Who owns a boat?

yearofthenick

yearofthenick

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The title explains it all. Anyone own a boat? What kind? If not, have you ever owned a boat and do you have any horror stories?
YearOf (Finding ways to throw money into a 'hole in the middle of a lake') TheNick
 
aquaknight

aquaknight

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We had one when I was growing up (the 1990's). It was a late 80's cuddy cabin, 20' or 21'. Forget the make, will ask tomorrow, remember Mercruiser I/O powered though. Pretty much what everyone in South Florida has. Lots of fold memories as a kid snorkeling in the Keys. Remember one time we drove the 3 hours, only for it, for whatever reason, no start. Sad car ride home. Sold it when we moved into the new house, they didn't allow boats/trailers, and the in/out was longer over due for a rebuild.
I later (2003) worked for a boat repair shop for a summer job in high school. No real horror stories, just sometimes used old parts, hack wiring, etc. At the boat ramp one time, saw an older Suburban with bald tires slide down the ramp into the drink.
 
bionicarm

bionicarm

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I own a Seadoo 1996 Speedster jet boat. Basically, it's an overblown jet ski. It seats only four, is only 15' in length, but is powered by two 85HP Rotax jet ski engines. Tops out at around 50MPH, and will turn on a dime. The beauty of jet boats is you have no exposed propeller in the back, The 'impeller' is inside a pump housing. Don't have to worry about accidentally running over something in the lake, and I can run in as little as 1 foot of water. Seadoo and Yamaha make the most popular jet boats, and they range in size from 16' up to a 8-seater 24' 240HP.
If you're looking for boats, expect another money pit. There's always maintenance costs for annual upkeep, you have to have a place to store it, a vehicle that can tow it, and the pocketbook to fill it up with the water toys you want to play with. Also not very fuel efficient. Expect maybe 6 gallons/hour on a boat 18' or larger. You can easily burn a 30 gallon tank of gas in one day. In California, I believe they have banned operation of all 2-stroke boat engines on their waterways. So that rules out pretty much any boat built in the 90's or earlier. 4-strokes are more efficient, and you don't have to deal with mixing the oil with the gas.
 
yerboy

yerboy

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i have a 2006 Tahoe Q4 sport i bought new, wakeboard tower and the larger engine. cost me 26k after taxes and fees and in the 4 years ive owned it i bet i have 30 hours on it.... would have been much cheaper to rent.
 
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