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Old 03-08-2022 | 01:20 PM
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I realize fuel is a concern now and should be but I’m curious as to what boaters here cost per day is. If you calculate payments, insurance, dockage, repairs, maintenance, storage, misc expenses boat related. Annual expenses divided by how many times you use it (approx).
Numbers will be all over the board. I sense some pretty costly days on the water.

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Old 03-08-2022 | 01:24 PM
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Originally Posted by getrdunn
I realize fuel is a concern now and should be but I’m curious as to what boaters here cost per day is. If you calculate payments, insurance, dockage, repairs, maintenance, storage, misc expenses boat related. Annual expenses divided by how many times you use it (approx).
Numbers will be all over the board. I sense some pretty costly days on the water.
1. Don't know never calculated!
2. Don't want to know!
3. If I knew most likely would sell boats!
4. If I did know would never tell my wife!!
5. That about sums it up from my point of view!

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1. Don't know never calculated!
2. Don't want to know!
3. If I knew most likely would sell boats!
4. If I did know would never tell my wife!!
5. That about sums it up from my point of view!
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Old 03-08-2022 | 02:06 PM
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A day out on the water in my boat? Priceless.

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Number 4 actually doesn't apply for me since my wife ok'd the makeover last year and also wanted the superchargers, as well. She's the one who has the debit card on the weekends at the lake, expenses are no hidden thing. I can say boating for us is cheaper than having kids these days.
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Originally Posted by bencini231
Number 4 actually doesn't apply for me since my wife ok'd the makeover last year and also wanted the superchargers, as well. She's the one who has the debit card on the weekends at the lake, expenses are no hidden thing. I can say boating for us is cheaper than having kids these days.
My youngest daughter just got engaged and Im sure the wedding is gonna cost a whole bunch of gallons of fuel..........but she's worth it......
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Old 03-08-2022 | 02:30 PM
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Originally Posted by abones
1. Don't know never calculated!
2. Don't want to know!
3. If I knew most likely would sell boats!
4. If I did know would never tell my wife!!
5. That about sums it up from my point of view!

I like #2 and get it. 👍. What made me think about it was some of the comments regarding the higher fuel prices VS your already fixed costs wether you use the boat or not. So….

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Old 03-08-2022 | 02:34 PM
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Originally Posted by F-2 Speedy
My youngest daughter just got engaged and Im sure the wedding is gonna cost a whole bunch of gallons of fuel..........but she's worth it......
No doubt they are worth it. We have 1 female Staffordshire Terrier, 1 male American Pitbull Terrier, 1 male Yorkshire Terrier and a female Standard Poodle which are our kids. Trust me they cost quite a few gallons of fuel as well, but those are our kids.
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Old 03-08-2022 | 02:45 PM
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My boat costs 5-6k to own per year…that’s just storage and insurance. Almost 500$ per month…kinda sickening. I usually stop running the numbers after that.
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Old 03-08-2022 | 03:22 PM
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Originally Posted by bencini231
Number 4 actually doesn't apply for me since my wife ok'd the makeover last year and also wanted the superchargers, as well. She's the one who has the debit card on the weekends at the lake, expenses are no hidden thing. I can say boating for us is cheaper than having kids these days.
You're one lucky guy!!
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