Reading all these threads and.....
 

It seems to me there is more maintainence than acuall fishing time:eek: Trailers, scuppers, bottom paint, bad wires, on and on and on and on!! Thats it I am selling it!!

Main Entry: 1boat
Pronunciation: 'bOt
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English boot, from Old English bAt; akin to Old Norse beit boat
1 a : A hole in the ocean you throw money into.

Nah..Clammer hasn't spent a dime on his..:laugha:

90% maintance 10% fishing! Now that you know start fishing!! :)

Not to sound like the guy on tv but.....
The time spent on the water really is priceless
It's more then the work to keep the boat safe.
It's Good friends and family

:kewl: Well said!!

once you get it all set up, it won't be as bad.

That's what winter is for.:laugha:

F-18 // has it right

Just fish F#$%^& the rest :confused:

No one told you.:wall: They don't call a boat a hole in the ocean you throw money into for nutin. That is why I use my 14' tin boat way more than my 19' glass boat, less cost. P.

How is that 14' in the bay? :spidey:

Which Bay?

If you are not the tinkering type or do not have a ton of money owning a boat might not be for you, But, if you' re willing to do basic upkeep, maintanance can be kept at a minimum. One you start boat fiishing you can't stop, it is an addiction, and to me it is more peacefull, especially since all my shore spots are over crowded.

That's why we have 6 months of winter! Except for Clammer

Otherwise, we'd fish year round.

BOAT: Break Out Another Thousand. aint that the truth.

That's the nice thing about having a smaller boat. Less maintenance.

The boat is in the garage, so no storage costs. Service the engine each year. Wash it off when I come back in. Run freshwater thru the engine.

No anti-fouling paint needed. Low exposure to salt vs. mooring or slip.

Trailer lights and trolling motor plug are my only consistent troubles. That is pretty minor.

There are definitely times I'd like a bigger boat, but not at maintenance time.

S/M that.s the way is suppose to be /but if your wacked like #^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^& === he does things before he F #$%^&*( thinks ===
He buys a nice new trailerable [sp] glass center consule ==has the boat less than a month & decides he needs a slip for [[MAY]] only ============= sooooooooooooooooo of course he can,t wait =====& within a day he.s in a slip // low tide 6" of water /no pilings , docks kinder /just float around // 12 sets of docks lines & he checks it on the hour ..
F @#$%^&*( WACKO put it in the slip last Monday ================================================== ============= PULLS IT out thursday =to wash & wax it .... SMF >>>>:lasso:

I pulled it out again today.........Its to windy and the poor boat doesnt like it. Took it home and washed and waxed it again this morning, I did find a piece of eel grass on the hull and was very upset. I will put her back in on thursday and then pull it out again for waxing on sunday..............:happy: :happy: :happy: :happy:

I acually ENJOY cleaning it:btu:

Mike is the opisite he has not yanked his boat out in 3 %$%$%$%$IN YEARS...Good thing every barnicle in the bay is attached to his hull...Less for me to worry about:wavey: :wavey: :wavey:

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I had a pillow made for my boat so it's nice and comfy in the driveway, I'll let you use it when I sell her..:wavey:

Yes I would like that! Funny thing about a boat, you end up loving it like it was a child! Guess thats they call boats...ladys.........:laugha:

I am afraid I will spend more time cleaning than fishing this year!

Good it will keep at the dock & away from me /SMF:crying:

The novelty will wear off after you crash it into the dock a few times and scratch the prop and blood and guts harden to the finish. Then you can just use it as a boat. Nothing worse than going fishing with someone with a new boat takes 3 hours to clean up after fishing. :doh:

The guide we went out with in the 10K islands in Florida this year was psycho about his boat. He had a towel down to clean our shoes with as we were getting in...

This was our first face to face contact with him and I'm thinking, "what are we getting into"... but he was cool after that.

It was a beautiful, immaculate hell's bay flats boat, but it is fishing and its not always squeaky clean.

A few years ago, I fishing the indian river on the east coast of florida with the guide I used to fish with. He had just gotten a new pathfinder and I was his first client in the new boat.

I caught a 20# tarpon and he was taking a picture and saying "you got to christen my new boat"

Then the fish started crapping all over the deck of his boat... I mean all over the place. I said I think the fish is christening your boat.