Originally posted by GunsForBucks:

...The boat parts is part of a mechanic to make you watch where you park your boat. You can't just leave it anywhere. That said I do wish they would let us dismantle it the same way we build it so we can pick it up easier...

To DeGreZet: I'm sorry that I cannot help you but I don't have anything to add to what has already been posted to this thread.

To GunsForBucks: I also wonder why a player cannot dismantle a boat with a hammer. The other crafted structure which cannot be dismantled with a hammer is the cart. I am guessing this is because a player can physically move boats and carts but not walls, doors, kilns, or other crafted structures.

I have also toyed with the idea that Iron Gate Studio sees the requirement to use repeated blows to dismantle a boat or a cart as a method of preventing a player from unintentionally spilling cargo slot contents on the ground or in water. That seems somewhat out of character for Iron Gate Studio.