How much a powerboat cost to operate
09-19-2009, 02:06 AM
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You did good Griff....Thanks for all the help you gave me on my build. I'm ready for a break free season...
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09-19-2009, 02:14 AM
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Built new motors, new ignitions, new oil coolers, new Lightning Headers, only re-used the blocks and timing covers. Everything else is new. Motors made 721hp on 93 octane. Somewhere around ~35k for everything... labor is free, as I did all the install and rigging and tuning (although much tuning wasnt necessary).
09-19-2009, 07:02 AM
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i get away cheap! the further you push the throttles the more it hurts your wallet. i spend about 200$ everytime i go out. (slip fees,gas,lunch,maintenance,etc) and thats with a 20 ft nothing special boat. and i do all the work at my shop and keep it at my house on the trailer. its worth every penny.
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Thanks for all the post...Just letting newbies know what they are getting into when they buy a powerboat. There is alot more to it than just buying the boat.
09-19-2009, 10:21 AM
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31 ft sonic... No major upgrades just regular gas and fixing little thugs here and there that break is 5-10k a year....insurance is $1200 a year.... When upgrades start it will be different. I'm one of those anal car/boat collectors that keeps a detailed excel spreadhseet for every dime I spend on her other than cleaning supplies and things and run all gas through a fleet card so I can see how much I spend on each vehicle. Makes things easy to account for and great for resale
