Boat Owners Association Of The United States

• Outdoors: Canes Blow Down Coastal Boaters

Coastal areas obviously take the brunt of the storms when hurricanes head inland. High winds and water toss and destroy even large vessels like they were toys. Hurricane Irene that recently followed the east coast from one end to the other was no different. Early reports from the Boat Owners Association of the United States (Boat US) indicate that this storm struck inland lake and river regions in New York and New England particularly hard, including the Hudson and Mohawk River Valleys, Lake George, Lake Champlain and Lake Winnipesaukee as well as Cape Cod.

• The Topeka Capital-Journal
• September 17, 2011

• New Gas Could Affect Boat Owners

The Environmental Protection Agency is preparing to vote this summer on whether to allow a 50 percent increase in the amount of ethanol in the nation's gasoline supply, according to the Boat Owners Association of the United States, the nation's largest boating group. Testing on whether the new gas works is scheduled to be done on a group of 2001-and-newer model vehicles. No testing, the Boat Owners Association says, will be done on older cars, boats, non-road vehicles or gas engine-powered equipment.

• Tribune - Review / Pittsburgh Tribune - Review
• April 26, 2010

• Ethanol May Leave Boaters High and Dry; Report Says Fuel Blends Could Lead to Engine Damage

As if high gasoline prices weren't enough to ruin a boater's day, problems with ethanol fuel blends might leave some people stuck at the dock. Fiberglass fuel tanks, when filled with gasoline formulated with ethanol, might fail or cause engine damage, according to a report from Boat U.S., the Boat Owners Association of the United States.

• The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
• August 26, 2006

• David Keppel Iii

NORFOLK - , 75, died Oct. 13, 2006, at the VA Medical Center, Hampton. Mr. Keppel retired as a chart maker from the Boat Owners Association of the United States. He was a sports car and sailing enthusiast and an Army veteran of the Korean conflict.

• The Virginian-Pilot and The Ledger-Star, Norfolk, VA
• October 17, 2006

• On the Trail

The idea of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) allowing the introduction of a fuel that has never been independently tested for use with marine engines has the Boat Owners Association of The United States (BoatU.S.) and the National Marine Manufacturers Association (NMMA) urging every boater in America to speak out on the issue before the federal comment period closes July 20. In March, Growth Energy, a pro-ethanol organization, and 54 ethanol producers petitioned the EPA to allow an increase in the amount of ethanol in gasoline from 10% (E10) to 15% (E15). After an initial comment period that drew nearly 30,000 comments from concerned boaters, the marine industry, marina operators and many other boating groups, the agency extended the comment deadline to July 20.

• The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
• July 12, 2009

• Rep. Elijah E. Cummings Holds a Hearing On Maritime Domain Awareness

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• Political Transcript Wire
• December 18, 2009

• BOATU.S., CNA Continue Commitment to Providing Marine Insurance.

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• Business Wire
• March 29, 2011

• License to boat? Government lacks clear plans to ID small vessels used as terrorist weapons.

... to garner the support of small boat owners and operators because of the lack of a clear, cohe... or weapons of mass destruction into the United States. A second concern, as Allen said, is that a... vice president of the Boat Owners Association of the United States. He argued that boat owners s...

• National Defense
• Vol. 92 Nbr. 648, November 2007

• 36 Groups Ask Senate Leaders to Reject Increasing Ethanol in Gasoline

WASHINGTON, July 26 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Thirty-six environmental and industry groups signed a letter that went to the majority and minority leaders of the Senate today urging opposition to any amendment to the upcoming energy bill that would authorize the sale of gasoline with more than 10 percent ethanol. NPRA, the National Petrochemical & Refiners Association, was among the signatories.

...Senate Majority Leader. United States Senate. Washington, D.C. 20510. The Honorab...Boat Owners Association of the United States (BoatU.S.)...

• U.S. Newswire
• July 26, 2010

• Alliance for a Safe Alternative Fuels Environment

To: ENERGY EDITORS Contact: Caroline March-Long, +1-434-295-5938, caroline@fourleafpr.com, for AllSAFE

...The recent EPA letter states that "gasoline containing more than 10 percent eth... blend may do to an automobile, motorcycle, boat, chainsaw, lawn mower, ATV, snowmobile, generator ... manufacturing, and gasoline retailer associations (listed below) that consume gasoline and ethanol f...Boat Owners Association of the United States. Engine Manufactu...

• U.S. Newswire
• September 03, 2008