How much of a pain in the ass is it to own a boat?

[juiceddreadlocks]

meh, you can have bajas. I'll take a rinker, scarab, fountain, formula, Top Gun, Donzi, and wellcraft all before a Baja.

A couple summers ago on the same day we saw Dave Callan and the Bacardi boat doing passes at 100+ on lake of the ozarks. Callan hit 204mph

www.lakerescueshootout.com

 

[rsnoble-im-back]

I'll put it 2 u this way: I got rid of mine. Pain in the ass. I already live in basically a get-away anyhow. No need to drag shit off to the lake.

 

[juiceddreadlocks]

http://www.lakeshootout.com/ teh linky was bad in my other post.

 

[Beachboy6294]

meh, you can have bajas. I'll take a rinker, scarab, fountain, formula, Top Gun, Donzi, and wellcraft all before a Baja.

A couple summers ago on the same day we saw Dave Callan and the Bacardi boat doing passes at 100+ on lake of the ozarks. Callan hit 204mph

www.lakerescueshootout.com

I had a wellcraft and my brother has a Scarab. I was looking at getting a Donzi next time just trying to see what kind of deal I can get.

 

[juiceddreadlocks]

I had a wellcraft and my brother has a Scarab. I was looking at getting a Donzi next time just trying to see what kind of deal I can get.

I like the Donzi name (obviously I'm not in a tax bracket to get a 45zx, or I'd have one) but I'd rather have a Top Gun cigarette boat than a donzi, just from the ones I've been in on LOTO.

 

[curvymommy]

One of my BFF's and her DH have a big boat. We always feel bad because they are constantly inviting us to "go out on the boat" on Lake Washington near Seattle. We go sometimes but it really isn't fun especially when we have to stop and buy a couple hundred dollars worth of gas.

Then when the rainy season comes they are always trying to strike a deal with some other relative where they can store their big ass boat. I think that boat was like $50K too and it just doesn't seem worth it to me. But to each thier own.

I'm just the type who would rather use that $ to buy a lake cabin or a time share though. Easy fun is what I like, I guess.

 

[HAYEZ]

i own a crusier and the upkeep is fucking rediculous...
dock fees 300 a month
gas 300 to fill it up if i go out...get about a amile a gallon for gas mileage
payment 300 a month
insurance 1000 a year
maint average about 5000 a year...im already in for 3000 so far this year and not even half way through.....just make sure you are ready to pay some money if you plan to enjoy it...then if you dont use it they brake even quicker....

 

[Beachboy6294]

I like the Donzi name (obviously I'm not in a tax bracket to get a 45zx, or I'd have one) but I'd rather have a Top Gun cigarette boat than a donzi, just from the ones I've been in on LOTO.

The Top Gun boats are over $100,000 for a nice used and $200,000 for a newer model. The Donzi's are way above that also so thats why I got a nice Baja from a friend for $70,000 and haven't had any problems and it has everything I need.

 

[roadwarrior]

What kind of sailboat is it??

my family owns a 52 Erikson and we spend an immense amount of time on it 4-5 months out of the year. the upkeep can be a huge pain in the ass. A lot depends on how mechanically savvy you are; obviously the more you can do for yourself the better off you are.

Superdave, if you have a family and can afford the extra income required then I would say by all means go for it. i grew up on a sailboat and they were and are the most memorable times of my life. GET A SAILBOAT, stink boats are simply to get you from one place to another, sailboats you can actually enjoy your trip without the stench of exhaust and deafening wind resistance.

Agree - sailboats are the way to go.

Pdaddy - The 48 is a C&C Landfall and the 32 is an Evelyn. The 48 is a cruiser - very comfortable. The 32 is a racing sloop - light wieght and twitchy but a lot of fun. Luckily, between the family we can do almost everything ourselves on the boats. It's a real family thing to go sailing together. Will be in town sailing 7/4-7/13 - just bumming around, go out to block island, circle bretton towers, do some fishing off the swim platform; basincally gooding off and hangin out with my wife and kids. The 48 can sleep all of us albeit a little crowded.

 

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Agree - sailboats are the way to go.

Pdaddy - The 48 is a C&C Landfall and the 32 is an Evelyn. The 48 is a cruiser - very comfortable. The 32 is a racing sloop - light wieght and twitchy but a lot of fun. Luckily, between the family we can do almost everything ourselves on the boats. It's a real family thing to go sailing together. Will be in town sailing 7/4-7/13 - just bumming around, go out to block island, circle bretton towers, do some fishing off the swim platform; basincally gooding off and hangin out with my wife and kids. The 48 can sleep all of us albeit a little crowded.

isnt it much harder to learn sailboating than a motorboat?