Quote: (10-22-2015 11:06 AM)the Thing Wrote:
Quote: (10-21-2015 12:27 PM)jamaicabound Wrote:
Definately true most marinas have abandoned boats that they would be happy to give away if your willing to pay for a slip. There really is no such thing as cheap boat ownership, at least if you want a decent boat to entertain on. I have a boat right now and mine is about as low maintenance as possible though hardly a party boat lol. I have a 12' Hand built wooden sailboat.
I can only fit one person on it so hardly a party boat but not bad to take a date out on the lake for a day, have a few beers and just cruise around. That said I don't need insurance, my registration and everything is cheaper because its non-motorized and under 14'. I can literally hand launch the thing as it only weighs a few hundred pounds and doesn't take up that much space in my garage. That said its not smething your going to take out on the ocean or even lake michigan. I'm actually trying to sell it now, was kind of an impulse buy and wanted to learn to sail. Had some fun times but just not getting enough use out of it to justify keeping it and trying to scale back on my toys.
As for real boats, really no cheap way to go. Sailboats are cheap to buy but due to the deep hull and awkwardness it's not really something you can or would want to trailer which means paying slip fees of a few hundred a month or moring it which is cheaper but more of a hassle.
If you want a big boat a sailboat will be cheaper as you can pick up like a 35' sailboat fr a couple grand where as a decent powerboat that size will probably run closer to 100k but if your just talkinb about say an 18 or 20 footer a speedboat will probably be cheaper than a sailboat
Sailboats are kind of romantic or whatever you wanna call it but its work to sail, your not going to be sitting with your feet up entertaining a lady lke you could with a powerboat.
You can possibly sail somewhere secluded and with a nice view, drop anchor and then entertain your ladies, no?
It might even strengthen your provider image. I have good mechanical skills and work on my own cars. Most of my girlfriends have watched me working on a car and every single one of them said it's sexy to watch a man do work with his hands.
Yeah the boat definately works for dates. Also because it's wood and a row boat chicks really like it, I think there was some scene in the notebook movie with a boat like mine because several women have mentioned something about it.
Definately a nice way to spend an afternoon, sail around a bit, drop anchor and drink a few Rattlers or something, smoke a lil something, just hangout. One person is the max I could fit on my boat so definately no parties going on.
As for teh whole provider thing, yes because sailing is more complicated than just pushing a throttle you do kind of get to show off a skill as well as teach her something.
Honestly my problem is Lake Michigan is not only a hassle to get to, park, launch, but my boat is on the small side so would have to be a really calm day or would have to be in a harbor. I'm kind of limited to smaller park district lakes which can be a pain as each requires a different permit or you buy a daily permit and many don't allow sails.
Its fun though. If i lived somewhere warmer I'd probably buy a catamaran.