Another reason for a bigger boat

dvx216

dvx216

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340 Sundancer 2001
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Not the I need a reason to buy a bigger boat but I just realized that the tires on my trailer are going to need to be replaced one day and if I get a bigger boat i will not have that expense so in the end I'm saving money.:grin:
 
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I like where your head's at.
 
Sounds like the rationalization festival is in full swing! :smt038
 
dvx216 said:
Not the I need a reason to buy a bigger boat but I just realized that the tires on my trailer are going to need to be replaced one day and if I get a bigger boat i will no have that expense so in the end I'm saving money.:grin:
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are you somehow related to my wife?......:huh:.........
 
Plus if I get a newer boat then the last one I bought I will not have to replace the upholstery or the canvas so I will be savings there also.And if it has a generator we will not always have to stay at a marina to run the AC so I'm saving money there.Heck more I think about it my smaller boat is actually costing me more money then a bigger boat.If I get even a bigger boat I can sell my truck and buy a new motorcycle which burns less gas heck I'm saving the plant. Darn why didn't I think of this before how foolish and selfish I've been.The truth is a bigger boat is motivation to go back to work full time at 55 yrs. old I couldn't do retirement and the admiral was going to kill me . But still look at all the money I'm going to save and in the end i'll have a bigger boat and a newer motorcycle.
 
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Plus if I get a newer boat then the last one I bought I will not have to replace the upholstery or the canvas so I will be savings there also.And if it has a generator we will not always have to stay at a marina to run the AC so I'm saving money there.Heck more I think about it my smaller boat is actually costing me more money then a bigger boat.If I get even a bigger boat I can sell my truck and buy a new motorcycle which burns less gas heck I'm saving the plant. Darn why didn't I think of this before how foolish and selfish I've been.The truth is a bigger boat is motivation to go back to work full time at 55 yrs. old I couldn't do retirement and the admiral was going to kill me . But still look at all the money I'm going to save and in the end i'll have a bigger boat and a newer motorcycle.
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But how are you going to ensure the Admiral is happy - because you know what happens if ........
 
Do it! :thumbsup:

We are! :thumbsup:

Good luck!

Cheers
 
When I first got a diesel boat, diesel was about $1/gallon cheaper than gasoline. And the diesel powered boat was more efficient than the gas powered one. So I did a calculation on how much I was saving on every mile, and I convinced my then wife that "the more we run the boat, the more we save".

I am now divorced from that wife.

And I now have an even bigger boat then the one I had at the time... :)
 
The only major flaw in your logic is generator being cheaper than marina: we calculated that comfy AC or heat costs an average of $32 a night via generator, give or take....we weren't running it for daytime heat/AC or for cooking.

Not saying don't get a bigger boat....simply noting one bit of information you might wish to exclude from your PPT presentation to the Admiral, or at least relegate to the appendix. :smt024
 
Now darn it TRFLGRL don't be harshing my mellow with that rational logical thinking.I'm on a roll here. Our economy didn't get where it is today thinking like that.Be sides I'm not going down the slippery slope with that whole portable generator thing.My cheese might have slipped off my cracker a long time ago but I'm not going there.
 
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You are correct - when, not if, you go to the bigger boat - you won't even have to think about the portable genny thing. Save the cheese and crackers for cocktail hour on the big boat.
 
trflgrl said:
Not saying don't get a bigger boat....simply noting one bit of information you might wish to exclude from your PPT presentation to the Admiral, or at least relegate to the appendix. :smt024
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just make a 'footnote' with that tid bit of info........:grin:......nobody reads fine print anymore......

cliff
 
You almost said the H word....which may indeed be cheaper than marina electricity. My math is from the old fashioned gas-powered Quicksilver with a burn rate of approx 1 gal/hour, thus our $32/night "hotel on the water." (More like $40+/night because FM and I like to sleep in.) Just trying to help you select (and deselect!!) the best facts for your "buy a bigger boat" talking points!
 
Isn't that the same math that was used to come up with Obamacare?

Whatever the source, the math looks good so you have my blessing.
 
Simple solution...diesel boat with diesel generator. Take fuel delivery by tanker truck. If you still need to recover some cost, let your buddies plug into your boat for the night and pay you usage fees. Now your new purchase just became profitable. Your welcome.


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Simple solution...diesel boat with diesel generator. Take fuel delivery by tanker truck. If you still need to recover some cost, let your buddies plug into your boat for the night and pay you usage fees. Now your new purchase just became profitable. Your welcome.


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You're onto something here... if you leases out power (and presumable dockage since they'll have to raft up to him), now all of a sudden this is a full fledged business... you can write of the depreciation, and the associated business 'losses'...
 
The first step on the road to recovery (Bigger Boat) is admitting you have a problem (boat is too small) :grin:
 
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My slip was 60ft and our boat was 34ft. So I bought a 480 to the slip would look more filled. I think your logic is spot on.


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mquiet said:
My slip was 60ft and our boat was 34ft. So I bought a 480 to the slip would look more filled. I think your logic is spot on.
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If it's ok, I'm going to drop that one on the admiral some day - we are in a 55' slip with a 34' boat.
 
Do they make portable diesel generators that don't weigh more then a boat. Because that would start a new argument for winter 2017.
 
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