So, Who here owns a boat?

[olds]

<-----oldsmoboat
1975 Glastron/Carlson CV18SS Jet Boat

 

[olds]

Originally posted by: N8Magic
One of these will be in my possession in the near future.

Nah, you want this one.

 

[LordMaul]

I own several pairs...all leather, most black, one pair of boots...

Er...

Wrong boats..

 

[olds]

Originally posted by: LordMaul
I own several pairs...all leather, most black, one pair of boots...

Er...

Wrong boats..

That was boats, not pumps.

 

[Evadman]

I want this one!

With a Supercharger? Sweet! 790 Horse! Coming through! Move!

Only $64,000 for the non-supercharged version.

 

[olds]

If you have Quicktime, you can see my boat in the first 5 seconds of this video. It's here and there thru the rest too.
Video
My friend, Keith just retired from racing. Keith's boat.

 

[desertdweller]

Originally posted by: oldsmoboat
<-----oldsmoboat
1975 Glastron/Carlson CV18SS Jet Boat

Those Glastron/Carlson's are awesome boats. They handle well and the hull is well constructed.
I had a 18 foot I/O with a 383 in it. It was a fun, fun boat but I wanted one a bit bigger.

I like the new Carlson, but its just a tad out of my pricerange; for now anyway.


DD

 

[heartsurgeon]

they say the 2 happiest days of a boat owner's life are the day he gets it & the day he sells it.

ha ha ha ha ha

i love it..so true,
i've owned two sailboats - hobie cat, and a NACRA (ahhh...such a sweet boat)

in retrospect - it would have been cheaper to rent a boat every time i sailed, rather than owned the boat,
if you live directly on a waterway (i mean your back yard is DIRECTLY on the water), it probably makes sense to own your own boat. having a big boat (i mean anything that carries more than 2 people) is a lifestyle, not a item.
if you don't live directly (and i mean directly) on water, your best bet is to get a tiny sailboat you can trailer around and get in and out of the water by yourself (like a sunfish or a lazer sailboat).
i actually sailed my hobie cat (14 foot) much more often than my NACRA (20 racing catamaran), because the hobie was easy to get in and out of the water, and i could sail it alone. The NACRA had to be moored in the water, and i could not sail it alone.

if you don't live directly on the water, and you want something "bigger" rent it from a marina when you feel the urge. while it may seem like a huge sum of money when you see the rental fees- it will actually be much cheaper than owning - trust me (or find out for yourself!).