Cost of a boat

Da Chief wrote:

Almost sounds like he's trying to convince himself not to buy another boat.
Whenever I want to talk myself out of something I generally find myself
"counting up the cost".
UH - I bought a new 2004 Skeeter last May to replace the Javelin - not
trying to make any point, just wondering, as I said at the beginning,
if others had considered the cost.

RichG wrote:

No boat is a good investment. The cost of our boat is what we pay for the
pleasure we get from it.

Exactly - and I will never be without one - will have two at times but
never 0!

"Ronnie Garrison" wrote in message
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Da Chief wrote:

Almost sounds like he's trying to convince himself not to buy another
boat. Whenever I want to talk myself out of something I generally find
myself "counting up the cost".
UH - I bought a new 2004 Skeeter last May to replace the Javelin - not
trying to make any point, just wondering, as I said at the beginning, if
others had considered the cost.

Whoops! Now that you've said it I remember reading that post. I guess I'm
just feeling frustrated right now. Retired in december with a '87 pickup and
a '88 bass boat, with money for one not the other, UNLESS I go back to work
somewhere. New truck? New boat? Newer truck? Newer boat? New truck now, get
a job, buy the boat later? New boat now, get a job, buy the truck later? OR,
rebuild the truck's engine & fix the A/C and buy newer boat? Now or later?
See where my frustration is coming from? We, I mean I, cannot come to a
conclusion. I am beside myself and we are(I am) perplexed.

Da Chief,
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"Bass_Mr." wrote in message
k.net...
His point is that a boat is much more than"just a hole in the water you
pour money into".
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(B)reak
(O)ut
(A)nother
(T)housand !
.....said Huck

Heck, I was up to seven at ONE time!! Older and well used..but...
One 27 ft sailboat;
one 20 ft (new) fishing boat;
one 14 ft pontoon boat;
one 12 ft sailboat;
a 12 foot dingy;
a 15 ft canoe and
a 10 ft paddleboat.

My total cash tied up in the last four was around $1,500.00 lock, stock and
barrel. New isn't necessary, just pretty.
--
RichG manager, Carolina Skiff Owners Group on MSN
http://groups.msn.com/CarolinaSkiffOwners
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"Ronnie Garrison" wrote in message
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RichG wrote:

No boat is a good investment. The cost of our boat is what we pay for
the
pleasure we get from it.

Exactly - and I will never be without one - will have two at times but
never 0!

A boat is like a bucket with a hole in it. You keep throwing money in
that bucket for as long as you own it.

"Ronnie Garrison" wrote in message
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Ever figure how much a boat cost you each year? I am talking
depreciation, not operating costs. If you figure it out you might not buy
a bass boat!

I just sold my Javelin Monday for $9500. I had $13,000 invested in it,
and kept it for three years. That works out to $1165 a year, not counting
gas, oil, batteries, insurance, tires and taxes. (here in GA we
have to pay property taxes on boats.)

To make the cost worse, I only used the boat for a little over 2 years,
and have been trying to sell it since last June.

I have looked at these costs in the past and it seems owning a bass boat
costs me about $1500 to $2000 a year. I have owned 8 bass boats since
1974 - keeping them anywhere from 4 to 11 years. Wouldn’t swap the
memories of those trips for the money I invested tho!

My brother in law and his wife were giving me a hard time about my boat,
wondering if I had figured out how much I was paying for it.

I asked them to total up the payments on his Honda Valkyrie ($13,000) and
the cost of her motorcycle (can't remember what it is, but they got a "good
deal" on it for $8,000). I asked them how much it cost for going out for
dinner and drinks 3 - 4 times a week like they do. THEN, figure out how
many times they've actually ridden the bikes each season.

I know that my boat is being used about two months before they break out the
bikes, and it's used at least one month after they put the bikes away.

It made my boat seem like a great investment.... :-)
--
Steve @ OutdoorFrontiers
http://www.outdoorfrontiers.com
G & S Guide Service and Custom Rods
http://www.herefishyfishy.com

Steve @ OutdoorFrontiers wrote:
"Ronnie Garrison" wrote in message
...

Ever figure how much a boat cost you each year? I am talking
depreciation, not operating costs. If you figure it out you might not buy
a bass boat!

I just sold my Javelin Monday for $9500. I had $13,000 invested in it,
and kept it for three years. That works out to $1165 a year, not counting
gas, oil, batteries, insurance, tires and taxes. (here in GA we
have to pay property taxes on boats.)

To make the cost worse, I only used the boat for a little over 2 years,
and have been trying to sell it since last June.

I have looked at these costs in the past and it seems owning a bass boat
costs me about $1500 to $2000 a year. I have owned 8 bass boats since
1974 - keeping them anywhere from 4 to 11 years. Wouldn’t swap the
memories of those trips for the money I invested tho!


My brother in law and his wife were giving me a hard time about my boat,
wondering if I had figured out how much I was paying for it.

I asked them to total up the payments on his Honda Valkyrie ($13,000) and
the cost of her motorcycle (can't remember what it is, but they got a "good
deal" on it for $8,000). I asked them how much it cost for going out for
dinner and drinks 3 - 4 times a week like they do. THEN, figure out how
many times they've actually ridden the bikes each season.

I know that my boat is being used about two months before they break out the
bikes, and it's used at least one month after they put the bikes away.

It made my boat seem like a great investment.... :-)
I just cannot see how people have the balls to sit and make you justify
the things you have. First it is none of their business, second they
need to take a look at themselves and maybe analyze their finances
before "helping" me figure out mine. I get that crap all the time, and
I never ever question when someone pays $1000 for a baseball card, or
anything else for that matter. It is part of my life, it is what I work
for, if they don't see why i need it , that is fine, but don't give me
**** about it.

It is the same thing I have to hear daily in the breakroom here,
everyone bitching about having no money, yet I don't see any bars on the
windows of this place ,and there is no sniper in the corner holding them
here if they want to leave. Also doesn't seem to stop them from
spending 4 of the 7 nights of the week at the bars, dropping easily
$50/night on drinks and activities. Yet they seem to have the profound
knowledge to see my investment in a brand new outboard for a boat shell
that would just sit there and suck up my money if I didn't make the
investment as a "crazy" decision!!!!

This is obviously a subject that hits home with me daily. I just say,
to each his own, let me and my wife worry about us.

I understand Ronnie's post. There's cost involved and sometimes one just
isn't aware that from a pure financial standpoint owning a boat may not make
a whole lot of since.

I started out a zillion years ago with a 15 ft. Jon boat. A good friend of
mine spruced it up and I was able to sell it for a bit of a profit. Over the
course of the last many years I moved up to my current Champion which I
love, but I'm getting the new boat bug. I'm trying to resist, because it
just doesn't make sense. I was fortunate in that when my first novel was
published I was able to buy my boat with a one check slap and it makes no
sense to trade or sell it now, but . . . there it is that darn new boat bug
whisperin to me. lol lol.

My boat howerver is my mental health program, my greatest sense of personal
recreational pleasure. So "bottom line" I really don't give a white rat's
butt what it costs me now . . . but I do appreciate the thought because it
reminds me to be greatful I have a nice boat and how fortunate I am the good
Lord has blessed me in this life.

--
God Bless America

Josh The Bad Bear

Da Chief wrote:

"Ronnie Garrison" wrote in message
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Da Chief wrote:


Almost sounds like he's trying to convince himself not to buy another
boat. Whenever I want to talk myself out of something I generally find
myself "counting up the cost".

UH - I bought a new 2004 Skeeter last May to replace the Javelin - not
trying to make any point, just wondering, as I said at the beginning, if
others had considered the cost.


Whoops! Now that you've said it I remember reading that post. I guess I'm
just feeling frustrated right now. Retired in december with a '87 pickup and
a '88 bass boat, with money for one not the other, UNLESS I go back to work
somewhere. New truck? New boat? Newer truck? Newer boat? New truck now, get
a job, buy the boat later? New boat now, get a job, buy the truck later? OR,
rebuild the truck's engine & fix the A/C and buy newer boat? Now or later?
See where my frustration is coming from? We, I mean I, cannot come to a
conclusion. I am beside myself and we are(I am) perplexed.

Da Chief,
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I feel you pain - but I ain't Bill! My rule of thumb is to keep a truck
or boat until it leaves me stranded one time - then it is gone. That
actually never happened with the Javelin, and I bought the Skeeter just
because I made the state team and wanted a new boat to take to the
regionals. I would have sold the Skeeter and went back to the Javelin,
almost did that, guy offered me just $1000 less for the Skeeter than I
thought I needed to get for it.