Tundras live: Agree to disagree (a lesson in civility)

Boy Scout tip; save your dryer lint! It works amazing!!!!

 

I should start stockpiling now and see how big of a lint ball I can load into the toy hauler for T2S

 

I honestly thought the same until I owned a boat and was involved with family who owned boats. A jet boat like I posted above can get expensive to run if you run skinny water and bash it off rocks, jump gravel bars regularly or otherwise drive like a hooligan. Sure, there's some maintenance parts like wear rings and impellers which need replacing but think of them like doing brakes on a car. For the most part if you don't abuse them they're actually cheaper than a sports car. Fuel is the most expensive part.

Aluminum fishing boats like a 16 - 20ft Lund or Crestliner with a Mercury, Yamaha or similar outboard are pretty cheap to run especially compared to a sports car. They sip fuel comparatively speaking, maintenance is basically winterizing, spark plugs and oil changes. The rest of the boat is no different than a car: metal exterior to wash, vinyl/upholster/plastic interior. It has fewer gauges and electronics than a car.

Obviously you can go down the rabbit hole of trolling motors, chart plotters, fish finders etc but none of those are really recurring costs of boat ownership and are totally optional.

Now, where you get expensive are the wake boats, ski boats, race boats and tournament bass boats. These boats are run hard which means more maintenance, more fuel and often more damage incurred. They're more expensive up front and often a style statement too. I mean, like @T-Rex266 's friend did you can put $10K stereos into them (which you can do to a car too btw). I would never own a boat with a stereo, never mind an expensive custom stereo. I drive boats to fish and get away from noisy people. Wake towers, weight systems to improve the wake etc all add complexity and expense.

If all you want to do is get out on the lake or river and maybe catch some fish, boats aren't expensive. If you want to drive fast or do skinny water river shots, then you'll need to pay to play.

Fiberglass boats are a different ball game and saltwater boats are where the maintenance gets much more frequent and pricey. I don't touch either of them. Of course, once you get into the bigger 24ft, 30ft or larger boats you're playing in the big leagues for money too. Again, I don't touch those (unless someone asks me to come along for a ride...)

 

My grandpa used to be a bus driver in Houston, he told the kids not to wipe the boogers under the seat, instead, add them to his booger ball……

 

He’s also the one that taught me about writing your name on everything you own, all of his shit had “stolen from chuck xxxxxx” hahahah

 

Does belly button lint work too??

I think I know a guy w/a few jars; in the dark; in his basement

 

Apparently this is what continues to happen when I'm an hour late to the party, and binge post w/o scrolling down

 

It’s a bit cheaper if you buy one that is 20 years old and off your parents. It’s the boat I grew up on, did maintenance with my dad and know the ins and outs of it.

 

She’s a beaut!!!

 

Who's on nights?? I've got 3 lined up

 

I'm on days through Tuesday. Maybe @LarryDangerfield will pick up some nights to keep you you company.

 

I'm sure he'll volunteer for some nights.

 

Saturday Night Survey. I'm a 6.

 

Son of a bitch.. 18

 

dang it!

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