I just might buy a boat

[snoranger]

It goes in the water almost every other year!!! Do you know how much slip fee's are!?

Yes... I don’t blame you for keeping it in your yard.

 

[sgtsandman]

It goes in the water almost every other year!!! Do you know how much slip fee's are!? Plus what it takes to keep two 250HP Evinrude 2 strokes working! Or what it costs to fill 250 gallons of fuel!!!! Boats are expensive!

Oh wait.... I see what happened here...

Thus why I have a canoe and a kayak. Other than a launch permit and an occasional power washing, they don’t cost me much.

 

[Dirtman]

Thus why I have a canoe and a kayak. Other than a launch permit and an occasional power washing, they don’t cost me much.

I dunno, I got big into kayak fishing and still spend a fortune on gear every year...

I just upgraded my sonar to a down imaging gps unit that cost almost what my kayak did. paddles aren't cheap either. I had a cheapo $40 paddle for a couple years until my buddy let me borrow his fancy carbon fiber paddle that cost around $300. I immediately threw my old paddle in the trash and will never go back to owning a cheap paddle. Next to that adding a rudder was the biggest improvement, that was around $100 bucks. Good comfortable life vest with storage for gear there goes another $150. Rod holders, anchor gear, waterproof nonsense, special kayak rods with short butts and on and on and on. Like any hobby kayaking ain't cheap!

 

[sgtsandman]

I dunno, I got big into kayak fishing and still spend a fortune on gear every year...

I just upgraded my sonar to a down imaging gps unit that cost almost what my kayak did. paddles aren't cheap either. I had a cheapo $40 paddle for a couple years until my buddy let me borrow his fancy carbon fiber paddle that cost around $300. I immediately threw my old paddle in the trash and will never go back to owning a cheap paddle. Next to that adding a rudder was the biggest improvement, that was around $100 bucks. Good comfortable life vest with storage for gear there goes another $150. Rod holders, anchor gear, waterproof nonsense, special kayak rods with short butts and on and on and on. Like any hobby kayaking ain't cheap!

Other than buying a decent paddle and a small anchor to hold me in place, I haven’t spent anything specific or extravagant. Good enough to do the jon and not fall apart the first few times I use them.

Same thing with the canoe. I did replace the seats with wooden framed, wicker ones and added a third, removable seat. The original front seat was cracked and slowly failing.

I bought both used for $300 total and they serve me just fine as is.

Looking at what new ones cost quickly deterred any thoughts of replacing them.

 

[JohnnyO]

Yes... I don’t blame you for keeping it in your yard.

My jetski has been in the yard for three years. It be broke. Not huge money to fix it (less than $1000) but more than I've had to spare the last few years. Slip fee last I docked it was $450 but then I could use the pavilion and gas grills anytime. As jetskis go, mine isn't too bad on gas but it still uses a shit-ton of it.

 

[Dirtman]

My jetski has been in the yard for three years. It be broke. Not huge money to fix it (less than $1000) but more than I've had to spare the last few years. Slip fee last I docked it was $450 but then I could use the pavilion and gas grills anytime. As jetskis go, mine isn't too bad on gas but it still uses a shit-ton of it.

Huh?

 

[sgtsandman]

Huh?

I'm guessing he means it isn't a gas hog like other comparable jet skis but still uses a lot of fuel. But that is a guess...

 

[JohnnyO]

I'm guessing he means it isn't a gas hog like other comparable jet skis but still uses a lot of fuel. But that is a guess...

Correct. On a jet ski you work the throttle like a light switch. It's either all the way off or all the way on.

 

[bilbo]

I remember staying with a friend at his parents cabin when I was a broke college student. We goofed around on their jet skis off and on throughout the day and because I was grateful I offered to pay for the fuel refill. I learned two things. One, they are gas hogs. Two, they have rather large tanks for what they are. Gas prices were at record highs and it was $200 to fill up those two machines.

Our boat hasn’t been too bad. Instead of an engine, you rack up hours on the sails and then they need to be replaced. They are about $600-$1000 for a set for my little boat, and it’s due. Other than that, there’s not a lot of upkeep.

 

[JohnnyO]

I remember staying with a friend at his parents cabin when I was a broke college student. We goofed around on their jet skis off and on throughout the day and because I was grateful I offered to pay for the fuel refill. I learned two things. One, they are gas hogs. Two, they have rather large tanks for what they are. Gas prices were at record highs and it was $200 to fill up those two machines.

Mine is a 700cc twin Polaris with an 18 gallon tank and I can pretty much ride all day on a tank of gas. My uncle used to have an 1100cc triple Yamaha with a 12 gallon tank and sometimes I'd ride with him and he'd have to stop halfway through the day and fill up. They both topped out at 50 mph since the manufacturers govern them but you can get a chip to remove the speed limiter. Unless the water is glass-smooth, 50 mph is as fast as you want to go anyway.

 

[alwaysFlOoReD]

Quite a bit younger.. water skiing behind a jet boat. Not sure how fast I was going when I wiped out but apparently did pinwheels for about fifty yards. At that speed water is HARD.

 

[Roert42]

Mine is a 700cc twin Polaris with an 18 gallon tank and I can pretty much ride all day on a tank of gas. My uncle used to have an 1100cc triple Yamaha with a 12 gallon tank and sometimes I'd ride with him and he'd have to stop halfway through the day and fill up. They both topped out at 50 mph since the manufacturers govern them but you can get a chip to remove the speed limiter. Unless the water is glass-smooth, 50 mph is as fast as you want to go anyway.

I have a seadoo with a 900cc engine and the “hi output tune”, they had two power rating from the factory. 8gallon tank. I can run all day no problem on one tank of gas.

tops out at 55mph. It’s also very small and light.

 

[Dirtman]

Watercraft don't get measured in MPH!

 

[snoranger]

Watercraft don't get measured in MPH!

Here’s a speedometer from a SeaDoo...

Cantaloupe

 

[JohnnyO]

Quite a bit younger.. water skiing behind a jet boat. Not sure how fast I was going when I wiped out but apparently did pinwheels for about fifty yards. At that speed water is HARD.

We call that doing a "gingerbread man". Did one myself at Cheat Lake in Maryland when my aforementioned uncle didn't know that you don't tow people in a tube at full speed.