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06-25-2010, 10:47 AM | #26 |
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I used to tow a 3 seater seadoo with my ranger. The ranger has like 3800 or 4000 bumper tow rating. My seadoo was 1000 + trailer. It was a real dog towing. I had the 3.0L auto. You may want to get a f150 to get a good sized boat.
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06-25-2010, 10:54 AM | #27 |
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They are expensive! Period.
Example: I can drive down to the Marina, pull the boat out of the slip, pull into the gas dock & fill up. Total money spent $315.00 and I haven't even left the Marina yet. Time elapsed about 20 minutes (no including the drive). Of course I am also filling this up. But they are fun. |
06-25-2010, 10:58 AM | #28 | |
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The scary part is you actually get used to the fuel bill! My little jet boat has a 35 gallon tank, which it can drink through in a day without too much problem. I avoid buying marina gas at all costs though, I trailer it anyway so I just make sure it lasts the day and then load. Its actually worse than that even... Post your slip cost divided by # of times used during a season to see how much it actually cost you to move it that one time. |
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06-25-2010, 10:58 AM | #29 |
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06-25-2010, 11:01 AM | #30 | |
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I have to feed two engines as well so we are usually getting about a mile and a half to the gallon, thank God it has a 100 gallon tank. I wish trailering was an option, but sadly it's not. The boat is a tad too big. |
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06-25-2010, 11:05 AM | #31 |
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06-25-2010, 11:07 AM | #32 | |
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And just in case it was not clear, used boats are money pits and new boats are just plain expensive. Water makes everything break quicker then it would otherwise. |
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06-25-2010, 11:08 AM | #33 |
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06-25-2010, 11:11 AM | #34 |
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less money yess. less hassle, depends on where and what they are
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06-25-2010, 11:11 AM | #35 |
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06-25-2010, 11:34 AM | #36 | |
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06-25-2010, 11:47 AM | #37 | |
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if you want a party boat to haul 6 people on a lake I can't see a much better alternative. |
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06-25-2010, 11:55 AM | #38 |
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You know what the two best days of boat ownership are?
The day you buy it and the day you sell it. |
06-25-2010, 11:56 AM | #39 |
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06-25-2010, 11:56 AM | #40 | |
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06-25-2010, 11:57 AM | #41 |
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rule of 3 F's...
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06-25-2010, 11:58 AM | #42 |
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06-25-2010, 12:05 PM | #43 | |
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I burn maybe 6 gallons in about 25 miles of fishing on the 18ft boat, maybe .5 gallons with the smaller boat. |
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06-25-2010, 12:07 PM | #44 | |
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06-25-2010, 12:17 PM | #45 |
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I disagree there too, somewhat. Many boats depreciate very slowly, including mine. It's usually the mass-produced boats that will depreciate more quickly.
If you're only going to use the boat a few times per year, it's retarded to buy one. In my case, I use mine sometimes two to three times per week. You also can't put a price tag on your sanity recovery, which being on the water provides. Going to my own little island with no one else around, with a small hibachi, some fishing rods, and a cooler full of beer with a couple of friends is priceless. |
06-25-2010, 12:18 PM | #46 | |||
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What's your take on the Honda 4-stroke outboards? Growing up we had a small Whaler with a Johnson 9.9. It was the tits when I was ~7, but when I got to about 12 it was a major turd with 3 people in the boat. |
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06-25-2010, 12:24 PM | #47 |
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Hondas seem to be pretty reliable too. The problem is that they're expensive, and they've been pretty heavy last I've checked. A key to buying a motor is dealer support. If the nearest dealer is 50+ miles away, you'll kick yourself if you have warranty issues.
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06-25-2010, 12:51 PM | #48 |
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I have a boat story.
On July 4th, 2008, I was at "Boater's Beach" on Lake Michigan in NW Indiana. We went there on my friend's boat, and met up with another friend of his. The other guy had a 40' formula offshore style boat. It was from like 1983, but still, nice boat, and obviously big. This beach, you anchor probably 200 feet from shore and swim in. So at the end of the day, we up anchor and get going out to sea. The wind and waves are rolling in hard. (It was just a nasty 4th of july.) The guy in the formula, he's having trouble up anchoring. His friend can't get it unstuck. So he runs up to the bow to help him, then the wind just grabbed his boat, along with another wave, and pushes him right onto a sandbar. He's stuck. We tried towing him out with our boat, and our hands, for several hours. It wasn't working. The guy's GF is FREAKING OUT at the worst possible time. It's getting dark out and we don't want to make the 45 minute trek across the lake in the dark, so we say sorry man, gotta go. He ends up calling the tow company, they quote him a fee of $6,000 to get him unstuck. The tow comes at 9:45 at night, they end up charging him $3,500 for the tow. (!) So yeah, big boats aren't cheap, especially when you get them stuck. |
06-25-2010, 12:53 PM | #49 |
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That's why you pay $100/yr for unlimited towing from Sea Tow or Boat US.
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06-25-2010, 12:55 PM | #50 |
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