Zero In fact one son bought a boat this year and the other is going to rebuild his blown engine and get back in the water despite having a new born. (I think its his wife's idea).

I decided to save money by selling my flybridge Bayliner and buying a 382. I figure the $4000.00 I save in slip & storage fees will buy plenty of gas.

I have slowed down quite a bit from years past and have been thinking of downsizing. I seam to have replaced the time on the water with time on the motorcycle.

I have a single engine (502) Envision at Lake of the Ozarks and we still use it quite a bit, but not nearly as much as we once did. It used to be that we would go up the lake at a moments notice to a bar or to eat. Now when we talk about it, I am thinking "OK, 20 miles round trip at 1.5mpg at $4.25 a gallon.........."

We use our 4 stroke waverunners alot more, and also go fishing alot more in the bass boat with a 60 hp merc. That being said, at one time last week, I was paying for the gas for the boat, 2 waverunners, and the bass boat going to the same place!

I've been in a boat since I was born (I'm 43) and so have my teenage kids. I would have a canoe before I would get off the water.

with the single outboard, it Cost me more in beer last weekend than it did in gas. Considering our speed limit in the ICW is 30, and I do 55 its all good, taking it to the gulf next weekend to run it harder:drink:

If people want to boat with you and won't chip in, they aren't friends.

im glad you said the top three. those guys are killin me...

I'll never quit boating, but I sure am doing it less than before. And differently too. 6 knots instead of 60. Spend 4 days instead of 4 hours at the island.

Repower with diesels perhaps?

Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away.

6 knots will never take your breath away.

as somebody on the forum says: "It's not fun until your eyes water"

I didn't understand that last until I was cruising along at 50 one day and my eyes were watering and I had a big sh_ _ eating grin on my face

as someone else posted " on pause"...

have been collecting new parts for years , engine has been built for 3 years ...

was talking with ultimate cat (nick) about blue printing/re-gel the bottom this past spring, and interior...needed to put that on hold....

would have only required 1 trip down to that part of florida to get work performed...

but that all cost's good $$$$

with the way things are can not justify going foward then or right now because i do not have the ability to pay for it. i have done everything so far paying with liquid - no credit.


i would love to hear those dry pipes scream !

have more time than money.....

I'm just going for Broke!.....I love boating more than life itself and can't stop! Somebody please HELP me...Intervention is needed!!!!

We had a blast @ the Jammin On the James run; Thanks Steve & James!