Tell me pit dwellers, why don’t you have a boat?
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By the time I went off to college, my dad had owned a Bertram 38 for about three years. Yeah, the money a mid size sportfisherman sucks out of you is insane.
..Jesus take the wheel...
Looks like Mr Gunsngear driving
Chick in the green swimsuit...............LOL
Because im a broke dick and cannot afford the one I want. https://www.beneteau.com/us/oceanis/oceanis-48#
I too will be adding one. In the next year. I haven’t had a sport bike for a few years. I miss track days soooooo much.
BTW... Waiting for someone to post a pic of their boat with the 4 Seven Marine 627s hanging off the back!
Yes, that's 2508 HP (they use the same 6.0L supercharged V-8 as the Corvette ZR1 did), they cost $68000.00 each with out the Volvo duo prop set-up , and I KNOW one of you bastards owns it! Fess up!!!
P.S. That's a 43ft Midnight Express with a top speed of 90+MPH!
Yes, that's 2508 HP (they use the same 6.0L supercharged V-8 as the Corvette ZR1 did), they cost $68000.00 each with out the Volvo duo prop set-up , and I KNOW one of you bastards owns it! Fess up!!!
P.S. That's a 43ft Midnight Express with a top speed of 90+MPH!
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So you and another single dude in Co had a sailboat and would wine and dine at sunset. Cool story.
Have a bassboat parked outside, but wanting a few kayaks.
Was probably about 6yo when I learned to ski behind a 16ft owens with a 80hp merc. Looking back it was sorta a POS but we skiied a ton. Every summer, every weekend.
Later my sis had a crownline with a 350. Was a nice boat. Cant remember the length, maybe a 19 or 21...
Was heavy, she always made me drive the truck and put the boat in water.
Not sure why as an adult I never got one. Is a lot of work and somehow just no time.
Later my sis had a crownline with a 350. Was a nice boat. Cant remember the length, maybe a 19 or 21...
Was heavy, she always made me drive the truck and put the boat in water.
Not sure why as an adult I never got one. Is a lot of work and somehow just no time.
Ain't me......I'm not the kind of (potential) owner that would have something like that.BTW... Waiting for someone to post a pic of their boat with the 4 Seven Marine 627s hanging off the back!
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Yes, that's 2508 HP (they use the same 6.0L supercharged V-8 as the Corvette ZR1 did), they cost $68000.00 each with out the Volvo duo prop set-up , and I KNOW one of you bastards owns it! Fess up!!!
First time fish guts got all over my boat......meh, I celebrated with a lukewarm Budweiser. The guy that owns this ? Full Retard meltdown.
BTW... Waiting for someone to post a pic of their boat with the 4 Seven Marine 627s hanging off the back!
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Yes, that's 2508 HP (they use the same 6.0L supercharged V-8 as the Corvette ZR1 did), they cost $68000.00 each with out the Volvo duo prop set-up , and I KNOW one of you bastards owns it! Fess up!!!
P.S. That's a 43ft Midnight Express with a top speed of 90+MPH!
GPH?
Better topic is...what type of light machine gun would you mount on the top?
PSSSH.... Exocet missles FTW!
.58MPG at 59MPH so a smidge over 100GPH?. 90+? Better have an oil tanker in tow me thinks!
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If I had that money, 25mm chaingun and two 50's.Better topic is...what type of light machine gun would you mount on the top?
A lot of people have negative perceptions of boat ownership. And don’t get me wrong, when they require work, it sucks to foot the bill. But I will say that the best times we’ve had as a family have been on the boat. I don’t care what it cost... it has been 100% worth it!
worst thing is to let them sit! Let me know
That's true. I need to either sell it or bring it out to CO. Selling is more likely as our water is small for a boat like that and the season short. The motor is the hard thing to part with. It's unreal. 5500rpm is as smooth as glass and for all practical purposes in that hull the power is unlimited. I demoed a new Cobalt with twin 8.2L HOs and decided I liked the 272 with the blue motor better.
I guess the better answer would be, I don’t have the desire or passion for it to be my number one hobby to drop money on. I wouldn’t give up my hunts or rifles for boating and I can’t afford all.
Better topic is...what type of light machine gun would you mount on the top?
The only thing worse than a boat (especially if you don't live in a place like the OP) is an RV...Ask me how I know...(Otherwise known as a BIG BLACK $$$ HOLE!!! LOL
I’ve had several from ocean boats to aluminum fishing boats and this is the first year I havnt had one in awhile. Got tired of sinking money into them.
I used to keep them on a mooring and on a dock and have had them break free from the mooring several times, break dock whips and dock lines.... it’s an uneasy feeling when you show up at the lake and your boat isn’t where you left it. I’ve also had one sink during a hurricane years back. I finally threw in the towel.
Gave up and bought a few hobie kayaks to putt around and do some fishing . It’s nice being able to drag them on land and not worry about them and far less maintaince and headache to deal with.
I used to keep them on a mooring and on a dock and have had them break free from the mooring several times, break dock whips and dock lines.... it’s an uneasy feeling when you show up at the lake and your boat isn’t where you left it. I’ve also had one sink during a hurricane years back. I finally threw in the towel.
Gave up and bought a few hobie kayaks to putt around and do some fishing . It’s nice being able to drag them on land and not worry about them and far less maintaince and headache to deal with.
I'd love to be on one of your Co creeks. I'd be the redneck with an ultralight spinning reel.Wanna go fishin?
Not falling for the wine and cheese at sunset though...
How about pickled pigs feet and a bunch of cold beer? 
Does this rag smell like chloroform to you?
Nurse I may be. Into dudes I am not.
We do have some darn good spots for fishin here. Creeks and lakes.
I use spinning gear too.
Or dynamite.
Does this rag smell like chloroform to you?
Nurse I may be. Into dudes I am not.
We do have some darn good spots for fishin here. Creeks and lakes.
I use spinning gear too.
Or dynamite.
It’s ok, we are an inclusive group here. @gayguns is here all the time. Sunset cheese cruise sounds fun.How about pickled pigs feet and a bunch of cold beer?
Does this rag smell like chloroform to you?
Nurse I may be. Into dudes I am not.
We do have some darn good spots for fishin here. Creeks and lakes.
I use spinning gear too.
Or dynamite.
Easy
I have two friends with boats
I bring food, drink, extra cups and my knowledge
they pay the $6,000 annual slip fee
They pay the club membership
They pay the annual property tax - intangibles tax
They pay insurance
They pay registration
They pay for repairs and maintenance
They scrub the hull
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they pay for a new impeller when they suck up sand from docking on the beach - just like in your pictures
I have two friends with boats
I bring food, drink, extra cups and my knowledge
they pay the $6,000 annual slip fee
They pay the club membership
They pay the annual property tax - intangibles tax
They pay insurance
They pay registration
They pay for repairs and maintenance
They scrub the hull
—
they pay for a new impeller when they suck up sand from docking on the beach - just like in your pictures
I've had a few and just sold my latest a couple of months ago. It was a wake surf boat so I could indulge my old surfer dreams , on an endless wave, while living a long way from the ocean. We had a lot of fun with it, but between the long drives to the lake and my failing health, it was just too much work. It was an expensive and labor intensive hobby and I don't miss it as much as I thought I would. Getting old sucks.
I bet the motor had Johnson or Evinrude written on it.
The only good motors they ever made were <35hp.
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you assume to much. I know how to boat. The lower is raised and Motor killed as you drift in.
Why don't I have a boat?
Because I've had a boat. Sorta like why I don't have a Savage.
Because I've had a boat. Sorta like why I don't have a Savage.
I could have had a boat, a plane, or guns.
I got to fly planes, and I got to run around the ocean in my Brother's boat.
The guns were easier to get in under the roof.
Oh, and I live in the High Desert...
I got to fly planes, and I got to run around the ocean in my Brother's boat.
The guns were easier to get in under the roof.
Oh, and I live in the High Desert...
The only boat I have any desire for is a drift boat, because they go where the fish are and the assholes aren't. For lakes, I get out into the middle of them just fine on foot to go fishing.
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Because I own an old car and they are more expensive than boats. I don’t need two bottomless money sucking holes in my shop.
There are 2 days you love a boat--when you buy it and when you sell it.
Besides, dad has the boat. And the jet ski.
Besides, dad has the boat. And the jet ski.
Why don't I have a boat?
Because I have an AIRPLANE. Most of the, uh, things are called the same.
Actually, I am rather "monetarily challenged" at this point in life, so I do things on the cheap:
-1983 Quicksilver MXL with 35 hp Rotax 377. WAY better than a boat!
-3 small kayaks
-13.5' Browning canoe
-12' flat bottom rowboat
-10' home built solo canoe
Nothing better than mucking about in small boats!
-I also ride an 1100 Honda Shadow (cheap motorcycle)
-shoot AKs (cheap guns, cheaply made)
-eat roadkill & weeds
-get my entertainment here
Because I have an AIRPLANE. Most of the, uh, things are called the same.
Actually, I am rather "monetarily challenged" at this point in life, so I do things on the cheap:
-1983 Quicksilver MXL with 35 hp Rotax 377. WAY better than a boat!
-3 small kayaks
-13.5' Browning canoe
-12' flat bottom rowboat
-10' home built solo canoe
Nothing better than mucking about in small boats!
-I also ride an 1100 Honda Shadow (cheap motorcycle)
-shoot AKs (cheap guns, cheaply made)
-eat roadkill & weeds
-get my entertainment here
I used to have boat... had one too many Trump flags on it. 
now it's at the bottom of Lake Travis
now it's at the bottom of Lake Travis
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