From: "Faure, Marin" <marin.faure@boeing.com> The general rule of thumb is that the overall annual ownership costs of a boat averages ten percent of the purchase price of the boat. So a $100,000 boat, $10,000 per year ownership cost. This includes moorage, insurance, fuel, haulouts, maintenance, repairs, upgrades and all the other 1,001 things that have to be done to keep a boat on top of the water. Some years will be less, some more, and ownership costs will be mitigated somewhat if you are willing or able to perform some of the maintenance and repair jobs yourself. But over time that ten percent per year figure seems pretty accurate. ______________________________ C. Marin Faure GB36-403 "La Perouse" Bellingham, Washington