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William White

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May 13, 2022
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Boat Info
2010 SeaRay 260 Sundeck Tow with 2018 Ram 1500
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350 Mag Bravo 3
74 years old with 2010 SeaRay 260 sundeck/350mag/Bravo3. Have always had a boat all of my life. Parents had one when I was a kid. Had this SeaRay over 4 years. Kept it in the water for 2 years but got tired of the expense. Now I keep it on a trailer in a lot with an entry code to get in. When the grand kids want to go out it is getting difficult. I have to drive 30 miles, hook it up to the truck, take off the cover, put in the plug, drive it to the local dam (only 2 miles) put it in the water, back it over to the pier, go park the truck, get in the boat and go. Then reverse all of that when the day is over. Just about on the outside edge of what I can do at 74. Maybe a smaller boat or have to give it up soon. Don't go out much anymore because of this. I run my boat on Lake Murray, Lexington, S.C.
 
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Yes, they seem to be all jammed full. Have been on waiting lists before. In S.C. boaters are everywhere.
 
I kept my last 2 boats in dry storage. Fork lifted in and out waiting for me full of fuel every time I showed up. I loved it but missed being at a slip. I highly recommend it for your situation. Some lakes in my area will tractor them in and out of the water for you as well keeping it on a trailer.
 
Yes, they seem to be all jammed full. Have been on waiting lists before. In S.C. boaters are everywhere.
If you do decide to sell, it’ll be gone quick. A fresh water 260 Sundeck is a dream boat for so many of us.
 
Welcome to CSR William. I'm a year older than you and had to give up boating due to health issues that affected my balance. Good on ya for sticking with it.
 
Expenses matter. But if it weren’t for a slip, at 69, I could never keep mine. Get in, cast lines, gone. Could never handle the work of trailering.
 
Welcome to CSR William. I'm a year older than you and had to give up boating due to health issues that affected my balance. Good on ya for sticking with it.
Thanks, you and the Mrs. are looking good. Yeah, that is another problem, wife is too ill for me to get away much.
 
It's not how much you get away, it's the quality of the time you spend on getting away.

As crappy as I feel some days, and today wasn't a great one, I still spend 5 hours volunteering for the local Humane Society. They had a fund raiser and it was horribly organized. I came in as a volunteer about 2 months before the event and said I would help them raise funds.

Sponsorships ran $800 and up. Of the 4 sponsorships I gathered two of them. No advertising ("Well, we put it on facebook"). Poor turnout. There were 6 of us who were attached to the humane society. We spent 5 hours there today, they spent a few hundred dollars getting things together for the event and they had not more than 20 people turn out.

There's a followup meeting next Wednesday. After what I'm going to tell them they may not want me back, but hey, that'd be OK with me. I've wasted time on better things.
 
William, slips and hi/dry storage in Florida is impossible, and it sounds like it’s the same by you. Have you looked into putting your boat behind someone’s home on the water. You would be surprised how many people like the xtra income from renting their bulkhead, and the monthly price is much less than a marina. Just a thought, allowing you to spend quality time with your grandkids.
 
I am parked only 1 1/2 miles from my gated security lot as it is. Not a long tow, just struggling with the cover, loading and unloading can be a chore for an oldie on 100 degree weather. Good on you for helping homeless dogs and cats.
 

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