Only for those that really boat on a budget, how do you handle big ticket expenses?
01-30-2012, 08:28 PM
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Only for those that really boat on a budget, how do you handle big ticket expenses?
I am a true "Boater on a budget" and do 90% of all the work on my boats by myself but I find myself thinking sometimes.....
What if I blow a drive, what if I blow an engine? Will I be able to fix it right away? How long will the boat be down?
How do you other "boaters on a budget" handle expensive repairs?
Just curious?!?!
What if I blow a drive, what if I blow an engine? Will I be able to fix it right away? How long will the boat be down?
How do you other "boaters on a budget" handle expensive repairs?
Just curious?!?!
01-30-2012, 08:39 PM
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Boat first, food second!! Lol
Worry'n is like a rocking chair, gives u something to do but doesn't get u anywhere. **** quite often happens, when it does you will deal with it then. Havin a spare drive for instance, is never a bad thing. Remember parts are always cheaper and easier to find when you DON'T need them. If u see a deal, grab it cause u never kno....
Worry'n is like a rocking chair, gives u something to do but doesn't get u anywhere. **** quite often happens, when it does you will deal with it then. Havin a spare drive for instance, is never a bad thing. Remember parts are always cheaper and easier to find when you DON'T need them. If u see a deal, grab it cause u never kno....
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I am a true "Boater on a budget" and do 90% of all the work on my boats by myself but I find myself thinking sometimes.....
What if I blow a drive, what if I blow an engine? Will I be able to fix it right away? How long will the boat be down?
How do you other "boaters on a budget" handle expensive repairs?
Just curious?!?!
What if I blow a drive, what if I blow an engine? Will I be able to fix it right away? How long will the boat be down?
How do you other "boaters on a budget" handle expensive repairs?
Just curious?!?!
These things always seem to go out when you have a big weekend planned. Having a spare means not payIng crazy money to get it right then. I keep a great mechanic on speed dial to help me and that is priceless.
The other thing I do is not try and go for that extra 2% that causes things to go boom. Run timing conservative, and motor a little fat.
01-30-2012, 09:09 PM
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Ditto on the credit cards....if I have an expense over $1500 or so that I can't handle out of cash flow reasonably fast I will put it on a card and pay it off in the winter when I'm not dropping $600 a month on gas. I am not a fan of credit cards for people that can't realize if they have the ability to pay off but if you are financially smart it works great. I to try to keep some spare parts but there is never enough.
01-30-2012, 09:32 PM
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According to the Myans this may be our last summer . Blow it out dude . I wanna die owing somebody money . 
No seriously , i'm hell on maintenance as to minimize failures . Only pound the nuts off of it when it's absolutely necessary . 
No seriously , i'm hell on maintenance as to minimize failures . Only pound the nuts off of it when it's absolutely necessary .
01-30-2012, 09:35 PM
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Now you guy from hoses to nuts and pounding lmfao!
