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Who owns the boats? (lemmy.world)
submitted 6 days ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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[–] [email protected] 51 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (7 children)

My dad used to own a sailboat, which was a high point for someone squarely middle class. We're talking a 44 ft sailboat.

These things are holes in the water who the fuck wants a boat

[–] [email protected] 33 points 6 days ago (2 children)

How do you make a small fortune?

Start with a large fortune and buy a boat.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 6 days ago

I used to work at a fish market, and one of the fishermen we dealt with once won a large sum of money from a big fishing tournament. When they asked him what he was gonna do with the money, his response was, "Keep fishing until it's all gone."

[–] [email protected] 7 points 6 days ago

Bust

Out

Another

Thousand

[–] [email protected] 33 points 6 days ago

As the saying goes:

The two best days of a boat owner's life are the day they buy the boat, and the day they sell the boat

[–] [email protected] 33 points 6 days ago

Meh, a boat is a hole in the water to dump money into, a car is a hole in the road, and a house is a hole in the ground. At least the boat combines the advantages of the other two.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 6 days ago

Bring Out Another Thousand

[–] [email protected] 9 points 6 days ago (1 children)

the upkeep alone - painting scraping replacing the anode every fuckin year.... it's a fuckton of work for a 'fun hobby'

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 days ago (1 children)

The costs involved with boats is why I have a kayak instead.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 days ago (1 children)

I have two boat friends. One has a 20' sailboat, it's just under yacht size. The other has a dingy he built in his garage. The dingy gets far more use.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 days ago (1 children)

I do wish I had storage nearer the sea for it though. It's about 20-30 min walk from where we live now and need to get it moved to our new house at some point. Don't really have a suitable spot for it to go yet. Or it would be a pain to get in/out.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 days ago (1 children)

time to make a friend on the beach you can stash it with :D

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 days ago

I have wondered if there are any garages nearby. Not usually the cheapest of options though, and massively oversized for what you need to store a single kayak. Low 5 figures and may not even be in a good location.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

I used to dream of living on a sailboat. Then a friend of mine who owned one took me out for a ride and I was so seasick I had to jump into the water and be towed back to the dock. So much for that shit.