About Boatwiki.ai

Boatwiki.ai is a free reference work built for people who own — or want to own — a boat in the United States. We answer specific, owner-grade questions: what does this regulation actually require, which hull handles this lake, when do I really need to replace this part, what does this repair usually cost.

What Boatwiki is

• An encyclopedia, not a marketplace.
• Source-cited: every claim ties back to a primary source — manufacturer docs, USCG/state regulations, NMMA statistics, peer-reviewed studies.
• Open access — no paywall, no signup required to read anything.
• Free forever: the only thing we ever ask is your email if you want The Wake, our weekly newsletter.

What Boatwiki is not

• Not a substitute for professional advice — for legal, mechanical, or safety-critical decisions, talk to a licensed pro.
• Not a broker, dealer, or insurer. We don't sell boats, parts, or insurance policies.
• Not advertising-supported in the traditional sense. Any commercial link is a partner action with explicit disclosure — see our affiliate disclosure.

How we work

Articles are drafted from primary sources, fact-checked against those sources, and run through an editorial QA gate before they become indexable. Every article carries a content type, a list of sources, a QA status, and a last-verified date so you can decide how much weight to give it.

Our full process — sourcing rules, conflict-of-interest policy, and correction workflow — lives on our editorial standards page.

Get in touch

Spotted an error, or have a topic you wish the encyclopedia covered? Email editorial@boatwiki.ai and we'll route it to the right editor.