Boats

[Never Monday]

Originally Posted by Inferno

All that said, decide what you want to do with it. Live aboard? Weekend fun?

answer that question^

[Sundowner]

Sail, and I'm a huge fan of cats. Assuming you can live without a cabin and are just into it for the fun of it, then it' hard to beat a oodused Hobie cat. 16's are nice for solo work, 18's and Tigers are great crew manned competitive boats. Power boats are fun, but any druken redneck can run one. Takes real skill to hike out over the side of a cat and put one hull in the air.

[CaryW]

in that price range, a nice used aluminum houseboat and a good runabout/ski boat to go with it.

[RickP]

For retirement...tossed between sail and power? How about a Trawler. Look for an older Grand Banks, Marine Trader, and the like. Tons of room, usually a single or twin smaller diesel, seaworthy....did I mention tons, and tons of room!

[Restoman2]

Originally Posted by MrSammi

Two best days of boat ownership:

The day you buy it


The day you sell it.


...I laughed until I sold my boat. Believe the coolaid, it will save you $$$

Quoted for absolute truth. Both days brought extreme happiness to my life.

[idacurt]

Originally Posted by Restoman2

Quoted for absolute truth. Both days brought extreme happiness to my life.

Agree 100%

[lincontaco]

Originally Posted by _nailhead_

Fawk dude! Get one of each.!

100 grand doesn't go to far on a boat.. I could go drop that on a 24' wakeboard boat and not have enough to cover the whole thing.

[jerseyzuks]

Originally Posted by 89breaker

Looking at boats.

Which is better, sail or powerboat?

Congrats. This is by far, the most ambiguous question ever asked on pirate. Based on the information provided, you should by an aircraft carrier

Originally Posted by lincontaco

100 grand doesn't go to far on a boat.. I could go drop that on a 24' wakeboard boat and not have enough to cover the whole thing.

BS. In this market, $100k buys a lot

My father in law has a 40' egg harbor, with a master suite, a guest suite with bunk beds, full bathroom with a shower, full galley, salon with a couch that turns into another bed... and it is listed for $69k. 10 years ago that would have been a $300k boat

[Redfin]

Oh hell yeah^^^ FISH ON...

[jerseyzuks]

Originally Posted by Redfin

Oh hell yeah^^^ FISH ON...

If I had the $$ I would snatch it up in a heartbeat. He easily has $300k-$400k in that boat. That thing is an a tuna killing machine, and would make an awesome floating condo. Business has not been good, and he cannot afford to keep 3 boats right now.

Somebody is going to get an absolutely awesome boat for a song

[75' Forty]

in before the pawn stars say "break out another thousand"

[idacurt]

[/QUOTE]

I can see runs to the canyon for tuna and fighting capt.tred in that

[jerseyzuks]

Originally Posted by idacurt

I can see runs to the canyon for tuna and fighting capt.tred in that

Yeah, she was an absolutely perfect canyon boat. First and only tournament we entered we took first place in both tuna and mahi, and also second place in mahi. There is a really sweet fighting chair that goes on the deck that isn't shown in the pic

[ev13wt]

Originally Posted by 89breaker

I'm looking to spend around 100k. This is retirement planning...not this week. Have a few years to get familiar.

Sailboat.

Specifically a catamaran.





If you don't feel like sailing they have small diesel engines for puttering about.

Think of the rising fuel costs - its not a car.

[jerseyzuks]

Originally Posted by ev13wt

Sailboat. Specifically a catamaran.

You are on drugs if you think that is a $100k boat

[RickP]

That Egg Harbor is a steal at that price, also my dream boat. My business tanked about 5-6 years ago, so I've started working for the man again. Job # 1 after the business closed, went South, also due to the economy at the first of the year, so I started job # 2 a few weeks ago! An awesome job, but not a Egg Harbor worthy job unless I sold my house! Good luck on the sale, also good luck to him hoping business turns around for him as being slow and selling a few things is not a good feeling!

[jerseyzuks]

Originally Posted by RickP

That Egg Harbor is a steal at that price, also my dream boat. My business tanked about 5-6 years ago, so I've started working for the man again. Job # 1 after the business closed, went South, also due to the economy at the first of the year, so I started job # 2 a few weeks ago! An awesome job, but not a Egg Harbor worthy job unless I sold my house! Good luck on the sale, also good luck to him hoping business turns around for him as being slow and selling a few things is not a good feeling!

What was left of the business was sold, he is retired now. Had it listed at $109K, then $89K, now down to $69K. It blows my mind that someone hasn't snatched it up yet.

He still has a couple of other boats, and I still have my boat, so we will still be doing a ton of fishing. No 2 day canyon trips anymore, but with the price of fuel those were getting to be few and far between anyway.

[Radbassist]

Originally Posted by blown84gt

Depends if the wind is blowing or not...

And if it doesn't, make sure SHE does

[Rock Toy]

If you have to ask that question, you should not be looking at boats.

[ZJim]

Would suggest actually going out and using a boat to determine what kind you would like myself.

[keeptahoewhite]

Originally Posted by jerseyzuks

You are on drugs if you think that is a $100k boat

For serious.

[BassnTruck]

That Cat is sexy.

http://boats.iboats.com/