I just pay for her boat. I'm perfectly fine with any boat that has a motor. I love going fast but I also like cruiser room when I get there. We joke that my wife owns the Cig, my 7 y.o. daughter owns the cruiser, my 12 y.o. son owns the fish and ski and I own the the paddle boat.... and I gave the paddle boat to the neighbor a few weeks ago.:lolhit:

did anyone said her wife says it is too expensive? mine does !!!!

She doesn't say anything since I don't have an S/O :whistle:

My wife can barely swim so she has a little fear of the water.

My 24 Superboat scared the chit out of her. She seems to like the 30 a lot more.

I think overall she enjoys it unless it's too rough or too hot. But, if I said I was going to get out of boating, I don't think she would object.

I told the wife I wanted to keep the 311 out of the water this year she said NO WAY. She does not like the Donzi so much but loves the 311. The other day she said she wanted to buy a pontoon just for hanging out and pulling tubes around. Looks like we are going to need a bigger dock! :D

I'm going to look at a pontoon today to keep the wife happy. She wants something that she can take the kids out in and run into chit while I'm at work. She doesn't know it has twin 150's yet. The guy says it will run 55-60. I can't imagine getting passed by my wife in a pontoon boat. It may hurt some feelings on the local lake. I will report back.

My wife doesn't dig powerboats. She likes the sea-doos and loves pontoons, cruising/hanging out. This combined with my son wakeboarding, and me wanting us ALL out together on the water is why I sold my 26 and we are shopping for a wakeboat. I still have my 540powered 20' jetboat so I still get to have some fun when the lake is smooth. I still love powerboats, and will probably get another one but probably at least a few years out.

My ex wife LOVED boating but hated going fast. We owned a v bottom performance boat but I swear she thought it was a pontoon boat. We averaged 5 mph all day!

my wife isn't much for hanging out in the sun too long, but she doesn't mind going fast and the left-seat-speed-alarm has never gone off. Got to love her for that!

I got very lucky!!!
My wife throttles harder than I, good thing she is married to an engine guy.
I took video running on Lake Michigan she at the throttles, I get sick watching the video as the camera was all over as she aired it out and I could not stand/sit and film,
She wants her own single/eng cat now :helmet:
Jim

Loves boating.

My wife likes boating a whole lot more with the bigger boat, than when I had my "death rockets" as she called them.

I have to say, she was able to take my Hydrostream up to about 70 mph before she got scared. That was pretty hot.

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I could have written this myself!

Mine loves it, but more in a floating suntan station kind of way. She can handle the trailer and boat when the need arises however.

I kept getting **** for wanting to go on speed runs. Last season I figured out a solution. We were anchored in a nice calm cove one day when I wanted to go for a speed run with the boys. I inflated the tube, attached the anchor to it, and we left her and her friend floating in the cove with a few beers. Her only fear was us breaking down and not being able to pick them up. :)

Hated at first but slowly got into it. Now she gets pissed if she doesn't get to go. Speed so far doesn't seem to matter (been to mid 80's) and only gets mad when something breaks. Doesn't like the dirty end of boating but helps clean up, engine bay/interior...etc
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I am with you guys... met mine on the boat dock when she told me "your boat makes me wanna say daddy". Married her! Then she took a ride with a friend on his 42RP with 1100's and ever since she wanted a MTI... check the avatar... gotta give the 'ol lady what she wants, ya know!

She loves when I run the boat hard and is really good at helping with docking and launching... Now if I could get her to help me clean it...

Mine loves being on it. Loves going fast, course mine is only mid 60s fast. Have trouble getting help with cleaning though dammit!! Lol

I feel your pain!

Frakkin Awesome!!

My wife loves it. She likes the speed (more often than not) as long as the water isn't super nasty like a big holiday weekend or after the shootout on LOTO. We typically run 40-50 avg speed when out.

Screwed!!!
 

Yeah...i'm in that "elite" zone as well....

Unfortunately, my finace has gotten a taste of the Cat life and the Sunny won't suffice forever...she's already asking when we can get a MTI or a Nor-tech....FML!!!!

She loves it, just not on my boat!!

My wife's a cruiser queen too. She said the next boat 'MUST have an 11ft beam'. Notice I haven't sold the Baja yet? ;) She does love to boat and helps dock / clean etc. but has the same rev limiter the other guys talked about. She keeps her eyes on the speedo like a hawk. Over 40 and I'm gettin' whacked and screamed at. :rolleyes: Go figure, I like boating alone / with the guys sometimes. Only chance I really get to whip the Baja a little harder. :D

fiancé loves the sunsation but hasn't like anything over 60. I got the boat up to 80 yesterday with her in it and she said " that wasn't bad at all, but 70 is fast enough":lolhit: she wont even get in the skater :eekdrop:and is always eying the 40' cruisers :poopoo:

My wife is a real trooper, because of having 2 discs replaced in her neck in 2006, she still goes boating, but only in the 388. The hydrostream is to rough for her neck. :( And she allows me to self-medicate my boating diease! :)