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Originally Posted by Brian Carlton
.......truer words were never spoken. I never did get the SeaRay back in the water. For the three or four times I would use it in a season, the bill came to about $1.5K per excursion. 
I'll just run the party boat and get paid for doing it. 
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You captain that??? Although I like "cigarette" boats and the like for pure speed reasons I could never see the practicality of them or any other powerboat for that matter. I have a buddy with a 48ft Hatteras. It costs him $2500 to fill up and that doesn't get him very far. My "new" Ericson 38 will be lucky to burn $100 in diesel a season. If boating is supposed to be relaxing then why are most powerboaters in a hurry? They always seem anxious to get somewhere when the journey is the best part not the destination. I suppose I could deal with a trawler since they are cheap to run but a sailboat is much nicer to be on when it gets nasty. Hows this for a highjacked thread? I'd better stop now... RT
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