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Typically, boats can last for about 10 to 25 years. Moreover, your boat might even last longer through proper care and good maintenance. Other factors determining a boat’s lifespan include the construction process, materials, and boat usage. Let’s learn more about boats! How Long Should a Boat Sit-In Saltwater vs. Freshwater? Salty water damages your …

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Before buying our aluminum boat (pictured above left), I read all about both aluminum and fiberglass boats. I’ve now owned both as well. When the smoke cleared and I rode in some boats, talked to dealerships and scoured boats online, the only thing that mattered to me was that aluminum hull boats are more durable, …

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We just bought a fishing boat to ferry us to our boat access cabin and to use for fishing.  It’s a Hewescraft 180 Pro V with a hardtop cabin to be specific.  It’s a mid-sized fishing boat with a pilothouse.  Before choosing and buying the Hewescraft, I spent a lot of time researching boat options …

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I just purchased a boat after spending a couple of months scouring the web, boat dealer websites and making many calls.  While we ended up buying a new Hewescraft boat, a used boat was definitely on our radar the entire time.  The reason we didn’t get a used boat is that there weren’t any used …

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We just completed our purchase of a Hewescraft 180 Pro V boat (2021 model).  It’s been about a 3-month process; most of that time spent researching the different types of boats that could work for us followed by looking for a boat slip followed by finding the boat we wanted. We found our boat at …

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Renting a year-round boat slip at a marina for any type of boat adds considerably to our boat cost, but it’s worth every penny. Here’s our detailed list of what you need to know when choosing, leasing, visiting or buying a boat slip (based on personal experience after recently leasing our own boat slip). Related: Aluminum …

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While doing research for our recent boat purchase, I learned about the many different types of boats.  We’ve had a tandem kayak for years. Now we have an 18′ aluminum Hewescraft fishing boat that we’ll be using for commuting to our boat access cabin. Below we list out all the boat types in alphabetical order …

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I no sooner bought a Hewescraft boat, which wasn’t cheap and leased a marina slip and now I’m neck-deep in researching and buying boat accessories. It’s fast-becoming a hobby for me but it’s been fun.  While there are many parts of a boat, there are more boat accessories you can buy. When it comes to …

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In November 2021 we bought a boat so that we could get to and from our new waterfront, boat access cabin.  It’s a brand new 18 foot Hewescraft 180 Pro V (pictured above).  Buying this boat was a crash course in quickly learning how much it costs to buy a boat plus all the additional …

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