Thread: Show us your boat

Two good days when you own a boat. The day you buy it and the day you sell it.

lol that's what I thought. Saw it at the field days and thought $80/week payments seemed doable, and bingo in for a penny, in for many thousands That's how ya go from a surfcaster to a boat owner

Originally Posted by Maca49

Remember you’ll get old, if your lucky, and die, take a risk, have some fun, buy a boat!

Originally Posted by Padox

BOAT

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Yeah mate…. I could list a shitload of things that yr quote applies too….. yr probably guilty of a few things yourself

This was sitting there to be picked up as well…. Comes with a Honda 115/+Honda 9.9 kicker

$58,000… USD

Re: Boat costs. I've been a fisherman all my life. Like most, I started out from the shore/rocks/wharves plus the occasional trip on charters or friend's boats. In 2010, I got my first kayak, a fairly basic model. It was a game changer, both in terms of catching fish and enjoyment. Years later, when I dropped $2k on my first proper fishing kayak, it seemed like a frivolous waste of money, but again enjoyment and catching increased as I was able to push further offshore and was more comfortable. I've no doubt, those years of kayaking were a cost neutral exercise in terms of fish brought home, so easily justified. As time went on, I was pushing further offshore and it was getting a bit silly and downright dangerous at times. In 2015, I bought my jetski. Another game changer, it made fishing almost too easy, but when I did the maths, it was never going to make sense financially. You could never eat enough fish to cover fuel, insurance and servicing, never mind initial outlay, but I've had some epic experiences that you can't put a price on. Roll on 2021, I have a keen 7 year old boy and a wife who want to share in the experiences. Two of us can fish from the jetski, but it's not ideal for obvious reasons, so boat ordered. The cost is enormous! Totally unjustifiable outside the reasons already given, but you only live once! In short, if fishing/diving/boating are your thing, literally something you base our whole life around then go for it. On the other hand, if a boat is something that is only going to be used half a dozen times a year, then it is a huge waste of money.

What kind of boat are you getting?

Originally Posted by Chur Bay

What kind of boat are you getting?

FC560CC

Nice. Great fishing machine.

Spending money on your recreation is never a waste if you can afford it. Whether it be a $500 pair of boots or a$60k boat. If you have the coin do it. You are a short time on this earth.

Are you keeping the ski @MB?

Originally Posted by Shearer

Are you keeping the ski @MB?

That is still a point of negotiation, I'd like to!

You buy …. What you can afford…. Period…

I paid cash for my boat… why … I can afford it… and I never told the misses…!!!!

Plus the ALL BLACKS …. Just thrashed the yanks …. I’m in DCA… and now … it’s all worth it

So many bloody expats here …. A wonderful experience

my smartwave 4200 and my stunning wife!

Stunning is an understatement……

Nice on both counts
I do like the look of the centre consul boats. Fishing up front as well as the back.

To me fishing is my kind of meditation. I could never justify the costs and would have thrown 1000s of dollars worth of tackle into the sea during my surfcasting days. Of course now with a boat it's gone up considerably, but it's more about the mission and not knowing what sort of fish you might catch ( one of the reasons I don't go trout fishing) than getting something. Spent very many hours stood in the rain on the shore changing bait types and methods, in the hope of catching a fish. Only to go home after 6 or 8 hours of fruitless efforts. Always enjoyed the challenge of getting a critter to bite