How long have you owned your boat?

underdog

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The recent thread about the Contessa 32 lost to sinking by a ferry , which the owner had owned since 1978, 40 years,made me ponder as to how long people keep their boats.
The longest I kept a boat was 18 years 1978 - 1996. My current boat I have had for 10 years, and I intend to keep for thee foreseeable future.
 
We have had ours for 4 years and plan to keep until we are forced to retire to a nice mobo. Our first Bav we had for approx 14 years with few issues and just wanted a bit more space.
 
Cant be exact without dragging out photos etc. - but about 24yrs ... and no plans to move it on ... even if I buy another ... she's perfect for the river and local stuff here.

I have deep wide river for about 30km to play in ... with islands for nosing onto ... BBQ etc. Bilge keels and max 1m draft gives me a lot of fun here.
 
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