Can A Larger Boat Be Easier to Care For Than A Smaller One?

Many may beg to differ, but I am going to go with "yes" to answer the question in the title.  This may take some deep explaining, but here we go.

If you ever ride through a marina and look at a bigger boat, they, generally, the tend to look a little better than the smaller ones.  Not just because they are bigger and we all want one, but because they may be a little more resilient to lack of care.  Recently while on the water I was riding through a marina looking at all of the big cabin cruisers (35 feet and larger) and started to think about all the things that I have to worry about on my smaller boat I would not have to worry about on those bigger boats.

One of the things that drives me absolutely crazy is having a dirty bottom, on a boat that is.  There have been a few times that I have had to leave my boat in the water for a day or two without being on the lift and every time it has come out dirty, even after that short period of time.  With the bigger boats, they have bottom paint that protects the gel coat from things that will attach to the boat.  Once a year, jump with a scrub brush and brush around.  Once every two or three years, haul the boat and replace the bottom paint.  If you use the boat on a regular basis and run at higher speeds (higher speeds for a 40 foot cruiser is not really that fast), most of the growth that will slow it down will fall right off.

There are bugs on the boat? Don't worry about that, just take the water hose and a brush and spray them off.  If you are on the fore deck the water will just roll right off. If you are in the cockpit, the bilge will take care of that in short order. Don't worry about the compartments because the water will not drain through the compartments into the bilge like most smaller sport boats.

Lets assume we are talking about a big enough boat that uses direct drives.  There's no service to be done on out drives because there are none.  All of the maintenance can be performed from the inside of the boat except for anodes and any imperfections on the props that need to be fixed.  Oil changes are done from the engine room, impellers are done from inside on the water pump, and bellows are non-existent.

Care in the cabin can not be easier.  Just use the same products you use in your home to take care of the cabin.