Cost of owning a old boat' rant

[tuffshot]

Re: Cost of owning a old boat' rant

Don't for get about the cost of the tow vehicle!
Gas, insurance and maintenance cost.

But what the hey, dinner and a movie for two cost more than 54 bucks....

 

[The Hammer]

Re: Cost of owning a old boat' rant

"Off-shore sailing is as much fun as standing in a cold shower tearing up $100 bills."

Sounds like it could apply to all boating. When you do the math like that, you find many things about recreational boating:

A cheap boat isn't.
The purchase price of a used boat is just a down payment.

The rental rates aren't that bad. Neither are the boat clubs, for the occasional user.

A boat is not an investment. it is nothing but an expense. You get as much return as a ticket to the movies or dinner at a fancy restaurant (with no doggie bag).

A boat just sitting there is still burning cash (taxes, insurance, storage, etc.)

The more you use it, the cheaper it is.

Boating is a luxury. Not everyone can afford it. Those who think they can get in, and stay in, cheap are kidding themselves.

Non-boaters seldom appreciate what they are sitting in, when they are taken along.

Those who get by with little invested and little cost afterwards exist, but they are rare and lucky.
Also, those who brag about low costs because they DIY seldom account for the value of their time, and value of time is a huge variable among boaters.

So the solution? Don't think about the cost to go boating; it will ruin its one and only purpose: pleasure. Wishing it wasn't so expensive is like wishing the water would stop coming in when you forgot the plug.

I think thats what my point was.

 

[The Hammer]

Re: Cost of owning a old boat' rant

I know the first poster wasn't complaining... just having a good time laughing at himself. Right?
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Thats Right!

I just got back from our fishing trip, had a great time and everthing went flawlessly. Six of us alltogether so we rented another runabout from the resort which cost $70.00 including 1st tank of gas so three in each boat, after we chased each other around the lake we found a spot to fish. So I tied the two boats together that worked out well. So everyone here is right on the memories of this trip makes the $54. cheap and triping over it for 349 days worth it.

 

[Home Cookin']

Re: Cost of owning a old boat' rant

this thread will be helpful to the novice who thinks he can buy a cheap boat, turn the key and that's it. We see posts asking for advice about buying boats where the guy is ready to plop down his whole budget on the purchase, usually a pos old boat that we all know is going to chew right through his bank account. They try to buy the biggest boat with all the money, instead of backing it down and keeping a reserve (which is usually gone in the first 2 months).

 

[avenger79]

Re: Cost of owning a old boat' rant

"Off-shore sailing is as much fun as standing in a cold shower tearing up $100 bills."

Sounds like it could apply to all boating. When you do the math like that, you find many things about recreational boating:

A cheap boat isn't.
The purchase price of a used boat is just a down payment.

The rental rates aren't that bad. Neither are the boat clubs, for the occasional user.

A boat is not an investment. it is nothing but an expense. You get as much return as a ticket to the movies or dinner at a fancy restaurant (with no doggie bag).

A boat just sitting there is still burning cash (taxes, insurance, storage, etc.)

The more you use it, the cheaper it is.

Boating is a luxury. Not everyone can afford it. Those who think they can get in, and stay in, cheap are kidding themselves.

Non-boaters seldom appreciate what they are sitting in, when they are taken along.

Those who get by with little invested and little cost afterwards exist, but they are rare and lucky.
Also, those who brag about low costs because they DIY seldom account for the value of their time, and value of time is a huge variable among boaters.

So the solution? Don't think about the cost to go boating; it will ruin its one and only purpose: pleasure. Wishing it wasn't so expensive is like wishing the water would stop coming in when you forgot the plug.

that certainly puts it in perspective. excellent post.

i have found boating to be like most hobbies, the deeper in you get the more it costs but the less you care about the money, it's the hobbie you enjoy.

To the OP if you want to feel a bit better about boating, my last year running 4 wheelers on a regular basis we sat down one weekend and "figured out the cost". on that weekend I had $80,000 sitting in the mud. truck, trailer, camper, wheelers, gas, food etc. yeah hobbies are rarely cheap. LOL
that's not counting maint on all of those items throughout the year.

 

[2000silvers2k]

Re: Cost of owning a old boat' rant

I am still new to boating, dont even have a boat yet, but 54$ an outing sounds like a frigan DEAL! I can only hope thats all it costs me!

I just saw a segment on the news that was about how it costs an average of 350$ for a family of four to go to a redsox game!!!!

Or how about taking a family of 4 skiing or boarding for the day in the winter!

even the movies at 18$ a ticket

to have a boat you can enjoy as a family all day for only 54$ a day seams like a steal!

I though of my snowmobiling costs when i first read the this email. i probably spent well over 1000 bucks to prep 2 sleds for the winter as well as registering the sleds in two states, repairs/maint, insuring, etc etc and because of the weather and busy life, probably only used each sled a a MAX. of 6 days last winter. (each sled used 3 times) thats 166$ a day +/- and the trails were not even that good because of the weather.

so damn, I hope boating only costs 54$ a day!

 

[jkust]

Re: Cost of owning a old boat' rant

I am still new to boating, dont even have a boat yet, but 54$ an outing sounds like a frigan DEAL! I can only hope thats all it costs me!

I just saw a segment on the news that was about how it costs an average of 350$ for a family of four to go to a redsox game!!!!

Or how about taking a family of 4 skiing or boarding for the day in the winter!

even the movies at 18$ a ticket

to have a boat you can enjoy as a family all day for only 54$ a day seams like a steal!

I though of my snowmobiling costs when i first read the this email. i probably spent well over 1000 bucks to prep 2 sleds for the winter as well as registering the sleds in two states, repairs/maint, insuring, etc etc and because of the weather and busy life, probably only used each sled a a MAX. of 6 days last winter. (each sled used 3 times) thats 166$ a day +/- and the trails were not even that good because of the weather.

so damn, I hope boating only costs 54$ a day!

I like the snowmobiling analogy. The cost of our new snowmobile trailer and two slightly used snowmobiles is huge compared to boating due to lack of use. In Minnesota you can technically boat for more than three months and the only thing that stops you is time. Snowmobiling on the other hand is completely dependant on the snow situation and cold weather and at best you can actualy go January, February and maybe part of March there are exceptions some years for December and April. We have had very little snow the last three years in my area unlike Iowa and Wisconsin. I have never calculated it out but last year we didn't use our trailer a single time because we had enough snow locally. In any event all powersports are expensive if you really break down the money and especially time involved.