--- title: "Running the day" description: "Junglebee guides on running the day for tour, charter and rental operators." url: https://junglebee.com/blog/category/running-the-day --- # Running the day Guides on selling, getting paid and running the day, from operators in the Caribbean and beyond. [ Running the day9 min read ### Pre-Purchase Marine Survey for a Charter Boat: What It Actually Costs (and What It Catches Before You're Stuck With It) What a pre-purchase marine survey costs per foot, what surveyors check, and how findings affect your USCG inspection and insurance underwriting. ](https://junglebee.com/blog/pre-purchase-marine-survey-cost-charter-boat)[ Running the day5 min read ### Charter boat captain salary: what the job really pays Charter captain pay isn't the day rate, it's the year. An operator's take on day rates, tips, slow season and keeping good captains. ](https://junglebee.com/blog/charter-boat-captain-salary)[ Running the day5 min read ### How to start a boat rental business: what I'd check first I walk through starting a self-drive boat rental: bareboat rules, renter cards, insurance, fleet, and why the checkout briefing matters most. ](https://junglebee.com/blog/how-to-start-a-boat-rental-business)[ Running the day5 min read ### How to get a captain's license: what I'd tell a new deckhand Getting a US six-pack or Master license, plus why deck time as a mate matters more than the paper before you run guests. ](https://junglebee.com/blog/how-to-get-a-captains-license-new-deckhand)[ Running the day4 min read ### Tour Operator Itinerary Software: What the Crew Actually Needs A guide to itinerary software: test whether the guest plan and crew's working view stay in sync from booking through departure. ](https://junglebee.com/blog/tour-operator-itinerary-software-what-crew-needs)[ Running the day5 min read ### How to Start a Tour Guide Business: What I Would Get Right First My operator's take on what to get right before launching a tour guide business: the trip, real costs and booking handoff. ](https://junglebee.com/blog/how-to-start-a-tour-guide-business-what-to-get-right-first)[ Running the day5 min read ### How to become a Viator supplier: what I would prepare What I would have ready before opening the Viator supplier portal: one trip, a clear meeting point, net vs retail, cut-offs, held seats, a weather plan. ](https://junglebee.com/blog/how-to-become-a-viator-supplier)[ Running the day9 min read ### Charter Boat Maintenance Checklist: What Keeps You Legal, Insured, and Running USCG inspection items, safety-gear service intervals, and the records insurers want — the charter-specific maintenance checklist generic boat guides skip. ](https://junglebee.com/blog/charter-boat-maintenance-checklist-legal-insured-running)[ Running the day5 min read ### SEO for Tour Operators: The First Page I Would Fix Before Buying Ads A founder's practical take on SEO for tour operators: fix the trip page and booking path before buying ads or chasing more traffic. ](https://junglebee.com/blog/seo-for-tour-operators-first-page-fix-before-ads)[ Running the day5 min read ### OTA Advertising for Tour Operators: What I Would Actually Pay For A practical way to buy reach without buying more booking chaos, from a founder who has watched tour bookings break at the handoff. ](https://junglebee.com/blog/ota-advertising-tour-operators-what-i-would-actually-pay-for)[ Running the day7 min read ### USCG Vessel Documentation vs State Registration: What Actually Changes for Charter Boats Documentation and registration solve different problems. See which one your charter boat needs, what each endorsement allows, and common costly mistakes. ](https://junglebee.com/blog/uscg-vessel-documentation-vs-state-registration)[ Running the day5 min read ### The Online Reservation System I Wish We Had Before the First Booking An operator's test for an online reservation system: real availability, payment status, crew handoff, and the changes that happen on the water. ](https://junglebee.com/blog/online-reservation-system-tour-operator-first-booking)[ Running the day10 min read ### 100 Ton Captain's License: Moving Up From a Six-Pack What changes when a six-pack captain moves up to a 100-ton Master license: sea time, TWIC, the exam, real costs, and when the upgrade actually pays off. ](https://junglebee.com/blog/100-ton-captains-license-moving-up-from-a-six-pack)[ Running the day5 min read ### How to Build a Free Online Booking Website for Your Tour Business A practical guide to building a free online booking website for a tour business, from the booking path to payment and weather-day handoffs. ](https://junglebee.com/blog/free-online-booking-website-tour-business)[ Running the day5 min read ### Tour Operator Management Software: The Handoff I Would Fix First A founder's view of the booking handoff that makes busy boat days harder than they need to be. ](https://junglebee.com/blog/tour-operator-management-software-busy-boat-day)[ Running the day5 min read ### How to Start a Sunset Cruise Business: What I Would Set Up Before the First Guest A practical founder-operator guide to building a sunset cruise product, route, weather plan, and booking handoff before the first guest. ](https://junglebee.com/blog/how-to-start-a-sunset-cruise-business)[ Running the day4 min read ### Tour Booking Handoffs: The Operator Story I Keep Coming Back To Tour booking handoffs are where good trips get lost. I share the operator lesson that made me rethink every booking system. ](https://junglebee.com/blog/tour-booking-handoffs-operator-story)[ Running the day7 min read ### Charter Boat Insurance Requirements for Six-Pack Operators Six-pack charter insurance isn't one federal rule. See where marina, permit, and policy requirements come from, plus the coverage stack you need. ](https://junglebee.com/blog/charter-boat-insurance-requirements-for-six-pack-operators)[ Running the day5 min read ### Tour Operator Software With Reporting: What I Actually Check The reports I would check before every trip: pending confirmations, deposits, balances, capacity, booking source, and the handoffs that still go wrong. ](https://junglebee.com/blog/tour-operator-software-reporting-checklist)[ Running the day5 min read ### Bus Charter Booking Software: The Handoff I Would Fix First A founder's take on why the driver, office, and guest need one current bus charter trip record. ](https://junglebee.com/blog/bus-charter-booking-software-handoff)[ Running the day5 min read ### Kayak Rental Software: What I Would Set Up Before the First Launch A dock-first guide to the kayak rental software checks I would run before the first guest arrives. ](https://junglebee.com/blog/kayak-rental-software-first-launch)[ Running the day10 min read ### OUPV License: What a Six-Pack Captain Actually Needs The real OUPV/six-pack requirements: sea time, TWIC, drug testing, the exam, and what changes the day you take your first paid charter booking. ](https://junglebee.com/blog/oupv-license-what-a-six-pack-captain-actually-needs)[ Running the day5 min read ### Discounts Are Not a Booking Strategy: What I Learned Running Tour Boats A founder-operator take on why blanket discounts miss the point - and how to use timing, capacity, and guest value to fill a specific departure. ](https://junglebee.com/blog/discounts-are-not-a-booking-strategy-tour-boats)[ Running the day5 min read ### Tour newsletter examples: what I would send before and after a trip Three practical newsletter formats I would send before and after a tour, with the one test I use to help guests choose and book. ](https://junglebee.com/blog/tour-newsletter-examples-what-i-would-send) **One useful email a month.**New guides for operators. 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