Hello,
I play on a PlayStation official server on the new FrostLine DLC Sakhal map. I was invited to a PlayStation party where regular players in the server share gameplay footage and generally chat. In that group, a player recently shared a photo of 7 boats they had hidden on the ice sheet, effectively ending any chance for me to find a boat on my regular server.
For this reason, I strongly believe that boats should despawn. Most players like me have never seen a boat let alone have the opportunity to ride in one and we never will with this boat hoarding behavior. It would greatly balance that aspect of the game if the boats despawned after some time.
I hope you seriously consider some changes to help with this. I really enjoy all the other facets of Sakhal and would love an opportunity to find a boat.