Enjoy it! Take it out as much as possible. My Dad sunk $11,500 into a Yamaha Speed Boat. Thing was NICE! He then had his heart attack after ONE TRIP out in Indian River inlet with it. ONE SINGLE TRIP. Then it was never used again. Also, he did something to the motor on that one trip Not sure what, but it wasn't running correctly and he knew ZERO about boat maintenance. He ended up pretty much giving it away for only $4,000. What a waste of money
He had a 1989 model Volvo 21' boat before he bought the Yamaha. He took that one out like 8 or 9 times. The cost of a low price boat marina spot in the area went way up the summer after he had it. First summer was like $850 for the season. 2nd summer they wanted $1,500 so he said forget it, and he boated a whole lot less having to drive it and put it in the boat slip. He was getting old and it was a lot of work to do all that.
BUT he still sold it off and I think he got like $2,800 for it which wasn't terrible considering he spent $4400 on it, then turned around and bought the Yamaha speed boat because I believe it was a total impulse buy. I never got to ride in the speed boat, but went out with my parents once in the Volvo boat.
Unless I win millions in the lottery, I don't see myself ever buying one. Up here you have to winterize the boats every year too. Not sure if you do that that far down south...probably not. Just a lot of work and money to keep and maintain a boat
