Is a go fast an advantage?
04-11-2012 | 06:03 PM
#41
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Well, since you put it that way.....
All our trips are always planned with whoever wants to go. All cost are split evenly...gas for boat/boats, vehicles, food, and gas to get the boat to and back from it's home location.
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04-11-2012 | 09:18 PM
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Up until the economy tanked for me in 2010, we had a 40' Sea Ray EC. I had people coming in from everywhere to go out on the Sea Ray. Once I couldn't afford the slip rental and maintenance seems like all my "Friends" went elsewhere. The ones that I didn't mind were the few that would hand me $100 for diesel and stay behind to help clean up.
When I sold it and bought the Formula the list got real short...but the true friends are the ones helping me with the restoration.
It's funny how things work out.
When I sold it and bought the Formula the list got real short...but the true friends are the ones helping me with the restoration.
It's funny how things work out.
04-12-2012 | 12:47 AM
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Yep. Have the cruiser in a covered slip with a lift to keep it clean, for every weekend use....and have the Fountain at home if we decided to venture to outta state. Problem is, as we have discovered, the convenience of just hoping in the economy car and driving to the lake where the cruiser is waiting for us, has become so easy, the Fountain never gets used anymore sine we bought the cruiser. 2 yrs it never left garage,last yr we took it out 2 weekends to Cumberland. The hassle of winterizing, registration expense, maintenance stuff like impellers, oil/filter changes each time, just makes it not worth the trouble. Don't see it leaving the garage this yr.
Michael
04-12-2012 | 07:45 AM
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That's the nice thing about having a boat in the slip. You really get spoiled fast. There's no hooking up the trailer, checking trailer lights, dragging it down to the water, paying a ramp fee, putting it in at the ramp, parking the trailer at the ramp, retrieving it at the ramp, dragging it home, washing it, putting it away, unhooking the trailer. With a slip, it's park it, clean it off, and drive home.
Michael
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04-12-2012 | 11:25 AM
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Since we bought the Sea Ray I don't take the "other boat" out near as much. We do take a big group, sometimes 15-20 out on weekends and have a great time with the stereo up and all the girls dancing and having a blast. If I had to choose it would be the Sea Ray over the MTI... did I just say that? I'm glad I don't have to choose!
04-12-2012 | 12:29 PM
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Most of the poeple that go boating with me have there own boat. so IF they are riding they are alwasy very help full docking, and putting it back up. Not so much on fuel. But when I ride on theres I also dont help them with fuel.
the frineds i have that are not boaters, know they only come out so often, and its more of me having them as guest then just then tagging along.
the frineds i have that are not boaters, know they only come out so often, and its more of me having them as guest then just then tagging along.
04-12-2012 | 03:00 PM
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