CoBoating
A pontoon boat crossing a glassy lake at golden hour, seen from above

Boat co-ownership

Own half the boat.
Pay half the cost.

Most boats sit at the dock. Share yours, or co-own one. Real ownership, shared costs.

I own a boat. List a share

The idea

The average boat goes out 19 days a year. The other 346, someone is paying for the slip.

CoBoating introduces owners who'd like to share the cost with people who want to co-own. Both on the title. Costs and calendar, split.

Source: USCG 2018 National Recreational Boating Safety Survey

Friends relaxing on a pontoon boat at golden hour
A couple stepping onto a pontoon in a quiet covered marina

For owners

Keep the boat. Share the bills.

List a 1/2, 1/3 or 1/4 share in about two minutes. You choose who to meet.

List a share
Friends sharing a glass of wine on a boat deck at sundown

For co-owners

Your own boat, on your lake.

Buy into a boat for a fraction of the price, with someone who already loves it.

Find a boat

How it works

Three quiet steps.

The details
  1. 01

    List or set an alert

    Owners describe the boat and the share. Co-owners tell us their lake and budget.

  2. 02

    We review, then introduce

    A person checks every listing. Interested co-owners request an intro.

  3. 03

    Meet at the dock

    See the boat, agree on schedule and costs, and sign a co-ownership agreement between you (our template is free with sign-up).

A family jumping off the back of a pontoon into a lake

Same lake. Same boat. A fraction of the slip fee.

Cost per day

What does a day on the water really cost?

Add up a year of slip, insurance, upkeep and payments. Divide by the days you actually go.

Example figure. Change it.
Each day costs you
$750
With a 1/2 share$375 / day
With a 1/3 share$250 / day
Open the full calculator

Launch lakes

Starting here.

Listings anywhere in the U.S. are welcome.

Morning mist over a still lake and a wooden dock

Our part

Careful, by design.

Reviewed by a person
Every listing is checked before it goes live. No fake listings.
We never hold money
No payments, keys or rentals pass through us.
Private until you ask
Contact details are shared only when an intro is requested.
Marina-ready
A plain checklist for title, insurance and slip. Read it

Questions

Good to know.

All questions
Is co-owning a boat the same as renting or a boat club?
No. In a co-ownership, each partner actually owns part of the boat: you're on the title, you share the fixed costs (slip, insurance, upkeep) and you split the time. There's no rental company and no per-trip fee to us.
What does CoBoating cost?
Nothing, during launch: listing a share, boat alerts and intros are free for owners and buyers. Later, owners may pay a small flat fee to list or feature a boat. We never take a commission on any sale, and we never hold money, keys or boats.
Do you take a commission when a share sells?
No, never. CoBoating only makes introductions. Any price you agree is between you and your co-owner, and none of it comes to us. If we add fees later, they'll be small flat fees for owners to list or feature a boat, shown up front.
How is a share priced?
The owner sets a buy-in price for the share (for example, half the boat's fair value for a 1/2 share) and a monthly amount that covers the buyer's part of slip, insurance and upkeep. Fuel is usually paid by whoever is using the boat.

The boat, shared well.

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