[Jim in CT]

Prices of new boats are beyond insane, and my retirement isn’t around the corner just yet

CT has a half dozen locations of the freedom boat club. Membership is a one time fee of $5k, then $425 a month. for that you can reserve boats whenever they are free. they have several 24 foot center consoles, dual consoles and pontoon boats. i gather it can be competitive to get a reservation on weekends in july and august, but lots of availability in june, september and october when i’d want to use them anyway

anyone have experience? i was also told
the monthly fee stays flat for two years and cannot increase by more than 5% a year.