Len’s Cove Lessons in Boating

Lens Cove Video

July 8, 2021

The boat buying or selling market is hot now and has been since the late spring of 2020. Sean Horsfall, General Manager, 3rd. Generation Owner at Len’s Cove Marina in Portland Ontario on the Big Rideau Lake on the Rideau Canal system, wants to help you navigate the 2021 ahead and the new and used boat buying process.

In this video Sean covers:

• How we got here

• Spring 2020

• Summer 2020

• Winter 2020

• Where we are now in the boat market (Spring 2021)

• What’s ahead – Summer 2021 and beyond to 2022

• Three tips to help in this boat market

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