CAJUNLAWYER
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Went boating this weekend. Boat ran fine. After trip carnage. New zipper for bimini cover $75. New Winch for trailer (broke the dog) $200. New jack for boat trailer $175. #&%*@;/ boat 
I hate my boat
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Jeff423
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I'm sure you've heard the saying about the two happiest days of boat ownership.
I sold mine in June and I can attest to the second happiest day.
I sold mine in June and I can attest to the second happiest day.
I bought a 1974 Willard Horizon motor-sailor, about a year ago. There was nothing majorly wrong with the boat, but it took me six months to fix all the minor wrongs. Fixing, changing, upgrading -- all part of boat ownership.
BOAT: BustOutAnotherThousand
Boat: A hole in the water into which one pours money.
(Lotta fun about 10% of the time tho!)
(Lotta fun about 10% of the time tho!)
You think boats are bad? Try airplanes!
A tunnel in the sky in which money evaporates?
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I got boats, motorcycles, and travel trailers out of my system many years ago, but the new has never worn off swimming pools for me. Expensive to build and maintain, yes, but worth every dime for me and family. I'd hate to live in a home in Texas that lacked an in-ground pool.
Race cars, too. A machine that turns money into noise.
gregintenn
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I’ve pretty much always had a boat. Usually a $1000 junker. They were maintenance intensive.
Last year, I broke down and bought a new fishing boat with a new 4 stroke, fuel injected motor. I just hook to it, go to the lake, come home, and occasionally put gas in it. It’s great!
A boat doesn’t have to be the horror show many make it out to be.
Last year, I broke down and bought a new fishing boat with a new 4 stroke, fuel injected motor. I just hook to it, go to the lake, come home, and occasionally put gas in it. It’s great!
A boat doesn’t have to be the horror show many make it out to be.
I have a bunch of pictures of the boat I owned when I lived in Florida. It sure looks nice in that blue water. 
I don’t have any picture of me in the back yard drenched in sweat, repacking trailer bearings, working on the engine, trying to get some electronics working, or climbing in the hull to replace batteries.
Did I mention that it looked nice just sitting in the water?
I don’t have any picture of me in the back yard drenched in sweat, repacking trailer bearings, working on the engine, trying to get some electronics working, or climbing in the hull to replace batteries.
Did I mention that it looked nice just sitting in the water?
squidsix
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I served 24 years in the Grand Canoe Club, and many of those in boats (some in ships).
The following statement is very true:
The best boat? Thats your buddy’s boat.
The following statement is very true:
The best boat? Thats your buddy’s boat.
What does it take to go racing?
A rule of thumb: All of your time, and all of your money.
luvsmiths
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How do you think those "junkers" started out?
Or, to paraphrase a joke about the wine business,
"Do you know how to make a small fortune in the racing business?"
"Start with a large fortune..."
GypsmJim
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Your story fits me to a T. I kept my last boat for 35 years and sold it the first day. The new owner keeps calling me and telling me what a great boat it is. By my calculations, the maintenance and capital cost amortization amounted to only about $300 per year. It all amounts to quality of maintenance. What other hobby can give so much pleasure at so little cost?
I only sold it because I retired and decided I deserved a newer and better model.
1911haulic
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1911haulic
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