On Jul 9, 12:39 am, Jay Honeck wrote:

We were sitting at the dock, sipping a cold one, and my friend pointed
out that most of the boats never, EVER leave the dock.

When I worked at a regional airport in Operations, I noticed that
probably 75% of light GA based at the field fly just a handful of
times a year, if at all. The same percentage applies to boats - I've
had my boat in 3 different marinas and it's always the same folks out
using their boat while the rest never leave the slip. Seems like a lot
of money to have tied up in a toy you never use IMHO.

For $1.7 million, that guy could have bought himself a nice used
Citation, and paid a pilot to fly him anywhere in the world for the
next five years. He could have actually gone places and seen things,
but instead he gets pickled every weekend aboard a floating bar that
never sails.

For $1.7 million, that guy coulda bought a lot of things I 'spose...
But, like other posters have mentioned, he might already have an
airplane


Meanwhile, people think flying is expensive. I guess I'll never
understand some people.

I always thought flying was expensive, even when 100LL cost $2/gallon
sigh