Membership versus Ownership THE MATHS

The average Australian uses their boat 15 - 20 times per year at best. Add or subtract the line items below to establish what your cost of ownership on one of the vessels we operate would be.

The following figures are conservative estimates based on a 7.6 metre vessel purchased brand new, such as the OCEAN CRAFT 7600 available to our Club Members;

Cost to purchase boat, outboard, trailer, equipment $81,000

Interest only on loan if financed $3,900

OR Interest on $81,000 in a term deposit in lieu of outright vessel purchase $3,240

Outboard servicing $1750

Dry-stack storage $8,160

Vessel registration $81

Trailer registration $135

Insurance $1,680

Detailing $900

Equipment replacement $350

Depreciation of boat, outboard and trailer @ 5% $4,050

Estimated Annual Cost of Ownership for boat in Dry Rack Storage $20,246 PA

Minimum fixed cost of ownership, Self Storage $12,086 PA

YOUR TIME

One other certainty, owners will spend close to equal time on upkeep and getting their boat into the water as they will spend enjoying it!

Our Boat Club Members save time and money on:

Boat ramp queues On street trailer parking Depreciation from outside storage Detailing and cleaning Taking vessel for service

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No warranties express or implied in this summary. Owing to our committment to continuing improvement of design and manufacture OCEAN CRAFT reserve the right to change specification of hulls without notice.