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diggin2day1

Handymans342 said:

What is HOF??

Horribly Outdated Furniture 

earl1z19

Horticultural sales. Best choice I could have made. Get to travel and have fantastic customers who are friends

Dirtythirty

I was a police officer for 27 years in NJ, retired, moved to St. Croix and became a Territorial police officer in the Virgin Islands for a time, Moved back state-side to Upstate NY and cut my teeth boating on Lake Ontario. Now I live outside of Philly and working on my 2nd pension with a county law enforcement agency.  One day, I'll realize there is more to life than work !

raybo3

Handymans342 said:

What is HOF??

Home owners fee (condo fee)

04FV270riverrat

69fastback said:

I fly rich people to exotic locations, and then sit in hotel rooms until it's time to go home. 

That sounds like a pretty good gig, although I imagine you’re on call at their disposal

cls10105

@Handymans342 HOF hot older female, I think

McGarnicle

Solutions Architect for an IT Consulting company. 

rasbury

Dang, there are some smart people in here!

Dude_Himself

McGarnicle said:

Solutions Architect for an IT Consulting company. 

That was my last "role". I'm still at the same company (Teradata), just higher up as I got more technical hands-on than the average SA.

McGarnicle

Dude_Himself said:

McGarnicle said:

Solutions Architect for an IT Consulting company. 

That was my last "role". I'm still at the same company (Teradata), just higher up as I got more technical hands-on than the average SA.

I specialize in virtualization but I know Citrix really well which has got me dedicated to an account the last three years. 

zaverin1

Manufacturing Engineer @ AAM.

Black_Diamond

HOF: Home Owner Fees I would guess. Condo fees. 

Handymans342

Black_Diamond said:

HOF: Home Owner Fees I would guess. Condo fees. 

Correct

strictlybliznes

Financial analyst right out of school, stayed at home, milked my parents as long as i could to save money and now have 2 investment properties, but looks like I should of went IT haha

rasbury

I need to be on the Bayliner forum....

trip_n

something like the grass is not always greener

rasbury

No, I'm thinking I might be able to afford the bayliner with my job vs. all these really smart people with the Rinkers....or maybe being a Rinker owner makes me smart....hmmmmmmm

MarkB

rasbury said:

No, I'm thinking I might be able to afford the bayliner with my job vs. all these really smart people with the Rinkers....or maybe being a Rinker owner makes me smart....hmmmmmmm

Exactly. We've done our homework and purchased the right boat.

nhsd

Ras, just think of us little cheapo sports boat people on this forum dominated by you rich cruiser owners... 

Stodge

nhsd said:

Ras, just think of us little cheapo sports boat people on this forum dominated by you rich cruiser owners... 

As a few folks pointed out: Owning a cruiser isn't expensive.  Operating it is another story.

McGarnicle

Stodge said:

nhsd said:

Ras, just think of us little cheapo sports boat people on this forum dominated by you rich cruiser owners... 

As a few folks pointed out: Owning a cruiser isn't expensive.  Operating it is another story.

.....

Dream_Inn

McGarnicle said:

Stodge said:

nhsd said:

Ras, just think of us little cheapo sports boat people on this forum dominated by you rich cruiser owners... 

As a few folks pointed out: Owning a cruiser isn't expensive.  Operating it is another story.

Those are the kind of boats that end of getting bought, used for a month, then sit.  & then the owner tries to get out of it and sell, but it just sits because they want too much money.  In time, the boat is junk (not maintained), and ends up sunk somewhere.

Carsnmorellc

I own an Automotive Reconditioning company in Greenville, SC.  It was originally called CARS N More LLC, a year ago I have a marketing company rebrand everything.  Its now called Details and Dents.  We do everything from basic details to high end paint correction, ceramic coating, PPF, PDR and more.  

Ian

When we looked at our first boat I asked the marina manager "what is it going to cost me just to have" and he gave me dockage, winterization, annual service, shrink wrap, winter storage and start up per year. So my before I fuel an go anywhere cost. When Rinker came along, same question - with new results reflecting new boat. Later, we started discussing what @Dream_Inn related with owners that come and go with the same observations as @McGarnicle - no one knows the real cost. I asked how often is he asked this and the response was twice - me for the Bayliner and again for the Rinker.

People like the idea of buying and owning a boat but don't understand what goes into it. Like was said in the "I want the manual for my boat thread", a boat is closer to a house than a car and with it comes a lot more.

reneechris14

And dont forget the time,time,time. Even if you have the cash are you willing to put in the time. Learning listening and planing.

Willhound

Similar situation. Acquaintance asked me about buying his B.I.L.'s 36 foot Bayliner. I told him $15 G's a year just to own it and run it a bit. He never had a boat before and didn't beleive me. Last year, his first season, was almost $24 G partly because he hit rocks, twice....with his big brass prop on his inboard shaft drive. 4 Grand each time. Boat is now for sale at a huge loss. 

rasbury

So, on this subject which is near and dear to my heart......even though the thread is a bit hijacked......my previous boat was a 20 bow rider with an I/O. Obviously I had a trailer I  had  to maintain. Now then, while this boat did not have a/c and some of the accessories on it, I don't think the maintenance cost at least for a Florida trailered boat is that much different. I still had an engine to maintain, change oil and filters etc...an out drive that needed water impellers and fluid changes...a gimbal bearing and transom asy to deal with...steering cable shift cable...you get the picture. So, now we have the 270. Little bigger motor and outdrive but probably about the same expense to maintain. I have a bigger piece of fiber glass. Now I do have other things that can brake but don't really require much maintenance- a/c, water heater, water pump, fridge...so my cost to just maintain the 270 over the bowrider I don't think is much different. Up north it obviously would be much different with storage. I don't slip the boat but do dry store it for 90 bucks a month. We paid around 14 for the bow rider, a little more than double that for the 270. Insurance is not that much difference so I keep selling the idea of this does not cost us a lot more than the other and we can do a LOT more with it. About got swamped 2x with the bow rider around some bigger boats and we did not like that. Am I that far off or just trying to justify???

Handymans342

Ras!!! What are you thinking!!!!! You havent used that junk for 2 years!!! Of course your maintenance expenses are way down. Geeezzzz

Ian

The reality is you make it work for you. Friends with a pontoon - nice day boat on the lake. Then have to go home, get dinner etc. either cruiser the weekends are much easier for us. Does it cost - yes. Is it worth it - for us, **** yes! @Handymans342 has decided that’s it for him and the RV works for him now. 

Handymans342

Thank You.