Shrink Wrap? No thanks,,

I have "wraped" every boat I ever owned by myself. And they were just as
well protected as "shrink wrap".

$400 to step a mast? Nope, no way. Takes me about 15 minutes. Ain't about
to pay $400 for 15 minutes.

Heck, the guy who operates the crane down at the ship loading place will
pull up the mast for $50.

And he is a heck of a lot better at operating the crane than the dope at the
overpriced marina.

Hey,, you can throw your money where you want.

Not me.


"Carl" wrote in message
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I'm in the New England - those prices seem pretty good. A lot less than
I pay. I bet the actual bill would have been higher with the "extras".
Face it Tom, nothing about owning a boat is inexpensive. Marinas -
especially where it snows - are a tough business. A lot of expensive
real estate and a lot of fixed costs have to be spread over too few
good sailing days. I've never met a rich marina owner.

I agree that you should get a really good and expensive boat. That's
what I did. Then a $400 dollar mast stepping charge is only a tiny
percentage of the boat's cost. It feels better that way! Hell - I
didn't even blink at the $1500 shrink wrapping charge this winter.

If you want to save money - charter. You can charter a beautiful
Hinckley 42 for less than $5000 a week and pick it up in Southwest
Harbor. At the end of the week just tie it up and let someone else
clean the head and fix the broken radar.

Carl