I hear you. I'm 43 years of owning boats (minus 2 years of no boat).

Jan 31, 2025
11:04:12pm

TheSpiker All-American

We have loved it, but there is no financial sense to it. I was raised boating and raised my kids boating. It's never left me.

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TheSpiker

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Went to the boat show today. Who in the heck is buying a surf / wakeboard boat

TheSpiker

Jan 31, 10:44pm

People that either make a lot of money or bought a home 10+ years ago.

RdF3

Jan 31, 10:46pm

RE: Went to the boat show today. Who in the heck is buying a surf / wakeboard

TNT

Jan 31, 10:46pm

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Buffalo

Jan 31, 10:47pm

It is crazy. You don't pull one of those without a $75+k truck of which

TheSpiker

Jan 31, 10:51pm

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Buffalo

Jan 31, 10:56pm

guy in my ward has one, he splits it with one other family.

JOPE

Jan 31, 10:51pm

That helps, but still. I shared boats with my brother for about 10 years

TheSpiker

Jan 31, 10:53pm

Boat show people are so petty. I can't stand boat show people.

Jeffacka

Jan 31, 10:52pm

2nd happiest day for a boat owner is when you buy your boat. Happiest day is

johnnybyu

Jan 31, 10:52pm

Hope that’s true, cuz I don’t ever want to sell mine. Unless

Ydaho

Jan 31, 11:00pm

I hear you. I'm 43 years of owning boats (minus 2 years of no boat).

TheSpiker

Jan 31, 11:04pm

Our boat show was last week and the most expensive Nautique was over $500k, and

Ydaho

Jan 31, 11:05pm

We have good friends and family that provide all that for us. We just tag along

Idacoug

Jan 31, 11:07pm

I have plenty of tag alongs.

TheSpiker

Jan 31, 11:12pm

Do they wear a shirt that says “my boat doesn’t run on thanks”😉

Ydaho

Jan 31, 11:13pm

Hope you pay for gas. Never appreciated that expense until saw bill for youth boating trips.

Soupie

Jan 31, 11:15pm

We are always invited, we are helpful fun company with no drama, and we pay

Idacoug

Jan 31, 11:17pm

Definitely the way to do it.

Soupie

Jan 31, 11:21pm

Maybe your wife looks good in a swim suit…

BYU4eVeR

Jan 31, 11:47pm

RE: Maybe your wife looks good in a swim suit…

Idacoug

Jan 31, 11:48pm

Is there anyone making a boat that can surf but without all the bells and

mang

Jan 31, 11:12pm

Marketplace

Soupie

Jan 31, 11:15pm

Used is the way to go. I picked up a low hours 2006 Tige 24ve for a good price

TheSpiker

Jan 31, 11:19pm

Life secret: be the boat owner's buddy, never the boat owner

Still Blue

Jan 31, 11:12pm

RE: Life secret: be the boat owner's buddy, never the boat owner

Idacoug

Jan 31, 11:19pm

It's nuts. I paid $37,000 for my Centurion brand new in 2008. The boat is

JAGA97

Jan 31, 11:59pm

It's even more crazy when you think that this boat sits in your garage for eight

BYURider

Feb 1, 12:23am

Go to the lake during boating season and

1981coug

Feb 1, 12:48am

I work in this space, on the financing side.

TheInternDarin

Feb 1, 7:10am

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