruiser on a long line across a calm bay
Bengt Oberger · source · CC BY-SA 4.0


Battery bank and bulkhead-mounted charging equipment in a boat's machinery space
WhoIsHayley · source · CC BY-SA 4.0


Portable fire extinguisher in a quick-release bracket on a boat
Kritzolina · source · CC BY-SA 4.0

Socket set with two ratchets, extensions and bits in a metal case
Pittigrilli · source · CC BY-SA 4.0

Assorted stainless screw-band hose clamps
ArnoldReinhold · source · CC BY-SA 3.0

Row of small boats with outboard motors tilted up at a dock
W.carter · source · CC0 1.0

Outboard powerhead with the top cowl removed
PtiBzh · source · CC0 1.0

Older small outboard motor tilted on the transom of a boat, showing the clamp and swivel bracket
W.carter · source · CC BY-SA 4.0

Grease fitting (zerk) on a pivot casting
Markus Schweiss · source · CC BY-SA 3.0

Twin outboard gearcases with stainless propellers and bare anti-ventilation plates above them
Stuart Reece · source · Pexels License

Outboard lower unit with the flat anti-ventilation plate above the propeller
Ra Boe · source · CC BY-SA 3.0

Small outboard clamped to a transom, with the clamp bracket and steering link visible
Cjp24 · source · CC BY-SA 3.0

Small outboard tilted up on the transom of a wooden boat, showing the clamp bracket and midsection
Daniel Wells · source · Pexels License

Small skiff with a clamp-on outboard on the transom
Jake Ryan · source · Pexels License


Four-stroke outboard with the cowling off, showing the yellow dipstick handle and the oil filter
reverent · source · Pixabay Content License

Waste oil collection tanks under a WASTE OIL sign at a recycling center
P Flannagan · source · CC BY-SA 2.0

Unpainted zinc anode bolted to a painted hull bottom near the propeller shaft
Rémi Kaupp · source · CC BY-SA 3.0

Weathered small outboard tilted up with cracked, worn paint and a corroded propeller
Nuno Fangueiro · source · Pexels License

Small skiff on a trailer with a 20 hp outboard on its transom, gearcase reaching below the hull bottom
Jimcameron · source · CC BY-SA 3.0

Small vintage outboard on a display rail showing the clamp bracket, the shaft and the flat anti-ventilation plate above the propeller
Bin im Garten · source · CC BY-SA 3.0


Small skiff on a trailer behind a car with its tiller outboard tilted up
Jimcameron · source · CC BY-SA 3.0

Outboard tilted up showing gearcase and prop
Robert So · source · Pexels License

Outboard lower unit with propeller, prop nut and anti-ventilation plate, on a trailered boat
Ra Boe · source · CC BY-SA 3.0

Sportfishing boats at a marina with their outrigger poles raised
Ein Dahmer · source · CC BY-SA 4.0



Rubber water pump impeller for an outboard engine
LittleGun · source · CC BY-SA 3.0

Cruising powerboat on a semi trailer with an Oversize Load banner and corner flags
Oleg Yunakov · source · CC BY-SA 4.0


Basic digital multimeter with test leads, showing the DC amps range and 10A jack
Ahnaf Piash · source · Pexels License


Orange life jackets stowed in the overhead of a passenger boat, ready to hand out
Paul Munhoven · source · CC BY-SA 3.0

Portable fire extinguisher in its bracket on a boat
Kritzolina · source · CC BY-SA 4.0

Fishing charter boats docked at Whale Harbor Marina, Islamorada, Florida
U.S. National Archives (NARA) · source · Public domain




Pontoon deck with helm seat, lounge seating and floor covering
Natalia Ailatan · source · Unsplash License

Notched adhesive spreader (trowel)
Romate · source · CC BY-SA 3.0

Two pontoon boats with bimini tops, lounge seating and fence rails tied at a dock
Tümay Hasret · source · Pexels License

Red and cream marine vinyl boat seats under a canvas top
Diana · source · Pexels License

Hydraulic bottle jack with its pump handle socket, the kind used under a wide board to lift one side of a pontoon a little at a time
Rasbak · source · CC BY-SA 3.0

Small pontoon boat with a blue canopy tied to a dock, its aluminum tubes visible under the deck
Petra Nesti · source · Pexels License

Welders working on an aluminum boat hull in a boat factory
Mikasarkijarvi · source · CC0 1.0

Pontoon boat under way with its outboard on the stern pod
Casey Calhoun · source · Unsplash License

Pontoon boat with a canopy near a sandy beach on the Chesapeake Bay
liljulier (Flickr) · source · CC BY-SA 2.0

Heavily eroded sacrificial anode clamped on a propeller shaft
Springnuts · source · CC BY-SA 4.0

Pontoon boat pulled up on a lake shore, showing its aluminum tubes
Wake Riderz Boat Rental Lake Austin · source · CC BY-SA 4.0

Pontoon boat tied up at a floating dock, sitting level in the water
Michael Rivera · source · CC BY-SA 4.0

Red plastic gas can being filled while it sits on the pavement at a gas station
Famartin · source · CC BY-SA 4.0


Small portable outboard clamped on the transom of a white rowboat
Ivan Vi · source · Pexels License

Portable dinghy outboard stowed on a stern rail bracket of a sailboat
Çağın KARGI · source · Pexels License

Small blue-tiled chemical toilet disposal building beside a canal towpath, with moored narrowboats alongside
N Chadwick · source · CC BY-SA 2.0

Portable toilet dump station with rinse hoses at the marina in Faaborg, Denmark
Elgaard · source · CC BY-SA 4.0

Sailboats and floating docks pushed ashore by storm surge
Walter Jennings / FEMA · source · Public domain

Sailboat afloat with storm debris on deck, boats thrown ashore behind it, after Hurricane Ike
Liz Roll / FEMA · source · Public domain

Heat-shrink splice sleeve with sealing rings shrunk over a joint in stranded wire
wdwd · source · CC BY-SA 4.0

Inboard V8 marine engine in a boat's engine compartment, surrounded by hoses and wiring
CZmarlin (Christopher Ziemnowicz), Rambler Ranch collection · source · CC BY-SA 4.0

Two hydraulic hoses joined by crimped metal hose ends and an adapter
Jstapko · source · CC BY-SA 3.0

Vertical anchor windlass with chain on a powerboat foredeck
Tennen-Gas · source · CC BY-SA 3.0

Self-tailing sailboat winch with line wrapped on the drum
MacFarlaneW · source · CC BY-SA 3.0

Row of small skiffs at a dock, each with a tiller outboard and a red portable fuel tank with its fuel line
ghcassel · source · Pixabay Content License

Waterfront homes with private docks and boat lifts
Curtis Adams · source · Pexels License

Small covered boat at a private dock with a cord running from a dock post
Petra Nesti · source · Pexels License

Cavitation erosion along the blade edges of a personal watercraft impeller
Erik Axdahl · source · CC BY-SA 2.5

Outboard tilted up on a boat transom, showing the propeller and the anti-ventilation plate above it
Wikisympathisant · source · CC BY-SA 4.0

Gas stove burner with a ring of blue flame and a tall orange flame rising from one side
Nadin Sh · source · Pexels License

Propane cylinders: a 20 lb tank, a badly rusted tank, and a tank with a regulator and hose
Hustvedt · source · CC BY-SA 3.0

Stainless jet-pump impeller with pitted, eaten-away blade edges from cavitation erosion
Erik Axdahl · source · CC BY-SA 2.5

Weathered three-blade propeller under the hull of a boat hauled out on a beach
Marian Sol Miranda · source · Pexels License

Stainless steel outboard propeller whose rubber hub has failed and crumbled inside the barrel
Mark.murphy · source · CC BY-SA 3.0

Stainless steel propellers on the lower units of twin outboards
Stuart Reece · source · Pexels License

Stainless steel propellers on the lower units of twin outboard engines
Stuart Reece · source · Pexels License

Outboard lower unit with propeller, prop nut and anti-ventilation plate, on a trailered boat
Ra Boe · source · CC BY-SA 3.0




Marina travel lift with lifting slings, used for short hauls during surveys
~riley · source · CC BY-SA 3.0


Open engine compartment of a two-stroke personal watercraft with the seat removed, showing the battery, cables and spark plug wires
Andshel · source · CC BY-SA 3.0

Personal watercraft nosed into the shallows at the edge of a foggy beach
Moussa Idrissi · source · Pexels License

Personal watercraft resting on the bunks of a single-axle trailer
MKFI · source · Public domain


Stand-up jet ski from behind with the steering nozzle at the bottom
Hyperduc · source · CC BY-SA 4.0

Personal watercraft floating at rest, nobody aboard
Norbert Nagel · source · CC BY-SA 3.0

Eurasian watermilfoil invasive species warning sign at a boat launch
Fungus Guy · source · CC BY-SA 3.0

Personal watercraft tied up at a floating dock
Qeis Ismail · source · Pexels License

Orange WARNING label on a personal watercraft about injuries from the jet thrust nozzle
Coolcaesar at English Wikipedia · source · Public domain

Blue personal watercraft resting on a beach at the waterline
黃 培滿 · source · Pexels License

Open engine compartment of an older two-stroke personal watercraft with the seat removed
Andshel · source · CC BY-SA 3.0


Personal watercraft moored off a beach in clear salt water
Norbert Nagel · source · CC BY-SA 3.0

Blue personal watercraft sitting in the shallow surf at the shoreline
黃 培滿 · source · Pexels License

Pickup truck backing personal watercraft on a trailer down a launch ramp into the water
Andrew Cattoir (Lake Mead National Recreation Area) · source · Public domain

A good blade fuse next to a blown one with a broken element
Cqdx · source · CC BY-SA 3.0


Small open-array radar antenna with a protective guard hoop mounted on a sailboat mast
Jean-Pierre Bazard · source · CC BY-SA 3.0

Radome on a mast bracket of a sailing catamaran, with a deck light underneath
Craig Stanfill · source · CC BY-SA 2.0


Open-array radar on a mast bracket of a fishing boat, with antennas above
W.carter · source · CC BY-SA 4.0

Pickup truck backing a pontoon boat down a concrete ramp, Lake Blackshear, Georgia
Michael Rivera · source · CC BY-SA 4.0

Vintage station wagon with a small outboard boat on a trailer at the Perry Lake ramp, Kansas
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · source · Public domain



Aft end of a mainsail boom with color-coded reef lines tied at their anchor points and the topping lift leading up
Craig Stanfill · source · CC BY-SA 2.0


Bowrider tied up at a marina fuel dock next to the gas pump
Andrew Cattoir (Lake Mead National Recreation Area, NPS) · source · Public domain

Red portable fuel tanks and a gas can sitting loose in a small fishing skiff
Jake Ryan · source · Pexels License

Center console with a top-mount single-lever throttle and shift control
Hamzeh Omari · source · Pexels License

Hand on a single-lever shift and throttle control
Mehmet Ali Turan · source · Pexels License

Old outboards and removed inboard engines stored in a marine workshop
Luis Quintero · source · Pexels License

Helm with twin engine control levers, engine gauges and multifunction displays
Thibault Om · source · Pexels License

Motorboat running a channel past a red nun buoy, Long Creek, New York
Joe Mabel · source · CC BY-SA 3.0



Motorboat shrink-wrapped and stored ashore on stands for the winter
Jean-Pierre Bazard Jpbazard · source · CC BY-SA 4.0

Sailboat under mainsail with its headsail rolled up on the roller furler along the forestay
Michael Zimmermann · source · CC BY-SA 3.0

Bronze roller furler drum at the tack of a furled headsail, with the red furling line leading off the drum
Pierre (PARIS) · source · CC BY-SA 2.0

Three-strand nylon rope partway through a splice
David J. Fred · source · CC BY-SA 3.0

Eye splice in three-strand rope with tucks complete
Rasbak · source · CC BY-SA 3.0

Sailmaker's whipping on a manila rope end
Dudelidou · source · CC BY-SA 3.0


Hauled-out sailboat showing a spade rudder in front and a bulb keel behind
Bladestop · source · CC BY-SA 3.0


Plastic compression cable gland with its sealing insert and locknut
Leotard · source · CC0 1.0

Electrician's fish tape on a red reel with the hooked end pulled out
Lucius Kwok · source · CC BY-SA 2.0


Coiled braided sheets and halyards on a sailboat cockpit winch
Christian Palau · source · Pexels License

Uncovered hollow single-braid Dyneema line with a frayed end
Justsail · source · CC BY-SA 3.0

Zinc sacrificial anode bolted to the underside of a boat hull near the propeller shaft
Rémi Kaupp · source · CC BY-SA 3.0

Hull anode marked do not paint on a fishing boat out of the water
Jean-Pierre Bazard · source · CC BY-SA 3.0

Worn sacrificial anode on a yacht propeller shaft
Springnuts · source · CC BY-SA 4.0

Mainsail stowed in a blue zip-up cover on the boom of a catamaran at the dock
Craig Stanfill · source · CC BY-SA 2.0

Sailboat under sail with a genoa that has an orange UV protection strip along the leech and foot
Pline · source · CC BY-SA 3.0


Stainless chainplate fitting bolted to a sailboat deck, with the sealant line visible around its base
Prillen · source · CC BY-SA 3.0




Upper and lower lifelines along a sailboat's side deck, held by stanchions and running forward to the bow pulpit
Matthieu FAURE · source · CC BY-SA 2.0

Stainless steel chainplate bolted through the deck of a sailboat, shroud removed
Prillen · source · CC BY-SA 3.0

Sailboat mast with shrouds and stays seen from the deck
Kassandre Pedro · source · Pexels License

Roller furler drum at the base of a sailboat's forestay
Craig Stanfill · source · CC BY-SA 2.0

Two rigging turnbuckles with toggles and clevis pins attached to deck chainplates
Sastognuti · source · CC BY-SA 3.0


Two rigging turnbuckles with toggles and clevis pins attached to deck chainplates
Sastognuti · source · CC BY-SA 3.0

Chrome sailboat winch with a sheet wrapped around the drum and a winch handle in the top
Jeuwre · source · CC BY-SA 4.0

Self-tailing sailboat winch with handle fitted and the line led through the self-tailing jaws
Beth Fitzpatrick · source · Pexels License

Saildrive leg and propeller under the hull of a sailboat hauled out ashore
Nol Aders · source · CC BY-SA 3.0

Three-bladed bronze folding propeller with its blades open, boat hauled out
Arrivisto · source · CC0 1.0

Lower units of twin outboards with stainless steel propellers, out of the water by the sea
Stuart Reece · source · Pexels License

Four-stroke outboard with the cowling off, showing the powerhead
reverent · source · Pixabay Content License

Dozens of sailboats stacked against each other along a marina wall after Hurricane Ivan
Harry White / U.S. Navy · source · Public domain

Burned-out and rusting wrecked boats sitting on the mud in a tidal boatyard
Simon Burchell · source · CC BY-SA 4.0

Head compartment of a sailing catamaran with marine toilet and sink
Wbartoszy · source · CC BY-SA 3.0

Cross-section of a pipe narrowed by a thick mineral scale crust
Aleksandr Lebedev · source · Public domain

Handheld 406 MHz personal locator beacon
NASA Goddard/Rebecca Roth · source · Public domain

Top of a 406 MHz EPIRB showing the test button and activation instructions
Marwan Mohamad · source · CC BY-SA 4.0

Aerial view of a small outboard-powered boat underway, leaving a wide white wake
Ilia Tassin · source · Pexels License

Hand on a boat's throttle lever next to the helm gauges
Jean-Paul Wettstein · source · Pexels License

Full-keel sailboat hauled out and supported on boat stands in a boatyard
Johantheghost · source · CC BY-SA 3.0

Ball valve threaded onto a through-hull inside a boat, with its hose held by a single hose clamp
PHGCOM · source · CC BY-SA 3.0

Cabin cruiser hauled out and blocked on stands in a boatyard
Paparazzi Ratzfatzzi · source · Pexels License

Bronze gate valves with round red handwheels on the toilet intake and discharge hoses of a pleasure boat
Ein Dahmer · source · CC BY-SA 4.0

Bowrider bow seating with vinyl cushions
Ecki · source · CC BY-SA 3.0

Polyurethane foam before and after reticulation
Silverchemist · source · CC0 1.0



V-belt over a pump pulley on a small marine diesel, with the slotted adjusting bracket above
PHGCOM · source · CC BY-SA 3.0

Small two-cylinder marine diesel in a sailboat with its V-belt running from the crankshaft pulley to the alternator
PHGCOM · source · CC BY-SA 3.0

Bass boat seen from astern with two shallow-water anchors stowed upright on each side of the outboard
Raynnier Gómez · source · Pexels License

Hand on a side-mount shift and throttle lever at the helm of a runabout
Alina Zerkalii · source · Pexels License

Hand on a twin-lever engine control at a boat helm
Gu Ko · source · Pexels License

Fixed-mount DSC VHF radio with red distress button and external speaker on a boat bulkhead
Fanny Schertzer · source · CC BY-SA 2.5

Marine SSB radiotelephone mounted under a shelf aboard a vessel
Petty Officer 1st Class Nico Figueroa, U.S. Coast Guard · source · Public domain

Sailboat on a low-loader truck with its mast lowered and strapped on deck
Billy McCrorie · source · CC BY-SA 2.0

Truck-mounted crane lowering a boat in slings onto a flatbed transport trailer
David Martin · source · CC BY-SA 2.0

Center-console helm with a cushioned seat on a fixed box base
Hamzeh Omari · source · Pexels License

Angler on a pedestal seat on the bow deck of a fishing boat
Kelly Sikkema · source · Unsplash License

Pedestal helm chair bolted to the deck on a round base plate, beside the wheel and throttle
Craig Stanfill · source · CC BY-SA 2.0

Failed household plug cut open, showing charred plastic and blackened wire around one contact
Phiarc · source · CC BY-SA 4.0

Shore power pedestals along a dock at Silver Lake, Ocracoke, North Carolina
Cape Hatteras National Seashore (NPS) · source · Public domain

Boats plugged into a marina power pedestal with cords running to their inlets
Back_ache · source · CC BY-SA 4.0

Overheated power plug with discolored, corroded pins and a cracked housing
Phiarc · source · CC BY-SA 4.0

Boat connected to a dockside shore power box with a yellow power cord
Ein Dahmer · source · CC BY-SA 4.0

Shore power pedestal on a dock with cords plugged in to the boats
Back_ache · source · CC BY-SA 4.0

Aerial view of sailboats in winter storage under blue covers and wrap
Tom Fisk · source · Pexels License

Trimaran fully shrink-wrapped in white film in a boatyard
Jean-Pierre Bazard · source · CC BY-SA 4.0

Small center-console fishing boat with a fishfinder display at the helm, rods and an outboard on the transom
Boris Hamer · source · Pexels License

Side-scan sonar image of a shipwreck on the seafloor, with dark acoustic shadows behind the raised structure
NOAA / U.S. Coast Guard · source · Public domain

Sleeping cabin on a cruising catamaran
Craig Stanfill · source · CC BY-SA 2.0

Ceiling-mounted smoke detector
Georg Pik · source · CC0 1.0

Rigid solar panel mounted on the bimini frame above a sailboat cockpit
Lena Netkach · source · Pexels License


Converted tug yacht with a rigid solar panel on the wheelhouse roof
Dennis G. Jarvis · source · CC BY-SA 2.0

Weathered bronze cowl vent on the wooden deck of a classic sailboat
Remi Jouan · source · CC BY-SA 3.0

Cut-away diagram of a dorade box: air passes through to the cabin while water is trapped and drains out on deck
Aaronx · source · CC0 1.0

Diagram of a wide 60 degree and a narrow 20 degree sonar beam under a boat
Baba66 · source · CC0 1.0

Side imaging screen showing a shipwreck to both sides with a 75 ft range scale
Spence Trust Inc. · source · CC BY-SA 3.0


New spark plug lying on graph paper
Schumi4ever · source · CC BY-SA 4.0

A worn spark plug with rounded electrodes facing a new spark plug, with other plugs around them
A7N8X · source · CC BY-SA 4.0

Two heavily worn spark plugs with deposits and eroded electrodes, seen from the side and the end
A7N8X · source · CC BY-SA 3.0


Rotor-type speed sensor under a small boat's hull with some marine growth
Rémi Kaupp · source · CC BY-SA 3.0

Two blade fuses side by side, one intact and one with a melted element
Cjp24 · source · CC BY-SA 3.0

Manually aimed marine searchlight on a pedestal mount, with its glass lens and power cord
Olaf Kosinsky · source · CC BY-SA 3.0

Polished stainless cleat and rail on a yacht deck
Roman Odintsov · source · Pexels License

Rust bleeding from mismatched bolts on a stainless plate
D3j4vu · source · CC BY-SA 3.0

Cables entering an enclosure through sealed plastic cable glands
Prosthetic Head · source · CC BY-SA 4.0



Starter motor with its solenoid mounted on top
Willdre · source · CC BY-SA 3.0

Aluminum fishing boat with its outboard motor tilted up at a dock
Antranias · source · Pixabay Content License

Portable plastic fuel tanks with fuel lines in a small fishing boat
Jake Ryan · source · Pexels License

Homebuilt stitch-and-glue plywood hull upside down in a workshop
Lämpel · source · CC BY-SA 2.0

Hull identification plate on a transom
PtiBzh · source · CC0 1.0

Hands holding red and black multimeter probes on the wiring terminals of an electric motor
Bulat843 · source · Pexels License



Helm and steering wheel of a small outboard-powered boat
Beraka Tula Gambundji · source · Pexels License

Steering wheel on a tilt helm with a rubber boot covering the tilt joint
Ron Lach · source · Pexels License


Two wake boats on trailers seen from the stern, with tower-mounted speakers
Matti Blume · source · CC BY-SA 4.0

Marine box speaker mounted under a boat's roof frame
Grandmaster Huon · source · CC0 1.0

Stereo wiring harness plugs with colored power, memory and speaker wires
Petter73 · source · CC BY-SA 2.5


Sterndrive leg supported on a wooden dolly behind the transom, prop off, gimbal housing and trim cylinders visible
Fabartus · source · CC BY-SA 3.0

Pitting corrosion eaten into an aluminum part
Carlos Delgado · source · CC BY-SA 4.0

Runabout anchored in shallow salt water off a sandy beach
Ehsan Akhlaghi · source · Pexels License

MerCruiser Alpha sterndrive on a trailered boat
Mlsguy0037 · source · Public domain



Twin sterndrive V8 engines under an open engine hatch, with belt-driven accessories at the front
Matti Blume · source · CC BY-SA 4.0

Volvo Penta Duoprop sterndrive with twin counter-rotating propellers, painted with antifouling, on a boat out of the water
Maxfahrer · source · CC BY-SA 3.0



Powerboats stored on tall dry-stack racks at a fenced boat storage facility
Jordiferrer · source · CC BY-SA 4.0

Older fiberglass sailboat dried out on a beach while its owners work on the hull
Lauren Boswell · source · Pexels License

Diagram of fiberglass spray lay-up: mold, release agent, gelcoat layer, then glass-and-resin laminate
LaurensvanLieshout · source · CC BY-SA 3.0

Stuffing box on a small boat's propeller shaft with the adjusting nut, locking nut and shaft log hose labeled
Wikialoft · source · Public domain

Coil of braided square compression packing (gland packing)
Miya.m · source · CC BY-SA 3.0

Small boat swamped at a lakeshore with its outboard sitting in the water
Iqbal farooz · source · Pexels License

Small portable outboard clamped to the transom of a rowboat
Jan van der Wolf · source · Pexels License

Catamaran head with a shower whose removable floor panel covers the shower sump
Craig Stanfill · source · CC BY-SA 2.0


Boat head with a shower whose removable floor panel covers the shower sump
Craig Stanfill · source · CC BY-SA 2.0

Teak-covered stern swim platform with stainless handrails, seen from aboard while underway
Laura Stanley · source · Pexels License

Small outboard boat on a trailer with a stainless transom boarding ladder mounted beside the outboard
Matti Blume · source · CC BY-SA 4.0

Synthetic teak samples in different plank colors and caulk line colors
Durateakpeter · source · CC BY-SA 4.0

Prefabricated synthetic teak deck panel with black caulk lines, laid on a shop floor
Durateakpeter · source · CC BY-SA 4.0

Wet teak deck planks with black caulking seams on a sailboat
cottonbro studio · source · Pexels License

Light, unoiled teak foredeck on a sailboat
Çisel Bozar · source · Pexels License

Houseboat with a runabout tied alongside, anchored in a Lake Powell canyon
Greg Schaefer · source · Public domain

Swim ladder mounted on a small boat's transom right beside the outboard
Matti Blume · source · CC BY-SA 4.0

Small boat on a trailer parked beside a wooden fence
Leon Lawrence · source · Pexels License

Trailer secured with a yellow wheel clamp
GeorgHH · source · Public domain

Gasoline inboard engine in a boat's engine compartment, seen from above
Hiro · source · CC BY-SA 4.0

New engine cooling thermostat, shown from both sides
Hoikka1 · source · CC BY-SA 3.0

Small fishing boat on the hard with freshly painted red and white topsides
Richard West · source · CC BY-SA 2.0


Small motorboat towing an inflatable tube with two riders on open water
kallerna · source · CC BY-SA 3.0

Wakeboard rope and handle held by a rider in a life vest
Ron Lach · source · Pexels License

Pickup backed down a launch ramp with its rear wheels in the water, Callville Bay, Lake Mead
Andrew Cattoir (Lake Mead National Recreation Area) · source · Public domain

Cutaway of a rear differential showing the ring gear with a traction (limited-slip) unit inside
RB30DE · source · CC BY-SA 3.0

Pickup truck backing a boat trailer into the water at a launch ramp
Andrew Cattoir (Lake Mead National Recreation Area) · source · Public domain

Class III receiver hitch with a 7-pin blade trailer connector
McChizzle · source · Public domain

Bicycle puncture repair kit with rubber patches, rubber solution and tire levers (wrong kit for a vinyl tube bladder)
Björn Appel · source · CC BY-SA 3.0

Aerial view of a motorboat towing two inflatable tubes through a curving wake
Lio Voo · source · Pexels License

Two wake boats on trailers with towers carrying speakers and board racks
Matti Blume · source · CC BY-SA 4.0


Pickup with a small runabout on its trailer at a lakeside launch
Kuan Lu · source · Pexels License

Class III receiver hitch with rating label on the cross tube and a 7-pin trailer connector
McChizzle · source · Public domain

Tapered roller bearing cones and a race removed from a wheel hub
SkyMWard · source · CC BY-SA 3.0

Tandem-axle boat trailer wheels under a shared fender
Wualex · source · Public domain

Center-console boat on a single-axle trailer
أولو الألباب · source · Pexels License

Tandem axles under the fender of a boat trailer
Wualex · source · Public domain

Tandem-axle boat trailer with aluminum fenders
Wualex · source · Public domain


U-bolts and clamp plates holding a trailer axle tube to the frame
Wualex · source · Public domain

Cuddy cabin boat on a tandem-axle aluminum trailer
Pixels s · source · Pexels License

Factory receiver hitch with a 7-way trailer connector beside it
CZmarlin (Christopher Ziemnowicz) · source · Public domain



Hand winch with strap and hook on a galvanized boat trailer
Wualex · source · Public domain

Post-style guide-on with a black roller beside an aluminum boat on its trailer
Wualex · source · Public domain


Empty roller boat trailer backed into the water at a pebble beach, its wheel and hub half submerged
Павел Хлыстунов · source · Pexels License

Wheel hub with the dust cap off, showing the spindle nut, its locking retainer and cotter pin, and rusty lug nuts
Polyparadigm · source · CC BY-SA 3.0

Galvanized trailer tongue hitched to a vehicle: coupler on the hitch ball, wiring plugged in and the tongue jack's caster wheel on the ground
Holger Jakobs · source · CC BY-SA 3.0

Badly rusted trailer coupler and safety chains resting on a wooden block
PublicDomainPictures · source · Pixabay Content License

Combination tail light with turn signal, brake light and reflector on a trailer frame
Ehsnils · source · CC BY-SA 3.0

Tow vehicle receiver hitch with a 7-pin blade trailer socket mounted beside it
McChizzle · source · Public domain


Wheel hub with the grease cap off: spindle nut, locking retainer and cotter pin, and one lug nut missing
Polyparadigm · source · CC BY-SA 3.0


Surge brake coupler on a trailer tongue
Ehsnils · source · CC BY-SA 3.0

Small boat on a single-axle trailer parked on grass by a lake
Mina Başer · source · Pexels License

DOT tire identification number with the four-digit date code
Chrismeraz · source · CC BY-SA 4.0

Utility trailer tire worn to the cords from severe underinflation
CZmarlin (Christopher Ziemnowicz) · source · Public domain

Tapered roller bearing and its outer race, cleaned and lightly greased for inspection
User:SkyMWard · source · CC BY-SA 3.0

Fishing boat on a single-axle trailer parked on a street
David Guerrero · source · Pexels License

SUV hitched to a small cabin boat on its trailer near the water
Helena Jankovičová Kováčová · source · Pexels License

Aluminum fishing boat on its trailer under a fitted cover held down with straps under the hull
babylass · source · Pixabay Content License

Weathered transom of an older boat on its trailer, with an outboard mounted through a notch in the transom
David McElwee · source · Pexels License

Pinless moisture meter held flat against a wood board
Hrco · source · CC BY-SA 4.0

Row of small boats at a dock with their outboards tilted up out of the water
W.carter · source · CC0 1.0

Sterndrive on a trailered boat showing the trim cylinders and the gimbal housing on the transom
Mlsguy0037 · source · Public domain

Outboard motor tilted fully up on a moored boat, trim and tilt unit visible below the motor
Şahin Doğdu · source · Pexels License

Twin sterndrives tilted up on a race boat, with hydraulic cylinders, polished rams, hoses and fittings at the transom
Rennbootarchiv · source · CC BY-SA 3.0



Speedboat running on plane on a river, seen from above
Eyes2Soul Eyes2Soul · source · Pexels License

Outboard motor tilted up on a small boat resting on a wooden slipway
Erik Mclean · source · Pexels License

Outboard tilted fully up, with the power trim/tilt unit (rams and fluid reservoir) between the transom brackets
Matti Blume · source · CC BY-SA 4.0



Small fishing boat at a dock with a transom-mount trolling motor tilted up and its battery box in the stern
John Robertson · source · Pexels License

Bass boat with a bow-mount trolling motor stowed on the bow while anglers fish from the deck
Serena Koi · source · Pexels License

Angler fishing from the bow of a bass boat with the bow-mount trolling motor deployed
Tom Fisk · source · Pexels License

Small transom-mount electric trolling motor on an inflatable boat with its battery in a box
NJR ZA · source · Public domain

12-volt trolling motor with its red and black battery leads
NJR ZA · source · Public domain

Twin-lever engine control at a boat helm, one lever and red knob for each engine
Wijs (Wise) · source · Pexels License

Stainless propellers on twin outboards, with the size and RH rotation stamped on the prop
Stuart Reece · source · Pexels License

Three-cylinder two-stroke outboard with the cowling off, showing its translucent oil injection tank
Andshel · source · CC BY-SA 4.0

Glass of premixed two-stroke fuel tinted by the oil dye next to a glass of plain gasoline
Andshel · source · CC BY-SA 4.0

Two glasses of gasoline: premixed with blue-tinted two-stroke oil on the left, plain gasoline on the right
Andshel · source · CC BY-SA 4.0


Old small outboard leaning against a wall
Maël BALLAND · source · Pexels License

Used spark plug with deposits
ProjectManhattan · source · CC BY-SA 3.0

Barnacles covering the bottom paint and keel of a hauled-out sailboat
Sinikka Halme · source · CC BY-SA 4.0

Underwater lights glowing turquoise beneath the stern of a motor yacht docked at night
Mohatatou · source · CC BY-SA 4.0


Plug-in 12V splitter with two accessory sockets and two USB ports on a cord
Raimond Spekking · source · CC BY-SA 4.0

Life jackets and a ring buoy stacked aboard a boat
Daniel's Richard · source · Pexels License

Portable fire extinguisher held in a quick-release bracket aboard a boat
Kritzolina · source · CC BY-SA 4.0

Small center-console boat on its trailer at a lakeshore
Mina Başer · source · Pexels License

Sailboat lifted in a travel lift during a marine survey
Suenosazules · source · CC BY-SA 4.0

A hand signing a printed agreement on the signature line
Pixabay · source · Pexels License

Hull identification plate on the transom of a French-built boat
PtiBzh · source · CC0 1.0


Older aluminum boat and weathered trailer parked in an alley
RightCowLeftCoast · source · CC BY-SA 4.0

Hand winch with strap and hook on a galvanized boat trailer tongue
Wualex · source · Public domain

Two wakeboard boats on trailers seen from the stern, showing the inboard propellers and rudders under the hull
Matti Blume · source · CC BY-SA 4.0

Gasoline V8 inboard marine engine on a display stand, showing belts, hoses and an adjustable engine mount
S.J. de Waard · source · CC BY-SA 3.0


Red portable fuel tanks and a gas can sitting in the open cockpit of a small fishing skiff
Jake Ryan · source · Pexels License

Piston with a connecting rod bent by hydrolock
MichaelXXLF · source · CC BY-SA 3.0


Coast Guard Auxiliary examiner inspecting a life jacket during a vessel safety check
Petty Officer 3rd Class Jonathan Lindberg, U.S. Coast Guard · source · Public domain

A 2008 Vessel Safety Check decal
U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary · source · Public domain

Rotting abandoned boat on a Brooklyn shoreline with a snowy egret
Rhododendrites · source · CC BY-SA 4.0

Old wooden cabin boat sitting out of the water on a trailer next to a rusted truck, Petaluma, California
Carol M. Highsmith · source · Public domain


Compact DSC VHF radio mounted inside a cockpit with its external speaker
Fanny Schertzer · source · CC BY-SA 2.5

Two pontoon boats at a dock, showing the wood-look vinyl flooring on the open bow decks
Tümay Hasret · source · Pexels License


Wake boat with a wakeboard tower towing a wakesurfer on Lake Mead
Andrew Cattoir (Lake Mead National Recreation Area) · source · Public domain


Wakesurfer riding a short distance behind a wake boat
Walter J. Sieberer · source · CC BY-SA 4.0

V8 inboard marine engine installed in a boat, with exhaust manifolds and risers on each side
CZmarlin (Christopher Ziemnowicz), Rambler Ranch collection · source · CC BY-SA 4.0

Failed cylinder head gasket from a car engine, burned through between two cylinders
Lewis Collard · source · CC BY-SA 3.0


Outboard motor with its top cowling removed, showing the powerhead
Andshel · source · CC BY-SA 4.0

Rubber water pump impeller for an outboard engine
LittleGun · source · CC BY-SA 3.0

Outboard water pump with the housing removed, showing the pump base on the driveshaft
LittleGun · source · CC BY-SA 3.0

Used outboard water pump impeller with vanes bent from use
Wualex · source · Public domain

Small galley with a stainless sink aboard a sailing yacht
Niklas Bildhauer (Gerolsteiner91) · source · CC BY-SA 2.5

Park ranger inspecting the stern drive and hull of a trailered boat
NPS / Jacob W. Frank (YellowstoneNPS) · source · Public domain

Inspector vacuuming water out of an inflatable boat's compartments
GlacierNPS · source · Public domain

Marine reverse osmosis watermaker with pressure gauges and product flow meters, at a trade show
S.J. de Waard · source · CC BY-SA 3.0


Small open motorboat carrying six seated passengers under a sunshade
Alexander Nadrilyanski · source · Pexels License



Sailboats stored ashore on stands in a boatyard under a gray sky
Erik Mclean · source · Pexels License

Hand winch with strap on a boat trailer tongue
Wualex · source · Public domain


Bowrider at a boat show with a framed windshield and center walk-through opening
Matti Blume · source · CC BY-SA 4.0

Bowrider seen from above, with a framed windshield and its walk-through panel swung open to the bow
McChizzle · source · Public domain

Boats in their slips at a river marina surrounded by snow and ice
William Alden from Louisville, Kentucky, USA · source · CC BY-SA 2.0

Fishing boats at floating docks with sheet ice covering the harbor
Gillfoto · source · CC BY-SA 3.0

Sailboat wrapped in clear plastic for winter at a snowy, partly frozen marina
Anurag Jamwal · source · Pexels License

Uncovered motor yachts in a harbor covered with snow
Eylül Kuşdili · source · Pexels License

Small marine diesel engine with its bronze-covered raw-water pump at the front, below the belt pulleys
S.J. de Waard · source · CC BY-SA 3.0

New raw-water pump impeller next to a failed one broken into pieces
Ein Dahmer · source · CC BY-SA 3.0

Compact marine diesel generator with its sound shield open, showing the engine, fuel system, hoses and alternator
S.J. de Waard · source · CC BY-SA 3.0

New raw-water pump impeller next to a failed one broken into pieces
Ein Dahmer · source · CC BY-SA 3.0

Outboard motor tilted up on the transom of a small boat at a dock
Wikisympathisant · source · CC BY-SA 4.0

Pontoon boat nosed up on a lake shore, showing its aluminum tubes, vinyl seating, deck and bimini top
Wake Riderz Boat Rental Lake Austin · source · CC BY-SA 4.0

Two pontoon boats at a dock with vinyl lounge furniture, fence panels and bimini tops
Tümay Hasret · source · Pexels License

Personal watercraft on its trailer at the edge of a lake
Cjp24 · source · CC BY-SA 4.0

Personal watercraft jet pump impeller with cavitation damage along the blade edges
Erik Axdahl · source · CC BY-SA 2.5

Sailboat wintering afloat with the mast up and a clear plastic cover over the deck, ice in the harbor
Anurag Jamwal · source · Pexels License



Sterndrive leg on the stern of a covered boat sitting on its trailer
Mlsguy0037 · source · Public domain

Shrink-wrapped boats stored ashore for the winter at a marina
Sonam lama Hyolmo · source · Pexels License

Performance powerboat with several people aboard running on open water
Darryl Hentrich · source · Pexels License

Plug-in blade fuses in mini, standard and maxi sizes, seen from the front and the top
havarhen · source · CC BY-SA 3.0

Stainless steel wheel at a small powerboat helm with gauges, a small switch and display panel and a compass
Erik Mclean · source · Pexels License


Digital multimeter with test leads and clips in its case
Retired electrician · source · CC0 1.0