Originally Posted by jtbooten (Post 4843480)

I have a 32’ Fountain and I love it. It’s in great condition and I have it the way I want it BUT it is starting to feel like a hassle to use. I trailer it to the lake and my wife isn’t the best help, so basically I do everything.

Thought about downsizing but I did that once. 29’ fountain to a 19’ jet boat. Fun for a while but i bought a 27’ fountain a year or two later, now my 32. I’m 34 now and looking for a way to make boating easier and more convenient. So I thought about going to a cruiser. 32’-38’ Searay Sundancer or similar. Something that I can leave at the lake during the summer and move to dry storage during the winter. Maybe even change lakes. This way all I would need to do is drive a car to the lake and start boating.
Terrible idea?

Originally Posted by Brad Christy (Post 4843611)

Cheech,

While you are correct, EVERY marina on Cumberland has "that green".

Thanks. Brad.
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Originally Posted by cheech (Post 4843618)

I may be off but if "that green" you are referring to is the water, I wasn't.
What I was referring to was the dock cabinets.
And Grider is the only one with all "that green."

Originally Posted by Brad Christy (Post 4843612)

Marginmn,

We are on absolute opposite ends of the lake.🙄 We aren't IN the marina, but our house overlooks Burnside. I'm on the list for a slip, though, but only because we intend to rent the house as a vacation home.

Thanks. Brad.
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Originally Posted by cheech (Post 4843584)

The green looks like Grider to me.

JTBooten, you have to pay to store it dry currently?
Is it inside?
Winterize it, storage prep it, let it sit for a year or 2 and forget about it. :drink:

I've done that before. To that point now again maybe. The hassle has part to do, but mostly just get wore down with the "same ole, same ole".
Get bored. Could live with or without it.

Originally Posted by Marginmn (Post 4843620)

Cool - but you are on the wrong end of the lake :)

Originally Posted by HOSSMAN (Post 4843757)

Been there too, done all that as well. Sold and owned Baja's (25's to 33's) for many years late 90's early 2000's, Had a 388 Hustler, had a 35 Top Gun, in-laws had a 2008 350 Sundancer, v-drive 496's. We bought that from them thinking "maybe a cruiser" would be easier, less breaking drives, blowing up motors, more enjoyment and more boating, blah blah blah. The cruiser is fun for the first year (or less). Then it is "oh, the sh!tter is broken again", oh, the generator is broken, how the hell is the AC blowing hot, we were just here 4 days ago and they put it where (350 Dancer owners know what that means, behind the wall in the bottom cabin area with no access), what's that vibration, damn spider sh!t all over, gotta wash it every weekend (OCD), haul everything up and down the docks to and from the slip. I said all that to say "ain't nothing easier about any boat" lol. I am 46 almost 47. Sold our Sea Ray 2 months ago and didn't even turn around when we walked away. Great times and great memories but a floating house on the water will always need constant maintenance too. But, I still wouldn't trade it for anything in the world lol, it is a disease we all have, we are all boaters. I wouldn't mind a nice 28' -32' CC with twin outboards next, not a go-fast one though.
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Originally Posted by Indy (Post 4843772)

Kinda boat I'm looking at, sad. Might have to re-think. Maybe a CC with outboards, less to go wrong but every boat breaks. But at this stage in life I just want to hang on the boat with family and friends and it always goes back to a boat like your old one. But you prove some of my thoughts, more systems...more headaches. And I heard generators just plain suck, never had experience with one but gettin' nervous.