Rowboat wear & tear

[Socrase]

I've recently aquired the seamanship skill and constructed my first rowboat (after no small ammount of cricketeering, mind) and I'm a bit confused regarding the wear and tear when you use it, it doesn't seem to be consistent at all. Sometimes I go away to haul some lime or logs and it barely takes any damage at all, other times I use it to go foraging and come back with it at 50% even if the distance traveled is roughly the same. Are there other factors than distance traveled I should be taking into account?

[jorb]

You are probably deceived by the fact that the wear can sometimes be hard to see. The interaction between the red decay coloring and the boat's native red-brownish wood colors is a bit unfortunate. Decay is entirely consistent with distance traveled, and with that only.

[Socrase]

Fair enough, thanks for the speedy reply.

[Rugaru]

do they decay while not on a claim like just about everything else? if so maybe you are away from it longer during your foraging trips than on your hauling trips.

[Bechorath]

Yes, boats do decay while not on a claim. I have a boat that I use in conjunction with my sled for a bigger carry load, so I've never used my boat on water. I've left it out a couple of times, and it's gotten up to 50% damage before I noticed and repaired it.