Anyone here have any water toys?

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Just pulled the boat out for the first time this year to get it all cleaned up and get the batteries and such back in.

Anyone here have any water toys?
 
^^^^ Beat me to it.....
 
Nah -- after having a few boats, and being a licensed captain on a number of others -- it came to my attention, that it is much more cost effective to rent one when you need it, and let somebody else take the financial hit... ;)


My last boat in the late 90's, was only a 25 footer:

Slip rental: $3000 per year.

Fuel: 80 gallon tank, prices are always $1-2 more at marinas. Back at the time, I was paying about $3 per, so a fill up each weekend cost $240. Probably about $500 now. I was in S. FL., so I filled up almost every weekend -- about $12k per year in fuel.

Maintenance: About $5000 per year on average, if nothing broke.

Additional: Sea Tow, registration, blah, blah. -- A few hundred bucks per year.


If nothing broke in a year (which never happens), it cost me at least $20k per year!


Rent, and you can walk away at the end of the day... ;) :)
 
The kinky room is down the hall!
 
I have access to a big one :D:D:D:D but eventually I'll buy my own 35-45 ft. sailboat once I make it back to the US.
 
I have a thingy that I bought at a place in Lavallette, but I don't know what to call it. Kind of a semi-circular passenger holder into the center of which my runner docks, and propels the whole thing. I mostly use it on lakes, but I've done it on a calm ocean too.
 
DJ PAUL said:
pontoon is about five years out for me ah maybe three, that's a party boat right there!

You should bring it down here and take it down the St. John's river!

Paul
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I put a Pioneer marine system in it. Complete with a sub. Put up the canopy, pop a top and just cruise with 5 or 6 friends. Life is good.
Might have to swing your way....I buy the gas you buy the beer.
 
I have the opportunity to purchase a 100k boat for 10g's thinking about it... I know that boat stands for 'bust out another thousand' so not sure if I want to buy it. I am pretty sure that if I purchased it from them, they would let me dock it at their house since it's on the river (they would be able to use it every now and then). Any advice?
 
I have a Lowe 17' Bass boat. LOVE IT!! It's an aluminum hull and has three fish finders, two live wells, GPS, trolling motor, and lots of memories. It's in need of new carpeting, and the electrical system is starting to go, but I love it.
 
cerebro said:
...Any advice?
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cerebro said:
I have the opportunity to purchase a 100k boat for 10g's thinking about it... I know that boat stands for 'bust out another thousand' so not sure if I want to buy it. I am pretty sure that if I purchased it from them, they would let me dock it at their house since it's on the river (they would be able to use it every now and then). Any advice?
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Boats on trailers require maintenance, boats in slips require tons more maintenance. I see it with my parents 61 ft. sailboat, insurance, boat slip, mooring lines (These my father replaces every year) rigging maintenance, sails, sail covers, bimini top, teak, engine, generator, AC units, paint, hull cleaning and paint (Yes another type of paint), electronics, electrical work, the ocean can eat a boat faster than you can imagine. Thru hull fittings, valves, (If you don't pay attention to this your boat will probably end up in the bottom of it's mooring slip. I also recommend getting this:

http://www.amazon.com/Chapman-Navigation-Rules-International-Chapmans/dp/1588163253

Yes it's a lot of reading but if you're going to get seriously into boating bigger boats it's good to know the rules instead of playing chicken and nobody flinching.

So remember you may get the $100k boat for $10k but that doesn't mean your expenses will be the same as buying a $10k boat ;)

BTW: There are a lot more other expenses than what I mentioned above. :D:D:D:D
 
The only boat I would ever consider buying again, would be a pontoon boat (unless I had a few million for a crew to take care of a decent yacht).

Pontoon's are the lowest maintenance I've ever seen. Just pull the motor out of the water, and hose it down with fresh water at days end (along with the rest of the boat). The motor will break at some point (possibly many points in time) -- but they're easy to fix on a relative scale.

Buy it used, not new. Any boat will lose half its value once it touches the water.


If you ever plan to (or get) a boat to go out on blue water, I would recommend going to SeaSchool, or one of the other accredited CG schools. You can go to the school without having to take the test, or meeting the requirements for a license. It's one of the things you will thank yourself for doing, when you find yourself 50 miles offshore, and your GPS dies, or a fire breaks out... ;) :)
 
BTW, here's a little trivia question for you water freaks (I'm one too, don't feel bad)...

If yer out on yer boat, and a t-storm comes along with some cloud to ground/water lightning -- where's the safest place to go/seek shelter?
 
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