Boat Use Costs – vs – Land Use Costs
This is first time I’ve put it to numbers... so let’s see... regarding comparison of Boat Use and Land Use Vacation “Play Time” Costs!
***Considering you “cash” purchase a good condition and well equipped “classic” craft at the “right” price (i.e. so dollar investment is a basic “value push” upon eventual resale); using it 15 times per year / 3 days per use avg / 10 run hrs avg per use.***
“Per Day” Boat Use Vaca Numbers (considering avg of three persons vacationing aboard your owned boat and cruising away from dock each use):
1. 45 Days Boat Use Vaca Travel Annually - - >
a. $3,600 annual dock fee ($300 mo.)
b. $3,750 annual vacation fuel cost (150 hrs, 5 gal hr, $5 gal)
c. $3,375 ($75 day/night aboard and occasional ashore eat, drink)
d. $900 boat maintenance ($75 mo.)
e. $900 ($20 day “fun stuff” aboard boat vaca items)
f. $1,200 annual insurance (inc. incidentals etc)
$13,725
$13,725 -: 45 day = $305 Per Day Boat Use Cost!
“Per Day” Land Use Vaca Numbers (considering avg of three persons vacationing in your owned vehicle and traveling away from town each time - not inc. use of motor home, fifth wheel, or trailer):
1. 45 Days Land Use Vaca Travel Annually - - >
a. $675 (prorated vehicle maintenance cost for 4,500 vaca miles at $0.15 per mile)
b. $900 (100 mile per day avg at 20 mpg, $4 gal)
c. $6,750 ($150 day/night restaurant and occasional in-room eat, drink)
d. $5,625 ($125 day/night lodging)
e. $3,375 ($75 day land-locked “fun stuff”)
$17,325
$17,325 -: 45 day = $385 Per day Land Use Cost!
Soooo... As it turns out!
“Boat Use Cost” is approx $80 per day less costly than “Land Use Cost”... when calced using (as I did) inexpensive vaca methods, yet including daily active parameters, for either “Vacation Opportunity”.
We/I Much Prefer Boat Use - Anyway!
Of course these figures can be widely (wildly - lol) altered in any direction imaginable... but... this little math exercise provides basic comparison regarding Vacation “Play Time” dollar-to-dollar costs per Boat Use – vs – Land Use.
Motor home, fifth-wheel, or tow-trailer is another Vacation “Play Time” alternative. Being not well versed in that dimension (and we're not wanting to use it anyway) I leave those calcs to others, if they so desire.
Cheers! - Art
This is first time I’ve put it to numbers... so let’s see... regarding comparison of Boat Use and Land Use Vacation “Play Time” Costs!
***Considering you “cash” purchase a good condition and well equipped “classic” craft at the “right” price (i.e. so dollar investment is a basic “value push” upon eventual resale); using it 15 times per year / 3 days per use avg / 10 run hrs avg per use.***
“Per Day” Boat Use Vaca Numbers (considering avg of three persons vacationing aboard your owned boat and cruising away from dock each use):
1. 45 Days Boat Use Vaca Travel Annually - - >
a. $3,600 annual dock fee ($300 mo.)
b. $3,750 annual vacation fuel cost (150 hrs, 5 gal hr, $5 gal)
c. $3,375 ($75 day/night aboard and occasional ashore eat, drink)
d. $900 boat maintenance ($75 mo.)
e. $900 ($20 day “fun stuff” aboard boat vaca items)
f. $1,200 annual insurance (inc. incidentals etc)
$13,725
$13,725 -: 45 day = $305 Per Day Boat Use Cost!
“Per Day” Land Use Vaca Numbers (considering avg of three persons vacationing in your owned vehicle and traveling away from town each time - not inc. use of motor home, fifth wheel, or trailer):
1. 45 Days Land Use Vaca Travel Annually - - >
a. $675 (prorated vehicle maintenance cost for 4,500 vaca miles at $0.15 per mile)
b. $900 (100 mile per day avg at 20 mpg, $4 gal)
c. $6,750 ($150 day/night restaurant and occasional in-room eat, drink)
d. $5,625 ($125 day/night lodging)
e. $3,375 ($75 day land-locked “fun stuff”)
$17,325
$17,325 -: 45 day = $385 Per day Land Use Cost!
Soooo... As it turns out!
“Boat Use Cost” is approx $80 per day less costly than “Land Use Cost”... when calced using (as I did) inexpensive vaca methods, yet including daily active parameters, for either “Vacation Opportunity”.
We/I Much Prefer Boat Use - Anyway!
Of course these figures can be widely (wildly - lol) altered in any direction imaginable... but... this little math exercise provides basic comparison regarding Vacation “Play Time” dollar-to-dollar costs per Boat Use – vs – Land Use.
Motor home, fifth-wheel, or tow-trailer is another Vacation “Play Time” alternative. Being not well versed in that dimension (and we're not wanting to use it anyway) I leave those calcs to others, if they so desire.
Cheers! - Art