Boaters are nuts

On Jul 9, 2:28 pm, "Gatt" wrote:

Boat owners fancy themselves the Captains of their ship, and practically
have seizures at the idea of somebody else doing it.

And airplane owners are different?

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On Jul 9, 2:28 pm, "Gatt" wrote:

Boat owners fancy themselves the Captains of their ship, and practically
have seizures at the idea of somebody else doing it.

And airplane owners are different?

Probably not, but I can't think of any boat partnerships or
partial-ownership. The yacht clubs are usually BYOY.

-c

"Gatt" wrote

Probably not, but I can't think of any boat partnerships or
partial-ownership. The yacht clubs are usually BYOY.

I actually have known about a couple boat partnerships with large sailboats.
--
Jim in NC

I am sure he has a plane also.
"Jay Honeck" wrote in message
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We spent the Fourth of July with friends who keep a yacht on Lake
Michigan. It gets 1 mile per gallon, carries several hundred gallons
of fuel, and is worth almost $400K.

We were sitting at the dock, sipping a cold one, and my friend pointed
out that most of the boats never, EVER leave the dock. One in
particular -- a VERY sleek job that looked like it was going 100 mph
standing still, but was still a cabin-class yacht -- had just been
purchased for $1.7 million dollars this past spring.

The new owners had a zillion wet towels hanging from the railings to
dry, so it looked like crap. My buddy said he's never seen it leave
dock.

For $1.7 million, that guy could have bought himself a nice used
Citation, and paid a pilot to fly him anywhere in the world for the
next five years. He could have actually gone places and seen things,
but instead he gets pickled every weekend aboard a floating bar that
never sails.

Meanwhile, people think flying is expensive. I guess I'll never
understand some people.
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Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

On 2007-07-09, tom418 wrote:
Yes, but Jay, the boater can shut down his engine(s) while away from shore.
We can't.

I dunno, I flew for an hour and a half on Sunday with no engine :-)

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On 2007-07-09, bdl wrote:
My father owns a boat, and he's on it at most every OTHER weekend.

My dad owns a boat too, and we WOULD be out on it every weekend if we
didn't have to pull the engine out to have the bottom end overhauled!
Hopefully it'll be ready to go again by August...

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Morgans wrote:

"Gatt" wrote
Probably not, but I can't think of any boat partnerships or
partial-ownership. The yacht clubs are usually BYOY.

I actually have known about a couple boat partnerships with large
sailboats.

Same here, and still do, but they are powered.

In fact, my Beech co-owner is also co-owner of a boat and his business.

The boat and business were positive factors in me buying the plane with
him, as his other partners had already "broken him in". G Since
partnerships are more about the people than the item...

I also know folks who have happily shared vacation homes, season tickets
for major league sports, etc... for many years.

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On Jul 9, 2:28 pm, "Gatt" wrote:

Boat owners fancy themselves the Captains of their ship, and practically
have seizures at the idea of somebody else doing it.

And airplane owners are different?

I get nervous when passengers reach towards the panel.

{Touch that and I breaka you fingers}

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"Gatt" wrote
Probably not, but I can't think of any boat partnerships or
partial-ownership. The yacht clubs are usually BYOY.

I actually have known about a couple boat partnerships with large
sailboats.

That's good to know. Not so many with smaller boats and runabouts, I bet,
as you'd find with C-172s, etc.

-c

"Dylan Smith" wrote in message
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On 2007-07-09, bdl wrote:
My father owns a boat, and he's on it at most every OTHER weekend.

My dad owns a boat too, and we WOULD be out on it every weekend if we
didn't have to pull the engine out to have the bottom end overhauled!
Hopefully it'll be ready to go again by August...

That's what I need to do with mine. The problem is, I keep blowing my
boat money drilling holes in the sky.

Plus, airplanes get better mileage. 8gph @ 30 mph, in my opinion, supports
terrorism. :
-c