The section starts off with an article on getting your boat ready for a trip away that has been gratefully supplied to us by Jim Harnwell from Fishing World Magazine.

The links below will also be of use to anyone planning to go fishing, or boating, in Queensland waters. We trust your find them useful and your comments are welcome.

If you would like your boating related site to be shown on this page, please contact us with the relevant details and we'll get back to you

Local Boat Hire Firms

Mulgrave River Marina	3 Ross Rd, DEERAL	07 4067 5360
Lake Tinaroo Boat Hire	Lake Tinaroo Holiday Park, KAIRI	07 4095 8537
Out ‘N About Boat Hire	PORT DOUGLAS	07 4098 5204
Port Douglas Boat Hire	Marina Mirage, PORT DOUGLAS	07 4099 6277
Barron River Boat Hire	Cook Hwy, STRATFIELD (Cairns)	07 4058 1437
Cairns Boat Hire & Water Taxi	Marlin Jetty, CAIRNS	07 4051 4139

Local Marinas

• Half Moon Bay Marina
• Marina Mirage Port Douglas
• Sonar Marine Berth Sales

Statutory Bodies And Industry Associations

• Australian Hydrographic Office
• Australian Maritime Safety Authority
• Australian Search And Rescue
• Australian Volunteer Coastguard
• Cairns Port Authority
• Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority
• National Marine Safety Committe
• Queensland Boating And Fisheries Patrol
• Queensland Commercial Vessels Association
• Queensland Transport - Marine Division
• Society Of Accredited Marine Professionals (Qld)
• Townsville Port Authority

General Boating

• Boat Owners World
• BoatingNews.com

Boating Safety And Training

• Australian Boating College
• Australia/NZ Safe Boating Group
• Boating Rope Knots
• International Marine Signal Flags
• Marine Incident Investigation Unit
• MarineWaypoints Safety Links
• RulesMaster

Marine Accesories And Services

• Austral Propellers
• Bargain Boat Bits
• Boat Bits Marine Supermarket
• Boatshop
• Club Marine Service Centres NEW
• Reelax Enterprises

Books And Charts

• Australian Hydrographic Office
• Boat Books Australia
• Boating Books & Charts

Insurance

• Club Marine
• Suncorp Boat Insurance
• RACQ Boat Insurance

Boat Sales

• How to buy a boat
• Ben Lexcen Marine Brokers - Cairns
• Boating World
• Web Boat Sales

Electronics And Communications

• Club Marine Electronics
• Navtronics
• Taylor Marine
• Telstra Maritime Communications Stations

Boat Builders

• Alucraft
• Blackwatch Boats
• Cairns Custom Craft - Home Of The Barra Tracker
• Quintrex Boats
• Riviera Marine
• Stacer Boats
• Stessl Boats
• SubSee Submarines
• Viking Fishing Kayaks
• Westcoaster  NEW