Sorry to hear that, Jack. But boats do take an enormous amount of money. People who don't have on simply have no idea.
A boat is a hole in the water into which you pour your money.
Well, Fee's in Fleetwood here are costly, to keep Mary, it costs around £1,400 a year. Maintainence on Mary is high (as she's an old boat, wood etc.), and to actually have her there on Hard standing doing nothing is "dead money" really
As you say, boats are very costly to run and keep, in the last month or so, many boats have left the marina, because of rising costs
Mary is yet another victim
Jack.