Boaters are nuts

"Peter Dohm" wrote in message
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Analogously speaking, it's like the guy with the Turbo Carerra or some
such:
ever see anyone with a really expensive sports car who didn't drive like
crap?


Actually, yes, plenty of them.

What do you consider a good sports car driver?

BTW, most are far more expensive than a Porsche.

I used to hang around in Scottsdale quite a bit which has more Ferarri's
than even Southern Cal; I'd dispute that claim.

Oh, and I've been to the Bondurant classes three times, so I _kinda_ do know
what I'm talking about.

"Jay Honeck" wrote in message
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We spent the Fourth of July with friends who keep a yacht on Lake
Michigan. It gets 1 mile per gallon, carries several hundred gallons
of fuel, and is worth almost $400K.

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. One in
particular -- a VERY sleek job that looked like it was going 100 mph
standing still, but was still a cabin-class yacht -- had just been
purchased for $1.7 million dollars this past spring.

The new owners had a zillion wet towels hanging from the railings to
dry, so it looked like crap. My buddy said he's never seen it leave
dock.

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.

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

Must be retired Navy :~)

"Thomas Borchert" wrote in message
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Jay,

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


Have you ever seen any bikini babes hang out at the local airport?

Seriously. The thing about a boat is, you can pull up alongside some island
in the lake or river somewhere, toss your anchor overboard and relax. My
boat didn't earn the nickname "Hooterville Cannonball" for nothin'...
Dollar for dollar and hour for hour, my ol' runabout definately rivals what
I pay for flying in entertainment value.

It is a shame to see these magnificant yachts and cruisers just sitting
dockside growing moss year after year, though.

-c

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

"Gatt" wrote in message
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"Thomas Borchert" wrote in message
...
Jay,

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


Have you ever seen any bikini babes hang out at the local airport?

Seriously. The thing about a boat is, you can pull up alongside some
island in the lake or river somewhere, toss your anchor overboard and
relax. My boat didn't earn the nickname "Hooterville Cannonball" for
nothin'... Dollar for dollar and hour for hour, my ol' runabout definately
rivals what I pay for flying in entertainment value.

It is a shame to see these magnificant yachts and cruisers just sitting
dockside growing moss year after year, though.


In the old Disney movie "The Boatniks", Wally Cox was the rich guy whose
boat never left the marina. When asked why not, he replied that it
couldn't, because he'd replaced the engines with a wine cellar...

;^)

On Jul 8, 11:39 pm, Jay Honeck wrote:
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.

He probably didn't pay cash, he financed it.. 20, 30, 40 year loans,
and if you live on it 2 weeks a year its a second home. So he has a
boat, with no cash flow to take it anywhere.

What I don't understand is why we don't see more "partnership
arrangements" like you see with aircraft ownership. Stick a hobbs
meter on the engine (most have one already) and pay a fixed plus
hourly cost. Trade weeks, etc.

My father owns a boat, and he's on it at most every OTHER weekend.

"Ken Finney" wrote in message
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It is a shame to see these magnificant yachts and cruisers just sitting
dockside growing moss year after year, though.

In the old Disney movie "The Boatniks", Wally Cox was the rich guy whose
boat never left the marina. When asked why not, he replied that it
couldn't, because he'd replaced the engines with a wine cellar...

Ha! Is that so wrong?

A friend of mine has a 1950s 44' ketch onced owned and raced by the Disney
family. He got tired of the big city, perpetual gray skies, ignorant river
traffic and the World and decided to sail from Portland off to Tahiti or
somewhere. Got as far as Santa Barbara. Dropped anchor, got a job.

Now he's tied off to a mooring bouy, paddles his dinghy to his old jeep each
morning and then heads off to some programming job. Making Los Angeles
scale, already paid off his boat and he has no housing fees. When he wants
seafood or crab or whatever, he simple dives over the side with his
spearpole and follows the anchor line down.

I often wonder why I didn't think of that. My wife will readily
answer -that- question. :

-c

"bdl" wrote in message
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On Jul 8, 11:39 pm, Jay Honeck wrote:
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.

He probably didn't pay cash, he financed it.. 20, 30, 40 year loans,
and if you live on it 2 weeks a year its a second home. So he has a
boat, with no cash flow to take it anywhere.

So he was up the creek without a paddle?

"bdl" wrote in message
ups.com...

What I don't understand is why we don't see more "partnership
arrangements" like you see with aircraft ownership. Stick a hobbs
meter on the engine (most have one already) and pay a fixed plus hourly
cost. Trade weeks, etc.

My father owns a boat, and he's on it at most every OTHER weekend.

Boat owners fancy themselves the Captains of their ship, and practically
have seizures at the idea of somebody else doing it. Hell...sharing one
girl is as bad as sharing the other. (But the boat doesn't mind how many
other girls you have or how many you bring onboard and, in fact, will
actually help you get girls. Reasons #4160-4162 why boats are cooler than
women. ;)

-c

Thomas Borchert wrote:
Jay,


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



Have you ever seen any bikini babes hang out at the local airport?


I did once. A guy flew in to our airport refuel a C-206 on amphibs and
he jumped out and 3 bikini young ladies followed. There is a 84,000 acre
lake ( well now it is probably 110,000 acres due to the flooding) just
north of us.

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Regards, Ross
C-172F 180HP
KSWI