diff --git a/app/controllers/boats_controller.rb b/app/controllers/boats_controller.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e990aa2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/controllers/boats_controller.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+class BoatsController < ApplicationController
+  def index
+  end
+  
+  def show
+  end
+end
diff --git a/app/controllers/users/boats_controller.rb b/app/controllers/users/boats_controller.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e02d07e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/controllers/users/boats_controller.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+class Users::BoatsController < ApplicationController
+  # before_action :authenticate_user!
+  def index
+  end
+
+  def new
+  end
+
+  def show
+  end
+
+  def edit
+  end
+end
diff --git a/app/views/boats/show.html.erb b/app/views/boats/show.html.erb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..25810d8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/views/boats/show.html.erb
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+boats#show
diff --git a/app/views/users/boats/edit.html.erb b/app/views/users/boats/edit.html.erb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d91a848
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/views/users/boats/edit.html.erb
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+user::boats#edit
diff --git a/app/views/users/boats/new.html.erb b/app/views/users/boats/new.html.erb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..15d1ec9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/views/users/boats/new.html.erb
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+user::boats#new
diff --git a/app/views/users/boats/show.html.erb b/app/views/users/boats/show.html.erb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..68b5012
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/views/users/boats/show.html.erb
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+users::boats#show
diff --git a/config/routes.rb b/config/routes.rb
index 0886641..a13c280 100644
--- a/config/routes.rb
+++ b/config/routes.rb
@@ -7,8 +7,12 @@
   resources :users do
     scope module: :users do
       resources :positions, only: [:index]
+      resources :boats
     end
   end
 
   resources :positions, except: [:show]
+
+  resources :boats, only: [:index, :show]
+
 end
diff --git a/spec/features/boats/boat_management_spec.rb b/spec/features/boats/boat_management_spec.rb
index 708dc04..6a8eaa5 100644
--- a/spec/features/boats/boat_management_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/features/boats/boat_management_spec.rb
@@ -38,8 +38,12 @@
 
       expect(page.status_code).to eq(200)
     end
-    scenario 'an index page of all boats in the db exists'
-    scenario 'a page to add a new boat that is not nested under the current user does not exist'
+    scenario 'an index page of all boats in the db exists' do
+      visit boats_path
+
+      expect(page.status_code).to eq(200)
+    end
+    scenario 'a page to add a new boat that is not nested under the current user does not exist' 
     scenario 'a page to edit a specific boat that is not nested under the current user does not exist'
   end