Boaters are nuts

Jay Honeck schrieb:


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.

My guess is that he already has the Citation (plus many other toys).

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Yes, but Jay, the boater can shut down his engine(s) while away from shore.
We can't.
"Jay Honeck" wrote in message
ups.com...
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.
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On 2007-07-09, tom418 wrote:
Yes, but Jay, the boater can shut down his engine(s) while away from shore.
We can't.

I dunno, I flew for an hour and a half on Sunday with no engine :-)

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Dylan Smith wrote:
Yes, but Jay, the boater can shut down his engine(s) while away from shore.
We can't.

I dunno, I flew for an hour and a half on Sunday with no engine :-)

4 hours for me.

Its really heatin' up in Ncal/Sierra

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"Jay Honeck" wrote in message
ups.com...
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.

Musta been retired Navy.

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Matt Barrow
Performance Homes, LLC.
Cheyenne, WY

Hehe..

Seen this many times..

Ours is not a "Dock Queen" ... lotsa "nautical" miles under it's
keel...

Have faith... some of us are not very "green"

......burning av and marine gas WAY out of proportion to what we
should be..

VRRRROOOOOOOM!

Dave


On Sun, 08 Jul 2007 21:39:25 -0700, Jay Honeck
wrote:

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.

"Jay Honeck" wrote in message
ups.com...
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.
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Perhaps, he's out riding around in his new jet.

Most of the really expensive boats and homes are used a couple of times a
year--and sometimes briefly at that--athough 1.7 million is admittedly near
the low end of that price range.

Peter

"Jay Honeck" wrote in message
ups.com...
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 :~)

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

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.