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BRP Cuts Production, Workforce
On Mar 9, 11:54*am, GC Boater wrote:
On Mar 8, 1:15*pm, HK wrote: Canuck57 wrote: "Vic Smith" wrote in message .. . On Sun, 8 Mar 2009 10:37:43 -0600, "Canuck57" wrote: *Me, I am delaying my boat purchase indefinitely. *Will just rent them. Power boats are hellaciouly expensive to rent whenever I've looked. Still a good option if you boat infrequently. --Vic Not really, say I rent one for $200/day for 6 days. *That is $1200. *Since I don't have to tow it, less wear and tear with less fuel consumption. *But I will for arguments sake forget these points. Now for a bass boat and trailer new, budget is $20,000 USD, in Canada that would be about $40,000 CAD (not a very competative market). If I put $40,000 into an investment yeilding 5%, 40% goes to taxes, that leaves $1000. *And say depreciation and maintenance is 10% of the total for $4000, making $5000 per year. Seems like owning is only viable if you are a resident on a waterway with lots of time off. *If you are 2-3 weeks renting is better. Being one of the "Democratic socialists" you admire so much, I bought my last half-dozen new boats for cash. I don't worry much about depreciation on toys. I did manage to sell my 25' Parker for just a little less than I paid for it, and after five years. Didn't take long, either. But...I do agree with your philosophy of boat rental. Makes sense if you can rent what you want when you want to rent. Around here, it is fairly easily to rent sailboats and trawler-type power boats.- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Krausie, Old Fella, I know you've owned so many boats that it must be hard for you to remember all. *But why don't you try for us and list the ones you can remember.- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Come on Krausie, inquiring minds want to know the boats you've owned. |
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BRP Cuts Production, Workforce
On Mar 8, 1:15*pm, HK wrote:
Canuck57 wrote: "Vic Smith" wrote in message .. . On Sun, 8 Mar 2009 10:37:43 -0600, "Canuck57" wrote: *Me, I am delaying my boat purchase indefinitely. *Will just rent them. Power boats are hellaciouly expensive to rent whenever I've looked. Still a good option if you boat infrequently. --Vic Not really, say I rent one for $200/day for 6 days. *That is $1200. *Since I don't have to tow it, less wear and tear with less fuel consumption. *But I will for arguments sake forget these points. Now for a bass boat and trailer new, budget is $20,000 USD, in Canada that would be about $40,000 CAD (not a very competative market). If I put $40,000 into an investment yeilding 5%, 40% goes to taxes, that leaves $1000. *And say depreciation and maintenance is 10% of the total for $4000, making $5000 per year. Seems like owning is only viable if you are a resident on a waterway with lots of time off. *If you are 2-3 weeks renting is better. Being one of the "Democratic socialists" you admire so much, I bought my last half-dozen new boats for cash. I don't worry much about depreciation on toys. I did manage to sell my 25' Parker for just a little less than I paid for it, and after five years. Didn't take long, either. But...I do agree with your philosophy of boat rental. Makes sense if you can rent what you want when you want to rent. Around here, it is fairly easily to rent sailboats and trawler-type power boats.- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Boats owned by Krause, as he listed them: "Here are some [of the boats I've owned]: Hatteras 43' sportfish Swan 41' racing/cruising sloop Morgan 33 O'Day 30 Cruisers, Inc., Mackinac 22 Century Coronado Bill Luders 16, as sweet a sailboat as ever caught a breeze. Century 19' wood lapstrake with side wheel steering Cruisers, Inc. 18' and 16' wood lapstrakes Wolverines. Molded plywood. Gorgeous. Several. 14,15,17 footers with various Evinrudes Lighting class sailboat Botved Coronet with twin 50 hp Evinrudes. Interesting boat. Aristocraft (a piece of junk...13', fast, held together with spit) Alcort Sunfish Ancarrow Marine Aquiflyer. 22' footer with two Caddy Crusaders. Guaranteed 60 mph. In the late 1950's. Skimmar brand skiff Arkansas Traveler fiberglass bowrider (I think it was a bowrider) Dyer Dhow Su-Mark round bilge runabout, fiberglass Penn Yan runabouts. Wood. Old Town wood and canvas canoe Old Town sailing canoe...different than above canoe |
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