Picture this. You own a cottage on a nice piece of lakefront property. You have a beautiful view of the lake with the mountains off in the distance. It is a late afternoon in the middle of summer. You are lounging out on the lake with only the smooth motion of the water underneath your boat. Now thats the life. Many people purchase boats for the shear relaxation that they offer. In fact, on most lakefront properties, you wont often see a cottage without a boat docked near it.
For years they have been a popular summer luxury and one that seems to be getting more popular with time. Boats come in many shapes and sizes. Basically it is up to you to search for the particular boat that suits your needs and then go from there. If you are planning on hitting the local river system and doing a little fishing, you might be looking into a canoe or a small motorboat. If you wanted to spend the night on the boat, maybe down at the marina or out on the water, you would likely want something like a cabin cruiser. You would most likely not want to spend the night in the comforts of a canoe. It essentially comes down to what you want to use your boat for.
The old fashioned fishing...