Sea change: Handy selling at last?

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  • LaReaLaRea Member, Moderator Posts: 7,747 mod
    My buddy Don loves his sailboat.  In the 20 years I've known him, the boat has only left the slip ONCE -- and that was when Hurricane Isabelle left the boat temporarily sitting on top of the pier.  But do you think he'll ever sell the boat?  No way!  He just loves owning a boat.  
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  • Handymans342Handymans342 Member Posts: 10,375 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Now thats another sickness. 
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  • reneechris14reneechris14 Member Posts: 3,134 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Hi my name is Chris I'm a boataholic. I spend at lesse 10 grand on boating a year. I still enjoy it enough to say it's well spent. I'm 52 now and can agree with Steve it asorbs a lot of time as does house, pool, cars, kids, grand kids, and the dog.(life) I could sell it and sit on my front lawn and yell at people going by??

    2005 Rinker FV342  Pawcatuck river,Ct
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  • GMSLITHOGMSLITHO Member Posts: 1,578 ✭✭✭✭
    well Im on a 9 mile lake so we don't take trips just putt around and find a spot to anchor drink ,eat and swim  so far I think I spent 200 on fuel (had a full tank from last year )I have a barter deal with the marina for the summer slip and winter storage , I do most of my own maintenance,so I think my biggest expense is the  beer and food .
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  • Handymans342Handymans342 Member Posts: 10,375 ✭✭✭✭✭
    What you spend or dont spend on your boat is relative to your income. I had no payment, no slip or storage fees. Just insurance, fuel and maintenance. Oh add in the upgrades which seem to be never ending. I may have a different feeling when I retire. We shall see. 
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  • Handymans342Handymans342 Member Posts: 10,375 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Rick, you are a cold a$$ car salesman. 
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  • zaverin1zaverin1 Member Posts: 1,672 ✭✭✭
    Lol
    he sells water leaks 
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  • DanD2DanD2 Member Posts: 848 ✭✭✭
    Hi John, Hi Chris
    My name is Dan and I'm a freakin boataholic!!!! I'll be 59 in a couple of months and I've been boating for 25+ years, had a cruiser for the last 13. I'm pretty mechanically inclined so I do most of the work that's needed myself. That helps with the affordability part of it but as Handy stated, it takes a lot of my time especially in the fall and spring.
    The reason I stay in it is that there's just something about pulling into the marina on Friday and spending the weekend on the boat. I just LOVE sleeping on our boat....the rocking/water lapping on the hull is just a very soothing motion/noise to me.
    Going into boating I knew it was going to be expensive......anyone that thinks its not is delusional. For me, the relaxation it provides is well worth it. :):smile::):smile:
    No longer a boat owner.....previous boat - 2005 Rinker Fiesta Vee 342
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  • Handymans342Handymans342 Member Posts: 10,375 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Dan, just get a water bed..
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  • Dream_InnDream_Inn Member, Moderator Posts: 7,661 mod
    Handymans342 said:
    Dan, just get a water bed..

    Maybe that was how my problem started!  I had a waterbed (full motion) from a young age growing up until, I don't know, 10 years or so ago.  (now I have the sleep number, which is great!)

    Dream 'Inn III -- 2008 400 Express

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  • reneechris14reneechris14 Member Posts: 3,134 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Handy's 1st camping trip there will be a redneck dude missing teeth overalls and playing a banjo. Nothing like quiet time on the water. Just saying.
    2005 Rinker FV342  Pawcatuck river,Ct
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  • aero3113aero3113 Member Posts: 9,043 ✭✭✭✭✭
    reneechris14 said:
    Handy's 1st camping trip there will be a redneck dude missing teeth overalls and playing a banjo. Nothing like quiet time on the water. Just saying.
    Remindes me of when my wife and I went camping with her brother and his wife up in Vermont. Late one night, our site neighbor was screaming at his camp fire and throwing beer at it. When he was done he dragged his giant cooler into his tent. LoL!!
    2008 330EC
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  • Handymans342Handymans342 Member Posts: 10,375 ✭✭✭✭✭
    reneechris14 said:
    Handy's 1st camping trip there will be a redneck dude missing teeth overalls and playing a banjo. Nothing like quiet time on the water. Just saying.
    If I recall correctly that was actually a boating trip.
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  • WillhoundWillhound Member Posts: 4,208 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Hey! @Handymans342 I didn't know that was you next to me!  :p
    "Knot Quite Shore" - 2000 FV270 (Sold)
    2018 Cherokee 39RL Land Yacht (Sorry...)
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  • Black_DiamondBlack_Diamond Member Posts: 5,439 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Pick your hobby. All have a cost. Money and time. 

    Unless your hobby makes you money, none can be ‘justified’ outside of your personal enjoyment. 

    Past owner of a 2003 342FV
    PC BYC, Holland, MI
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  • LaReaLaRea Member, Moderator Posts: 7,747 mod
    Sheeee-it.  I know people with a motorsports hobby that makes boating seem downright thrifty by comparison.  
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  • MarkBMarkB Member Posts: 3,973 ✭✭✭✭✭
    When I'm living part of my hear in a more tropical/warmer destination ... a center console, maybe 26 to 28' is what I'll get. The fishing will be great!

    Boat Name: King Kong

    "Boat + Water = Fun"

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  • MarkBMarkB Member Posts: 3,973 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I wonder if the guys who go to the casino and blow $10,000 every weekend think it's a good investment? Boating, if you have money and time to blow ... could be fun. LOL.

    Boat Name: King Kong

    "Boat + Water = Fun"

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  • Black_DiamondBlack_Diamond Member Posts: 5,439 ✭✭✭✭✭
    My wife has horses.  The boat is cheap compared to that hobby.  lol

    Past owner of a 2003 342FV
    PC BYC, Holland, MI
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  • Dream_InnDream_Inn Member, Moderator Posts: 7,661 mod
    A guy I work with has boats (26' bowrider, 44' bridge style boat, jet ski), horses, and an airplane.  Oh, and another house somewhere on the water in the Carolinas (may not be there now though).  Way too many toys to have while you are still working a full time job.  He also likes to maintain things as much as possible himself.

    Dream 'Inn III -- 2008 400 Express

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  • Michael TMichael T Member Posts: 7,227 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Your toys are usually governed by the size of your wallet or your tolerance for debt.
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  • DanD2DanD2 Member Posts: 848 ✭✭✭
    Handymans342 said:
    Dan, just get a water bed..
    LOL......it's just not the same.
    No longer a boat owner.....previous boat - 2005 Rinker Fiesta Vee 342
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  • LaReaLaRea Member, Moderator Posts: 7,747 mod
    Boat = self-rocking rocking chair.
    RV = ... chair.
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  • Handymans342Handymans342 Member Posts: 10,375 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I'm a Genie, I turn boat into Truck. 
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  • LaReaLaRea Member, Moderator Posts: 7,747 mod
    Okay Genie, did they close the deal?  Are you officially a former Rinker owner?

    You know, they can take the boy out of the Rinker, but they can't take the Rinker out of the boy.  
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  • Handymans342Handymans342 Member Posts: 10,375 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I am still the owner
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  • DanD2DanD2 Member Posts: 848 ✭✭✭
    Are they still interested in it?
    No longer a boat owner.....previous boat - 2005 Rinker Fiesta Vee 342
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  • Handymans342Handymans342 Member Posts: 10,375 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Well they have till Friday to Complete the sale. 
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