Preparing an annual boating budget does not offset high boating cost. Use "Watercraft dollars" calculations to control your expenses. A spreadsheet will help you be in control. Make a boat maintenance spreadsheet on an annual basis to manage your spending and expectations

1. BUDGETING YOUR
“BOAT DOLLARS”

2. PREPARE ANNUAL BUDGET
“MAINTAINING YOUR BOAT”
Monthly loan
payments $500-
1000
Insurance
averages of %1.5
of boat insured
valued.
Dockage fee
$10/foot/month
Winter storage Annual
Maintenace %10
Safety Kits
$500/year
Repairs
$2400/year
Time spent on
boat 14
days/year

3. “BUST OUT ANOTHER
THOUSAND” (B.O.A.T).
• Preparing your annual boating
budget plan to cover expenses
will provide a more satisfying
boating experience.
• Do this and turn ‘boat’ into
“Best of All Time”.

4. BOAT DOLLARS
“One boat dollar” amounts to $100. Proper budgeting and maintenance makes
you more able to control expenses, yet that
does not make boating less costly.
BOAT = Bankruptcy on a Trailer

5. CREATING YOUR BOAT BUDGET SPREADSHEET
Dockage or
mooring fees
Launch/hauling
Storage (outside,
includes blocking
and stands)
Transportation
Winterizing Cover Maintenance Commissioning

6. Marina fees and/or
yacht club
membership
Dinghy storage Insurance Excise tax
State boat
registration /
documentation
Trailer registration Fuel
Safety equipment
(charts, PFDs,
flares, etc)
Other equipment
and miscellaneous
CREATING YOUR BOAT BUDGET SPREADSHEET

7.  Building a spreadsheet will
provide you with a practical view
of your boating costs
 Or cushion you from associated
expenses that often stun much
less knowledgeable seafarers.
 This will allow you to keep track
of boat jobs and assist with
budget preparation.
CREATING YOUR BOAT BUDGET SPREADSHEET

8. CAN I AFFORD A BOAT?

9. Buy an 18-foot Boat
$2000 per year.
10 years
-$20,000
Invest in a High Yield Saving Account
$2000 per year. 1%
saving yield
10 years
+$924
CAN I AFFORD A BOAT?

10. BOAT MAINTENANCE
COSTS AND HISTORY
 Only the owner knows the maintenance
history
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your-boat-bucks/