{
  "slug": "fishing-boat-cost",
  "title": "Boat Ownership Cost Per Outing Calculator",
  "heading": "Boat Cost Per Outing Calculator",
  "category": "other",
  "url": "https://www.revenuelab.fyi/toolbox/fishing-boat-cost",
  "summary": "The real hourly cost of a boat once slip, insurance, and fuel land.",
  "description": "Purchase price is the small part. This annualizes depreciation, slip or storage, insurance, maintenance, and fuel to show what each day on the water actually costs.",
  "formula": "Per outing = (depreciation + fixed costs + fuel) ÷ outings per year.",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-30",
  "run_url": "https://www.revenuelab.fyi/api/public/calc?tool=fishing-boat-cost",
  "inputs": [
    {
      "id": "price",
      "label": "Purchase price",
      "kind": "number",
      "hint": null,
      "default": 38000,
      "unit": "$",
      "min": 0,
      "max": null
    },
    {
      "id": "years",
      "label": "Years you'll keep it",
      "kind": "number",
      "hint": null,
      "default": 8,
      "unit": null,
      "min": 1,
      "max": null
    },
    {
      "id": "resale",
      "label": "Expected resale",
      "kind": "number",
      "hint": null,
      "default": 18000,
      "unit": "$",
      "min": 0,
      "max": null
    },
    {
      "id": "slip",
      "label": "Slip / storage per year",
      "kind": "number",
      "hint": null,
      "default": 2400,
      "unit": "$",
      "min": 0,
      "max": null
    },
    {
      "id": "insurance",
      "label": "Insurance + registration per year",
      "kind": "number",
      "hint": null,
      "default": 700,
      "unit": "$",
      "min": 0,
      "max": null
    },
    {
      "id": "maint",
      "label": "Maintenance per year",
      "kind": "number",
      "hint": null,
      "default": 1500,
      "unit": "$",
      "min": 0,
      "max": null
    },
    {
      "id": "outings",
      "label": "Outings per year",
      "kind": "number",
      "hint": null,
      "default": 20,
      "unit": null,
      "min": 1,
      "max": null
    },
    {
      "id": "fuelPer",
      "label": "Fuel per outing",
      "kind": "number",
      "hint": null,
      "default": 85,
      "unit": "$",
      "min": 0,
      "max": null
    }
  ],
  "outputs": [
    {
      "id": "perOuting",
      "label": "Cost per outing",
      "format": "currency",
      "hint": null,
      "primary": true
    },
    {
      "id": "annual",
      "label": "Total annual cost",
      "format": "currency",
      "hint": null,
      "primary": false
    },
    {
      "id": "dep",
      "label": "Annual depreciation",
      "format": "currency",
      "hint": null,
      "primary": false
    },
    {
      "id": "fixedPerOuting",
      "label": "Fixed cost per outing",
      "format": "currency",
      "hint": null,
      "primary": false
    }
  ],
  "worked_example": {
    "inputs": [
      "Purchase price: 38000 $",
      "Years you'll keep it: 8",
      "Expected resale: 18000 $",
      "Slip / storage per year: 2400 $",
      "Insurance + registration per year: 700 $",
      "Maintenance per year: 1500 $",
      "Outings per year: 20",
      "Fuel per outing: 85 $"
    ],
    "outputs": [
      "Cost per outing: $440",
      "Total annual cost: $8,800",
      "Annual depreciation: $2,500",
      "Fixed cost per outing: $355"
    ]
  },
  "how_to": {
    "title": "How to use this",
    "steps": [
      "Enter purchase price ($).",
      "Enter years you'll keep it.",
      "Enter expected resale ($).",
      "Enter slip / storage per year ($).",
      "Enter insurance + registration per year ($).",
      "Enter maintenance per year ($).",
      "Enter outings per year.",
      "Enter fuel per outing ($).",
      "Read your cost per outing on the right — it updates as you type.",
      "Hit Share to keep the scenario or send it to someone."
    ]
  },
  "scenarios": [
    {
      "name": "Conservative",
      "description": "Lower-end numbers — what if things land soft?",
      "values": {
        "price": 23000,
        "years": 5,
        "resale": 11000,
        "slip": 1400,
        "insurance": 400,
        "maint": 900,
        "outings": 12,
        "fuelPer": 50
      }
    },
    {
      "name": "Typical",
      "description": "Defaults — the most common real-world setup.",
      "values": {
        "price": 38000,
        "years": 8,
        "resale": 18000,
        "slip": 2400,
        "insurance": 700,
        "maint": 1500,
        "outings": 20,
        "fuelPer": 85
      }
    },
    {
      "name": "Ambitious",
      "description": "Higher-end numbers — what if things really pop?",
      "values": {
        "price": 61000,
        "years": 13,
        "resale": 29000,
        "slip": 3800,
        "insurance": 1100,
        "maint": 2400,
        "outings": 32,
        "fuelPer": 135
      }
    }
  ],
  "limitations": [
    "Estimates assume standard, average conditions — local rules, pricing, and materials vary.",
    "Results are rounded for readability; add a buffer before ordering, booking, or committing.",
    "Double-check anything with a real cost attached against a local quote."
  ],
  "faq": [
    {
      "q": "How does this compare to renting?",
      "a": "If your per-outing number exceeds a day charter in your area, renting or a club membership is the cheaper path unless you value spontaneity highly."
    },
    {
      "q": "Why is depreciation the biggest line?",
      "a": "Most boats lose the majority of their value in the first decade, and unlike maintenance it's invisible until you sell."
    }
  ],
  "related": [],
  "license": "CC-BY-4.0",
  "citation": "RevenueLab — Boat Ownership Cost Per Outing Calculator (https://www.revenuelab.fyi/toolbox/fishing-boat-cost)"
}