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Boat Show
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Mad Mike
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I used to live on Lake Simcoe, kept a 24' mini cruiser at the south end of Cooks Bay. Watching boats pour out of the Maskinonge river into the lake on blustery weekends was great comedy. Not quite as good as Haulover, but still great fun watching novice boaters tackle big water then navigate the channel traffic once their wives ordered them back to port.
I saw two middle aged couples in an older O/B bow rider with two heavy males in the captain and first mate seats. Two heifers in the bow. The sound got me looking at the boat. Half the propeller was out of the water.
A neighbour called me to look at his new (To him) fishing boat. He'd already had it out. "It seats the five of us" No I tell him, it seats two adults with a bit of gear.
I asked how much freeboard it had when loaded with his buddies, tackle and deep freezer sized cooler. "Lots" he says. "At least three inches"
I eventually talked him into a bigger boat.
Last year on Lake Ont the Halton police and Oakville rescue did about 100 ‘saves’ with folks in inflatable pink flamingos and assorted pool toys when the wind would shift and Rochester is your next port of call.
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48Connor
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I'll have to ask my dad what boat he had when I was growing up. From what I recall it was like an 18ft bowrider with an inboard engine, probably from the year 1995. We did a lot of tubing behind it on Lake Scugog.
The last time I saw that boat was when he was cutting it up in the backyard with a sawzall. The engine went on it in '08, and that was apparently the cheapest way to fix it
The last time I saw that boat was when he was cutting it up in the backyard with a sawzall. The engine went on it in '08, and that was apparently the cheapest way to fix it
Inboard or I/O? Prop underneath on a shaft or out the back on a big hunk of metal?
Sad times. If he held onto it until covid he could probably have got 10K+ for it.
48Connor
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I'd have to ask him but inboard/outboard seems to be what I remember it looking like.
In 2009 when he cut it up I would have been 13. Don't remember a whole lot from back then.
True, A friend had a mid 70s express, single I/B in rough shape and was going to have to pay to have it scrapped. Someone bought a floating cottage for $3500.
Prices have gotten crazier, we priced 2 new inflatables , fiberglass bottom center console , 12ft boat with 30hp outboards . $36K ea. And thats PVC tubes not the Hypalon good ones.
Part of the YC I manage ( its a hobby) has a sailing school , we have 8 inflatables, up to 70hp in various states of decay. Its 500k in inventory with all the dingies for lessons. Moms cant figure out why sail camp is expensive, well we have thousands tied up so little jimmy can figure out how to sail.
Part of the YC I manage ( its a hobby) has a sailing school , we have 8 inflatables, up to 70hp in various states of decay. Its 500k in inventory with all the dingies for lessons. Moms cant figure out why sail camp is expensive, well we have thousands tied up so little jimmy can figure out how to sail.
I might take the kids on Saturday just to get some ideas on how to light some money on fire
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since I'm looking at a couple new inflatables for our boat club sail school , as I wander around Ontario I've talked to a couple dealers, we have done 4 boats previously on a lease to own, reasonable payments over 6yrs then the buy out is $1.00 . Sadly after 6 yrs its beat to death. We can lease them or buy them outright, but with a new 10ft hardbottom and a 30hp motor its $35K. 40 with tax and transfers. If we add two new C420s ( small dingies) we are 100K in new assets.
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Well the boat show was a mild let down , 2 large sailboats, that’s it . A lot of cottage boats and runabouts . It’s impressive how big the inflatable market is getting , it’s blown up , bahahaha
I did see some stuff that will cost me money later . But the whole drive downtown could have been avoided
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I did see some stuff that will cost me money later . But the whole drive downtown could have been avoided
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Thanks for the review I think I'm going to skip it this year bit of a hike and probably go to the RV show instead
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Me too. Maybe to get my fix I'll open a can of polyester resin and have a sniff.
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Those are very reasonably priced boats , I'd really like to see one in the wild. 7yr warranty is good , but returning the boat to Nova Scotia would be a PITA.
Most builders are offereing a 5yr warranty , I'm really starting to look at the aluminum hulls and consoles, since the fiberglass is pretty but costs more and the aluminum is really hard to break. Kids can break anything.
We have a mixed bag of Honda and Yamaha motors , I'm going to say the Yamahas have been less trouble than the Hondas , actually the weak link is the shifters not the actual motor. I personally own Suzuki, and just bought another at the show simply on price point and value . Long term will tell.
Most builders are offereing a 5yr warranty , I'm really starting to look at the aluminum hulls and consoles, since the fiberglass is pretty but costs more and the aluminum is really hard to break. Kids can break anything.
We have a mixed bag of Honda and Yamaha motors , I'm going to say the Yamahas have been less trouble than the Hondas , actually the weak link is the shifters not the actual motor. I personally own Suzuki, and just bought another at the show simply on price point and value . Long term will tell.
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