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What a leased boat actually changes about a Connecticut summer — the math, the delivery, the winter, and the water in between.

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Seasonal Leasing
Booking a 2027 Boat Lease: The Questions We Get Every Fall
Leasing Basics

Booking a 2027 Boat Lease: The Questions We Get Every Fall

The questions we answer every autumn about booking next season's boat lease, answered plainly.

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The Lakes We Serve
Renting Out Your Lake House? Why a Leased Boat HelpsCosts & Value

Renting Out Your Lake House? Why a Leased Boat Helps

Why a leased boat is a listing differentiator for a lake house, without the ownership chores.

Your First Leased Season: Five Mistakes to SkipLeasing Basics

Your First Leased Season: Five Mistakes to Skip

The five mistakes that make a first leased season harder than it needs to be.

One Boat, Three Families: Leasing at a Shared Lake HousePlanning

One Boat, Three Families: Leasing at a Shared Lake House

How siblings or friends sharing a lake house get one boat without sharing ownership of it.

The Best Time to Reserve a Boat for Next SummerPlanning

The Best Time to Reserve a Boat for Next Summer

Why autumn is when lake-house owners lock in next season, and how to choose boat and lake.

Where Does the Boat Go in Winter?Boat Care

Where Does the Boat Go in Winter?

What happens to your leased boat between the last swim and the first one of next summer.

Insurance, Registration and Title on a LeaseLeasing Basics

Insurance, Registration and Title on a Lease

The insurance, registration and title work a lease takes off your desk, and the one cost you keep.

The Deck Boat: Cruising, Casting and Everything BetweenPlanning

The Deck Boat: Cruising, Casting and Everything Between

The deck boat does a bit of everything: cruising, swimming, casual fishing and a tube behind the boat.

Leasing a Ski/Wakeboat for a Watersports FamilyPlanning

Leasing a Ski/Wakeboat for a Watersports Family

Who the ski/wakeboat suits, what gear comes with it, and when a pontoon is the better fit.

Why the Pontoon Is the Lake-House BoatPlanning

Why the Pontoon Is the Lake-House Boat

Twelve seats, a flat deck and room for every tube. Why the pontoon suits a lake house.

What Boat Ownership Actually Costs in ConnecticutCosts & Value

What Boat Ownership Actually Costs in Connecticut

The line items beyond the sticker price, from winter storage to depreciation, and the hours nobody counts.

Boat Club or Boat Lease: The Real DifferenceCosts & Value

Boat Club or Boat Lease: The Real Difference

Shared hulls and booked slots, or one boat at your dock all season. The difference, explained.

Weekend Rental or Full-Season Lease?Leasing Basics

Weekend Rental or Full-Season Lease?

A practical way to choose between a weekly rental and a full-season lease at your lake house.

A Candlewood Lake Boat Lease, ExplainedThe Lakes

A Candlewood Lake Boat Lease, Explained

Connecticut's biggest lake, the towns around it, and why a delivered lease beats trailering every summer.

Leasing a Boat on Lake WaramaugThe Lakes

Leasing a Boat on Lake Waramaug

What a delivered seasonal lease looks like on Waramaug, from the first morning to the fall haul-out.

Delivery Day: What to Expect When Your Boat ArrivesLeasing Basics

Delivery Day: What to Expect When Your Boat Arrives

The start of the season, from the boat arriving at your dock to your first weekend.

What Happens to Your Boat at the End of the SeasonBoat Care

What Happens to Your Boat at the End of the Season

Where the boat goes when the season ends, and why none of the winter work is yours.

Leasing a Boat vs. Buying One: The Lake-House MathCosts & Value

Leasing a Boat vs. Buying One: The Lake-House Math

The five-year arithmetic of owning versus leasing, for people who already have the dock.

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