Saltwater Suzi and Cap'n Larry's advice for the cash-starved boater
Nautical Novels
If your boater enjoys reading, glance through some of these novels about nautical adventures. You can purchase paperbacks and some hardbacks in the under $20. category. Mostly hardbacks or collections in the under $40. category and collectors editions in the Sky's the Limit Category if you want your gift to be something really nice.
And if your favorite boater has the dream - ("Someday I'm going to buy a boat and sail around the world!") don't make fun. There are many who have done it, or at least ventured out on the ocean for a little island hopping. Help keep the dream alive, especially through those long cold winter months when all you can do is dream - pick one of the books from the Books about Cruising on your Boat category.