Reading through these posts makes me feel better about my 1 hour commute. Now that I've seen the distance many of you have to travel my drive doesn't seem that bad.
How far do you drive to your boat?
- Thread starter JimG
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Since this has garnered so much attention, I will expand on my 3 hr drive. Its actually a great trip. We leave Thursday night after I am done with work and head to the boat. Stop in Green Bay for dinner at a nice restaurant (we don't have fancy restaurants up by us) then driving across the Bay bridge to run up the Door peninsula is like a relaxation drug knowing we are headed to the boat. I swear even my kids breathe a sigh of relief. Sunday afternoon when we begrudgingly head home, we stop in Green Bay or Wausau for "real" shopping. I don't mind the drive at all. Maybe retirement in 10 years will take me closer to the boat in the summer. But when the boat is out, my 170 acres beckons to be hunted.
Brent Nutting
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- Mar 24, 2016
- 666
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- 2002 480 Sedan Bridge
10' Aventus RIB w/ 9.9 Merc
- Engines
- Cat 3196
Just under 1 hour drive each way. Like many, we head down on Friday after work and stay until mid day Sunday. Repeat every weekend.
- Mar 11, 2013
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- Sara Belle
2005 Weekender 215
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- Mercruiser 5.0 mpi, Bravo III
The boat is stored 5 minutes away at a local marina, however we take her to Cornucopia which is about 4 hours north all Summer. When I go bigger, it'll stay up north.
Ollie, whats the draw to Cornucopia? Why not Duluth? Just curious. M
- Mar 11, 2013
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- Sara Belle
2005 Weekender 215
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- Mercruiser 5.0 mpi, Bravo III
We have a cabin on Siskiwit Bay in Corni. Duluth is great but not as nice as the Apostle Islands.
KnoxWill
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- Aug 28, 2020
- 55
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- 2013 220 Sundeck
1979 SRV 200
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- 350 MAG Mercruiser w/Alpha Drive
35 minutes to the marina from the house. Not a bad drive and many back roads if traffic is bad.
Bear Paws
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- Aug 29, 2010
- 109
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- 2017 57 Predator
2020 Williams 325 TurboJet
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- Volvo IPS 950’s
Record is 28 minutes. 32 miles to downtown Chicago.
370Dancer
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- Oct 2, 2006
- 2,489
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- 1998 370 Sundancer
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- 380hp MAG MPI Gen VI with V drives
15 feet if I jump off the balcony, but usually, I just walk down. Doesn't excite the neighbors as much.....
Charlesoceanone
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- Dec 14, 2014
- 455
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- 2013 58 Sedan Bridge
2021 Walker Bay LTE 11
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- Man 900
When you live and work in a landlocked town and boating is in your blood you will drive any distance to get the boating fix. My drive is 4 hours and I don’t mind at all. Until I am able to retire I have to get way out of the county to get away from work.
Jaybeaux
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- Jan 3, 2016
- 2,053
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- 2006 Sea Ray 48
Naught On Call
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- Cummins QSC-540s with V-Drives
11 KW Onan Genset
I wish there was a "bird" emoji! Good on you!6 minutes if i get both red lights.. 3 if I get green
Chris-380
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117 miles, about an hour and 45 minutes each way. Wish it was closer, but the boating 20 min away (Mississippi River) is not for me....
- Aug 26, 2020
- 826
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- 2001 380 Sundancer, Raymarine Electronics
2022 Highfield CL310 Dinghy with 20 HP Suzuki
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- 454 MPII Mercruiser w/ V Drives
28 minutes to go 32 miles to get to downtown Chi, wow must be doing the driving at 3:00a.m. Normally wouldn't that take 3 hours in our traffic?
LOL
- Aug 26, 2020
- 826
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- 2001 380 Sundancer, Raymarine Electronics
2022 Highfield CL310 Dinghy with 20 HP Suzuki
- Engines
- 454 MPII Mercruiser w/ V Drives
You win the longest commute trophy for sure
Chris-380
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I am contemplating a move in the next few years to KY lake, which would be 3 hours away....
Jus the two of us
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- Dec 7, 2015
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- 1998 Sundancer 450
2009 Sundancer 55
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- 3116 Cats
MAN 900
3 hr drive in the car, 45 min flight if the weather is not to bad. Small airport 6 miles from the boat, Old beater car at the airport with a solar charger in the back window, Life is Good!! We have Friends that drive 5 hrs one way.
ErikE
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1hr 10 minutes from up north Michigan to further up north Michigan.
GypsmJim
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- Aug 8, 2018
- 1,173
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- '19 SPX 190 OB, 150 & 5 Mercs
'17 Whaler 150 Montauk
'15 Yamaha FXHO
'60 Mulray Dinghy
'52 Lyman 15'
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- Mercury 150 4-stroke
72 Outboards representing 12 manufacturers
I guess I just don't understand all the long drives to get to the boat. That can't provide any enjoyment at all.
I built my house to be only minutes from several marinas. I can go boating to a number of places, as we chose. My choice of location was because of boating, not working.
I designed the house to store all my boats under cover.
When my company moved to a place with limited boating, I sucked it up until I found another job that allowed a very short travel distance every day to get to work.
I live to go boating. I work to live. I don't live to work. Just my choices in life. In retirement there is no question that all my choices were well made.
I built my house to be only minutes from several marinas. I can go boating to a number of places, as we chose. My choice of location was because of boating, not working.
I designed the house to store all my boats under cover.
When my company moved to a place with limited boating, I sucked it up until I found another job that allowed a very short travel distance every day to get to work.
I live to go boating. I work to live. I don't live to work. Just my choices in life. In retirement there is no question that all my choices were well made.
Bear Paws
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- Aug 29, 2010
- 109
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- 2017 57 Predator
2020 Williams 325 TurboJet
- Engines
- Volvo IPS 950’s
Sunday morning and some laws may have been broken...28 minutes to go 32 miles to get to downtown Chi, wow must be doing the driving at 3:00a.m. Normally wouldn't that take 3 hours in our traffic?
