And you're still going to have big expensive propellors and shafts that are going to get dorked up the first time you try to get into a sandbar for a social fun and sun afternoon.
Marinette 39:
Either way, they're looking very specifically for something much more modern engine wise than anything short of a repowered Marinette is going to offer. They're sick and tired of dealing with mechanical ignition after years of futzing endlessly with coils, condensers, points (before that part was at least upgraded to reluctors), distributor caps, blah blah blah.
If you can swallow fuel prices there are some truly amazing deals on powerboats . And sail , but the sail sales seem to be more motivated by overall care and feeding costs . GTA marinas are pricing themselves out of business , I watched a classic C&C 36 invader get sent to the scrappers last week , owner couldn’t find a prospect and another 3k winter followed by a 3-4K summer and owner was done , stripped and crushed .
And you're still going to have big expensive propellors and shafts that are going to get dorked up the first time you try to get into a sandbar for a social fun and sun afternoon.
Either way, they're looking very specifically for something much more modern engine wise than anything short of a repowered Marinette is going to offer. They're sick and tired of dealing with mechanical ignition after years of futzing endlessly with coils, condensers, points (before that part was at least upgraded to reluctors), distributor caps, blah blah blah.
If you can swallow fuel prices there are some truly amazing deals on powerboats . And sail , but the sail sales seem to be more motivated by overall care and feeding costs . GTA marinas are pricing themselves out of business , I watched a classic C&C 36 invader get sent to the scrappers last week , owner couldn’t find a prospect and another 3k winter followed by a 3-4K summer and owner was done , stripped and crushed .
That is extremely reasonable. I hear horror stories about getting boats insured in FLA right now , which is in turn making for some awesome sell prices .
And if I post a picture of a 32 it’s not going to look much different under there. Which is ultimately my point why stern drive is going to ultimately be the go-to for their needs and desires for how they wish to use the boat.
That is extremely reasonable. I hear horror stories about getting boats insured in FLA right now , which is in turn making for some awesome sell prices .
Not any harder with the exception of hurricane coverage. If you have a small boat and no trailer, a blow boat, or a big powerboat not seaworthy enough to relo when a hurricane is coming— your fu****.
Same with houses. Mine is not above 100 year storm surge, but built with cat 5 roof and windows. No trouble home and hurricanne insurance. My home in Markham is 30% smaller and costs the same to insure.
And if I post a picture of a 32 it’s not going to look much different under there. Which is ultimately my point why stern drive is going to ultimately be the go-to for their needs and desires for how they wish to use the boat.
A 32 is a lot different. No aft cabin, mid mounted engines and a big empty lazeretre kept the back light and draft small. I could run in 30” comfortably.
But that’s not all inboards. The Marinette 28 and 32s are unique designs made for big water and shallow river travel.
In my limited experience we have always towed a dingy and anchored clear of a sandbar or beach . Sitting fiberglass or Aluminum into a sand grinder never seemed that sensible to me . I’m never spinning up any motor worth more than $100.00 in the vicinity of sand or mud . Never mind hitting , just sucking all that crap through a motor .
In my limited experience we have always towed a dingy and anchored clear of a sandbar or beach . Sitting fiberglass or Aluminum into a sand grinder never seemed that sensible to me . I’m never spinning up any motor worth more than $100.00 in the vicinity of sand or mud . Never mind hitting , just sucking all that crap through a motor .
The whole yacht sandbar/rafting thing always blows my mind. Spend a fortune on a boat, drive it where there are a ton of people around (many of whom are idiots and do not understand wind or water or boats), anchor/raft/beach with a bunch of the idiots and hang out watching boats bash together and anal men lose their minds. Lather rinse and repeat. No thanks. That is almost my version of hell. I prefer more like PP's camping where I use my conveyance to find a nice spot free of people. Sadly, on most lakes where people yacht, those places are few and far between. Friends had a big boat on a big lake in northern quebec. Super expensive per night used but at least it was a nice adventure.
Back about maybe 20 years ago we picked a remote back country campsite in Killarney. We specifically wanted a secluded one on a small lake. It took us a while to hike to it with gear, a good eight hours plus, we also considered it to be a fairly difficult trek. Also hard to find... we get there and there is no one anywhere...perfect!
The next morning we wake up at 6 AM to teens jumping off the cliff into the small lake. We were stunned that they must have hiked all night... Then we go for a hike and run across and elderly German couple with a cane close by... WTF. We asked them how they got there and they pointed us to a close by Forjd/inlet off of Georgian Bay. There was a good half dozen anchored yachts (not boats) and apparently the inlet was on some global yachter's must see list.
Back about maybe 20 years ago we picked a remote back country campsite in Killarney. We specifically wanted a secluded one on a small lake. It took us a while to hike to it with gear, a good eight hours plus, we also considered it to be a fairly difficult trek. Also hard to find... we get there and there is no one anywhere...perfect!
The next morning we wake up at 6 AM to teens jumping off the cliff into the small lake. We were stunned that they must have hiked all night... Then we go for a hike and run across and elderly German couple with a cane close by... WTF. We asked them how they got there and they pointed us to a close by Forjd/inlet off of Georgian Bay. There was a good half dozen anchored yachts (not boats) and apparently the inlet was on some global yachter's must see list.
North of Cochrane we paddled / camped/ three days into a lake where we landed trout till we were tired of catching them . Guys on a tin boat stored on the lake came by and asked us where we came from? They were on a 2k per head “exclusive” lake only accessible by float plane . We all shared a slug of Goslings rum and laughed about it with them , thier guide invited to the shore lunch they organized. No where is truly inaccessibile , some are just harder .
Sandbars for us are a stop along the trip usually. Nice to belly up onto (no, we don’t raft, we don’t even usually socialize with anyone usually, but it’s nice to hop off, walk around for a bit, take a dip or whatever, sometimes we’ll have lunch or dinner, and then move on.
North of Cochrane we paddled / camped/ three days into a lake where we landed trout till we were tired of catching them . Guys on a tin boat stored on the lake came by and asked us where we came from? They were on a 2k per head “exclusive” lake only accessible by float plane . We all shared a slug of Goslings rum and laughed about it with them , thier guide invited to the shore lunch they organized. No where is truly inaccessibile , some are just harder .
That’s a bit of a joke in the far north. Guys with float planes sell trips to far away fishermen looking for exclusive fly-in adventures. Little do those fishermen know the lakes they are flown to are accessible by ATVs using logging roads, trapper lines and/or snow trails. If they are all you can catch trout lakes— most likely stocked by MNR.
That’s how their provisions, fuel and tin boats got there.
I watched a classic C&C 36 invader get sent to the scrappers last week , owner couldn’t find a prospect and another 3k winter followed by a 3-4K summer and owner was done , stripped and crushed .
Respectfully, if $3000 now and $3000 in the spring is a crippling amount of money for somebody, getting into boats was probably not the wisest choice from the onset.
It’s evident a lot of people are in over their head because they didn’t really do the slightest bit of reading about the cost of boats, or even any back-of-a-napkin calculations before just buying one.
In my limited experience we have always towed a dingy and anchored clear of a sandbar or beach . Sitting fiberglass or Aluminum into a sand grinder never seemed that sensible to me . I’m never spinning up any motor worth more than $100.00 in the vicinity of sand or mud . Never mind hitting , just sucking all that crap through a motor .
The Limestone 20 I had was ex-DFO that operated in Georgian Bay. It had a massive stainless steel keel guard that ran from the bow eye to about halfway back. As part of selling, I actually chatted with the guy who operated the boat for the DFO, and he talked about how they'd just beach on and off the rocks of Georgian Bay constantly to do their work, and after 10+ years of that, the only damage to the hull was a few chips in the strakes, which I was easily able to patch with Interlux Watertite.
Obviously not the same as sand or mud, but still speaks to the ruggedness of the hull. They apparently run heavy-gauge welded aluminum boats now.
Incidentally, when said same DFO guy found out the boat was pending sale with an agreed price, he was not happy, as he wanted to buy it back for himself...
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