Looking for inspiration or advice about adding storage to your boat? This Learn section provides insights on boat storage projects and the best storage solutions to maximize your boats storage space.
Fire extinguisher requirements for recreational boats are easy enough to look up online, but it’s worth discussing them in a little more depth. Let’s take a closer look at how fire extinguishers on boats are stored, maintained, and used.
Learn about the best tackle box options for different fishing styles and why! Get the most out of your angling experience with this Boat Outfitters guide.
Metro Boating sells more Blackjack bay boats than anyone else in the country. Being higher-end boats, Metro offers custom options & additional accessories to their customers. Read how Boat Outfitters helped make Metro Boating the nation's top Blackjack dealer.
Sea Hunt boats are wildly popular for good reason. But there’s still room for upgrades, and Sea Hunt owners purchase lots of parts and materials from Boat Outfitters to customize their boats. This article highlights 5 of the coolest upgrades.
Most of Boat Outfitters’ Starboard storage units fall into one of two basic types: recessed units and freestanding units, which are designed to be mounted to decks, bulkheads, leaning post legs, etc. Every installation is different, but here are some guidelines and recommendations for freestanding tackle centers and other storage units:
It’s no secret that the pontoon market is hot these days. One important driver of the trend is the growing popularity of pontoons as fishing platforms. To address that need, Boat Outfitters designed the new Pontoon Tackle Storage Unit, which was recently named the best tackle management solution in the New Product Showcase at the ICAST international sportfishing tradeshow.
Most of today’s bass boats come from the factory with some kind of tackle organization system in one or more of their lockers — generally the center forward locker. There’s always room for improvement, though, and Boat Outfitters engineers believed they could build a better tackle organizer.
There’s never enough storage on a boat, goes the old saying. And there usually isn’t. Whether it’s for skis or boards, fishing tackle, towels and clothes, food and drinks, or small items like wallets and phones, we’re always looking for convenient places to stow our stuff.
Safety is paramount on the water, and our fire extinguisher holders provide the security and reliability boat owners need. With these holders, you can trust that your fire extinguisher is readily accessible yet firmly held in place.
Installing a Boat Outfitters inset, face-mount storage unit is well within the abilities of most DIYers, but it does require a bit of forethought and careful measurement.
Calling all pontoon owners! Looking for convenient cooler storage on your boat? In this video, our team discusses the different storage options. From drawer units, to tilt-out units, we have the solution you've been looking for.
If there was one thing Joe Capalbo missed about his previous boat, it was the recessed tackle storage units in both sides of the leaning post, readily accessible from the cockpit. He needed more room to store jigs, weights, hooks, leader, knives, pliers, and more within arm’s reach of the cockpit while fishing his Chesapeake Bay home waters.
If you're tired of using a simple trash bag tied to your boat's rail, you must check out this video! Our team discusses a variety of trash can storage options, from Yeti 5-gallon bucket toppers to custom solutions like tilt-out boxes and more.
Looking for a storage unit that fits your specific needs? Learn about the difference between free-standing and inset storage units in this informative video! Our experts explain the engineering process of converting an inset storage unit to a free-standing one.
No matter what size boat you have, you have probably experienced the “incredible shrinking boat syndrome.” No matter how organized you try to be at the beginning of a trip, it doesn’t take long for a boat to get cluttered. Eighteen feet of fiberglass doesn’t do you much good if you only have five feet of usable space!
Trying to maximize the storage space on your boat? Listen to our team discuss tips on how you can make the most of your shallow storage spaces with rod boxes and tilt-out units.
Your leaning post is right at the center of most of what happens on a fishing boat. Here are six DIY upgrades to optimize your fiberglass leaning post.
Sure, your leaning post does everything that’s listed in the job description, but with a bit of innovative thinking and a few carefully selected accessories, you can turn your aluminum frame leaning post into a multi-function fishing and driving station.
Tune in to learn about the different cell phone accessories available for your boat. We discuss the benefits of upgrading your boat with phone holders and chargers!
Problem: Your hand slowly going numb while you dig blindly through the ice in a partially opened cooler under your leaning post for that last decent beer mixed in with your brother-in-law’s Natty Lights.
The final design, arrived at after several iterations, features a deep center bin for towels, jackets, and other bulky items. A vented front makes it easy to see the contents and allows plenty of airflow to let wet items dry out and keep mildew and mold at bay.
There is no real estate more prime for tackle storage than the aft side of the leaning post. Unfortunately, many boat builders don’t really maximize leaning post space. We have a variety of solutions to make the most of this often unused space!
Fishing pontoons are made, not born. All of those basic fishing boat features — rod and tackle storage, bait and live wells, trolling motor rigging, and so on — have to be added. Among your first priorities should be a convenient, secure place to stow rods where they’re easily accessible.
Tilt-out units are a great way to add storage in tight spots like transoms, gunwales, and consoles. Check out things to consider when shopping for a tilt-out storage unit on your boat.
