Like many boat owners, my boat doesn't go out much. I've owned many different boats over the years, generally they got bigger and bigger and now I'm on the downsizing slope. Last one was a Sea Ray 410, and now a little smaller to a low maintenance, keep on a trailer, outboard powered Fountain. The next boat will probably be under 30' with a single stern drive or twin Verados.

Looking forward to shopping for my next boat but I'm concerned the one after that might be embarrassingly small!

Many of us get tired of the endless maintenance and the significant depreciation on boats but I have vowed, as long as I'm fit enough to operate a power boat, I will always own one and enjoy the days out, however few/many they will be.

RR

P.S. On reflection, I guess this is the 'anti-post' for your thread. Sorry.....

I have had three in the last five years 1999 24 FT Powerquest. A 2004 30 foot Powerquest sold last year, kind of still wish I had that boat, just bought a 2007 353 Fastech. Each one in my eyes took me along time to find. There just does not seem to be many nice used boats on the market that are priced according to what they are worth. While I am not worrying about where my next cup of ramen noddles is coming from. I certainly do not have the funds to purchase a new boat in this size range.

I saw your boat in one of your awesome videos, that's a sweet ride.

After reading the posts so far you can definitely see who has the bug.

With the average cost of over 500k for a new 38+ size boat with modest power I can totally see buying a nice used boat for 100-150k and putting a little $$ in it to make it real nice. The depreciation on the new boats in the first 5-7 years is crazy.

1995 22' Donzi - sold
2000 30' Cigarette- sold
took a year off from boating, can't take it... shopping again.

Will there be some sort of cash prize? I sure could use it right about now!

Its a disease, I am now at 10 boats, in the past 17 years. I have 2 currently which is a good number. So I guess I am in the mix. Like many have said, wouldn't trade it for the world. Love it.

Rollin1405 is the winner.......cheers

We have presently:
2006 388 slingshot w/ 600SCi's
2004 Talon 25 w/ Victory marine 680
1999 30' Spectre w/ Victory Marine 720's
2007 21' Hydrostream Voyager XT w/ merc 225 O/B

If work would let up, I could sell a couple of boats, but today is my 19th straight day of work!!!!!

PS, the spectre is my 13th boat since 1988...

Hello : The wife told me to go live my dream and buy my speedboat @ 53 you need to do it now so we can enjoy it before its to late 1998 32' fountain twin 502 .in the last 3 years we have put over 120 hours on it. Living in Magnolia Texas we get to use it as often as we can.Life is to short what ever it cost to run is OK with us to enjoy each others company. Before that we had a 2000 Rinker 232 enjoy Safe boating John