Hobson Bay Boat Share is a noncommercial, not-for-profit limited partnership run by a group of OBC (Outboard Boating Club) members to provide unique and affordable recreational boating opportunities.

This is a boat share scheme run in an organised manner by its participants. It provides the best opportunity to go boating in modern well-maintained boats without all the work of owning your own boat.

The main benefits of the scheme are:-

• Affordability
• Different boat sizes available
• Modern boats with planned replacement
• All maintenance organised
• All ownership costs included
• A depreciation and inflation fund for boat replacement
• Boat storage close to point of use

To participate in the boat share scheme, you pay a capital payment for a share in the scheme and the monthly operating costs which include all maintenance & operating costs, depreciation for boat replacement & Coatguard corporate membership. Fuel is the only additional cost.

This is a true ‘pay-as-you-go’ scheme.  Owners in the scheme can also sell their share at any time, getting back their share of the boat value plus a share of the replacement fund.