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mike
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Talk me down!

#1 Post by mike » Mon Aug 29, 2011 11:16 am

I am actually thinking of SELLING my pontoon boat :scared

Only used it three times this year, sits the rest of the year...

Seems like a waste, what do you guys think?
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#2 Post by jlbutl » Mon Aug 29, 2011 11:28 am

I think you should get out on it more often!

Really, if you enjoy boating and can get away more, make time for it. Work is over rated anyway. I've been trying to switch my lifestyle some as I realized I was working myself to death and am now taking 1-2 trips out a week now with the boat. I'm much more relaxed than I used to be, and am even thinking of a career change to better support my boating habit.

Of course, sometimes, things just don't work out and you can't get out on a regular basis. If that truly is the case, then I'd consider selling it. It gets to be an upkeep nightmare if it just sits there not getting used.

Hope you can do option #1!
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#3 Post by hyper » Mon Aug 29, 2011 11:39 am

I look at mine this way, It is paid for in full so if it sits here year after year, as long as I keep it covered and keep the engine in good shape it does not really cost anything. It doesnt eat so I will not get rid of it. But then again this Sunday will be my 21st trip on it this year. Around 250 miles total so I dont think I am under using it. :biggrin2
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#4 Post by curtiscapk » Mon Aug 29, 2011 11:40 am

Same boat.... Mike. With my engine issues she just sitting, but I know eventually I will get her running again. Well maybe. Just don't leave us buddy!
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#5 Post by Woody » Mon Aug 29, 2011 12:01 pm

hyper wrote:........ It doesnt eat so I will not get rid of it........


That's how I look at it, although I try to use mine all I can. All it's costs to sit there is $3xx.00 a year for insurance. (don't remember the exact amount).
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#6 Post by GregF » Mon Aug 29, 2011 12:07 pm

I agree with those who say "use your boat".
The more you use it the cheaper it is per hour to use. The fixed cost really doesn't change (insurance, price of the boat, taxes etc) and you amortize it over more hours. It will also run better if you run it a lot. Boats that only get run a few times a year usually don't run very well.

At a certain point, renting a boat when you want to go may be cheaper, even at $100 an hour.
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#7 Post by BobL » Mon Aug 29, 2011 12:28 pm

Can you fix the reason(s) for not using it????

I have a 2009 Yamaha Waverunner that was used once this year. My Mastercraft was used twice this year but will use it this weekend (for the last time this season).

My Southbay, on the other hand, has seen many pleasurable hours this summer and will see many more before I pull her out in late October.
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#8 Post by mike » Mon Aug 29, 2011 12:35 pm

I dont use it because I have two young kids who have a full summer with sports, birthday parties, ect...
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#9 Post by LSVLance » Mon Aug 29, 2011 12:39 pm

They are eventually gonna grow up...and want to borrow YOUR boat... So you'd be better off if you kept it. ;)
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#10 Post by Ron Burgundy » Mon Aug 29, 2011 12:54 pm

WTF Mike, your a peacock man, you gotta fly

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#11 Post by tooncrazy » Mon Aug 29, 2011 12:58 pm

SO YOU USED IT 3 TIMES WAS IT A BLAST, AND YOU HAD WISHED YOU COULD HAVE DONE IT MORE KEEP IT, YOU WILL BE SORRY
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#12 Post by Heatman » Mon Aug 29, 2011 1:29 pm

I'm have been so busy this summer we have only used ours the week we went on vacation at the lake. But, no way I'm selling it. It's been paid off for a couple years and just the little bit I pay for insurance it's still worth it.

Hell on vacation we stopped at my dealer just to look and I think my wife was ready to trade up!
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#13 Post by jeffybear » Mon Aug 29, 2011 1:57 pm

I haven't gotten to use mine like I want to either this year (thus far), but this is really the first big ticket item I've bought where I got my wife's approval (after we used it several times, she likes the family time being spent together on the toon). My vote would be to keep it!!! It's a memory maker :thumbsup
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#14 Post by lakerunner » Mon Aug 29, 2011 2:00 pm

If you sell we will have to come up there and pinch you, or Ed will send a honey to rub her stuff all over you and your wife will leave you, or Greg will replace your hardware with brass.
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#15 Post by Ron Burgundy » Mon Aug 29, 2011 2:07 pm

lakerunner wrote:If you sell we will have to come up there and pinch you, or Ed will send a honey to rub her stuff all over you and your wife will leave you, or Greg will replace your hardware with brass.

:lol3 :lol: :happy
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