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Cost Planner

What will this boat really cost you?

Type your own numbers. The planner adds up what you lose and what you pay over the years you keep the boat, and costs the same days on the water four ways.

1 The boat and the loan
$

What you pay, before any trade-in.

$

Leave empty for none, or the full price for no loan.

%
months
$

Your estimate of what it sells for when you are done. Ask a dealer or look at listings for the same boat a few years older.

$

Trailer, safety gear, electronics, sales tax and fees at purchase.

2 Every year, used or not
$
$

Slip or mooring for the season, plus winter storage.

$

Engine service, haul-out, bottom paint, winterising: your own budget.

$
$

Anything else you pay every year.

3 Each day out
h
gal/h

From the engine maker or your own fill-ups.

$
$

Launch fee, ice, bait, food.

4 How you'll use it
days
years
days

How many days your water is boatable each year.

5 Compare with leave empty to skip

Renting by the day

$
$

A boat club

$
$
$

Sharing with partners

people

Fixed costs split evenly; each partner pays for their own days out.

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Type your numbers in the form and press Work it out. Only the price, the resale value, days per year and years are required.