Freedom boat club
 

As long as you can pay $$$
they rent you one of their boats for the day.
No boat operators license or proof of any kind of training running a boat necessary.
What could possibly go wrong. 🤔

ya remember the old saying ya dead a long fu ck in time

wTF are you playing around trying to figure out this #^&#^&#^&#^& .ya do it with everything .,.
Just buy a Mf boat .............don,t like it sell it/ burn it ,,. quit turning everything into a life choice ;;

If everyone thought all this #^&#^&#^&#^& out like you do ......... the whole world would be fuc kin red lights , bridges falling down .. &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& Humpty dumpty .. got 7 pieces of ass before he was pushed off the wall <><>

The oracle has spoken.

The clam man has the right take, nothing beats owning your own bost and the freedom that goes with it.

and he edited it, probably tamed it down…. LOL :wavey:

I have to have a safe boating certificate, and I need to take training from them on their boats, before I can take one out. If I want to take the boat far enough out where I can't see land, I need to take further training from them.

I've owned boats. Been a looong time though.

If I had 100k that my 3 kids couldn't use for catholic school or college, I'd do exactly that. But I don't. And they come first. Always. When they're 100% secure, I can get the brand new 23-25 foot center console I want. Can't do it now.

Never occurred to me that I'd get b*tch slapped that resoundingly, outside of the political forum...

No joke. That was like going to my wife with my tail between my legs and telling her I forgot to take out the garbage.

Had kids, limited extra money, I owned a boat; but it was something I could afford and fish fresh and salt. Basstracker V17 from basspro, very affordable and guess what, I put a 52 and 55 lber across her carpeted back deck inside Hingham harbor. You live in CT and have unreal river opportunities, I'd say screw the 23-25 foot CC and get a hybrid you can affortd and have some fun anyway.

I take pretty good advantage of the river opportunities with the charter trips we do. Amazing what you can do without leaving the CT River in June. We'll do 8-10 charter trips this year. If I had my own boat I still wouldn't get out more than 10-12 times in a season. With that limited frequency, I'm fine hiring professional charters. That will eventually change, but I coach 2 different baseball teams in the spring, Boy Scouts, then high school football for my oldest in the fall.

You are 100% right, you don't need a 40 foot Invincible to catch plenty of stripers and sea bass. My last boat was a 19 foot Key West and we did great. But I'm content waiting until my kids are absolutely 100% secure, then getting what I really want, knowing I can leave it to my kids because it will be a very high quality saltwater fishing boat.

I take my 17' to cuttyhunk several times a season.....my expenses for the boat are practically nill. Like 7 bucks to park at the ramp and 8 gal. of gasLanded many fish with wife and kids. Bought a kit and built it with my son...about 10 grand total into it.....and the learning experience with my adult son was gratifying beyond words.
No interest in building....that's ok it's not for everybody but there are many success stories out there....and it makes the boating experience extra special. And as I mentioned...not a lot of money.
Will it last forever...no. But it will outlast me and probably my son if he takes care of it.

Very, very cool! I'm probably not that handy where I'd let anyone set foot on a boat that I'd build.

all this planning is GREAT

except in this world . we don,t have crystal balls :smokin:

Catholic schools an then catholic colleges / your plan ////what if its not your boys plan .

same with everything thing is all set /then I,ll feel ok with getting my super boat , great

thats all great , fine & dandy . except this world may/will have different plans .
you talk like ya live in a glass bubble / wake the f uck up death has a number .do you know your s your wifes your kids ???
thought not ;;
ya kids college may well be the next draft .its coming
LIVE FOR TODAY >BECAUSE TOMORROW MAY NEVER BE ;:huh::huh:

I'm mostly suggesting this because you have a son or sons.
With the precut kit it's nothing you couldn't handle....you probably built models when you were a kid?
Its the same only larger...and more forgiving. The kit supplier has tutorials and forum members are a great help.
Your kids might really enjoy the experience. It's a confidence booster when they see what you can be accomplished with some thought and effort. You will also know more about your boat than most production boat owners
I'll just leave it at that.
Good luck...

Who did you get the kit from?
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Bateau.com sells the kits and plans....i got mine second hand from someone who bought it and never got started..you can watch and follow other builds from start to finish on their forum

No need to leave it at that, feel free to suggest more!

Thanks Jim...I bought their plans for a 14 footer but didn't build it once I realized it wasn't what I really wanted. My 17 is perfect for two ....more if necessary. ....their 19 is wider heavier but again bigger motor. These designs are simple hulls to construct....you can keep them plain or go all out.
There are more sophisticated boat plans from other designers like the Marrisa 18 by B&B Yacth designs for one. Lot more boat but a lot more money...and time commitment.....bigger motor etc.
Check them out even if just for the design study. And...trailering and launching a 17 is really easy!

YES!!! Mikey I love you!!!!!

Mike doesn’t sugar coat it.

Jim asked a simple question.....why slam him with rude answers?

Who answered rudely??

You serious? Guy asks a perfectly good question and gets cussed out.
No further comments from me on this one.

If you are referring to Clammers response then you don't know Mike. That's the way he has responded for over 20 years. I'm sure, knowing Mike as well as I do, he meant no harm or malice toward Jim.

This site has always had ballbusters and, in the 20 years I've been here none of it has been taken seriously.

thanks. but you can comment to me all you want.

I don’t know clammer but he does have his own style that was on display. I have asked quite a few questions here about specific boat brands as i do research, as i do plan to buy a boat in a few years, and clammer has usually responded to those with well intentioned suggestions. it wouldnt surprise me if anyone concluded i’m an annoying tire kicker in regards to buying a boat, that doesn’t bother me as the reasons why i’m waiting are reasons that are important to me.

I’m guessing piemma is right, that it was good natured ribbing and not intended as an attack, but even if it was, it’s no big deal as its not a character flaw that i’m putting my kids first. Takes a lot more than that to hurt my feelings. And again, i don’t think that was his intent

intent can be very easy to misinterpret online. Either way, it’s all good.

Bring up the fact that bluefish have entered Clammer’s fishing grounds and sit back…. Listen to Clammer’s special words about the subject
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My apologies...i should of taken it as a joke.
reminds me of this scene from the Godfather

https://youtu.be/tgcA8WUK1qM?t=17

It wasn’t a joke, Mike was just dropping some tough love.

Humpty Dumpty probably had to pay good $$$ to the 7 to get some.

[QUOTE=Rmarsh;1240014]I take my 17' to cuttyhunk several times a season.....my expenses for the boat are practically nill.

I have to take my 18.5' there this year with the right weather.

Jim- I think you can find a decent 20ish CC for around 25k. About 2 yrs of boat club and it's yours and it will still retain value. Couldn't live with the idea of being told when I could go and when I had to be back.