On 4/29/13 2:32 PM, True North wrote:
On Monday, 29 April 2013 12:15:29 UTC-3, John H wrote:
On Mon, 29 Apr 2013 10:11:23 -0400, Wayne B wrote:



On Mon, 29 Apr 2013 02:39:37 -0400, "Eisboch" wrote:



That does not include the cost of winterization, hauling or shrink

wrapping.



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And those costs can be very significant on a 45 ft boat, easily 1 or 2

thousand at many boatyards. Then you also need to add in the cost of

spring commissioning and bottom painting, another 2 or 3 thousand,

possibly more. Last but not least, don't forget insurance. That

depends on the value of the boat, size of the deductible, type of

policy and the scope of your boating area - at least a couple of

thousand for a typical 45, probably more. Routine maintenance costs

for engines and generators will also add another 1 or 2 thousand, much

more if major work is required. On top of all that add in at least 5

to 10 percent of the purchase price for outfitting the boat the way

you want it in the first year of ownership - seemingly little things

like dock lines and fenders add up fast, and big things like

electronics, dinghies and outboards add up really fast.



I just knew there was a good reason I downsized to an 18'er on a trailer on a parking lot in a

Marine Base!

--



John


Poor boat...spending all it's time baking on black asphalt when it should be spashed once in a while.



Herring probably is waiting for the weather to warm up so he can take
his grandchildren tubing, skiing, and swimming in the Potomac River.

"WASHINGTON (CBSDC) - The Potomac River, once so polluted that President
Johnson called it ‘national disgrace’, seems to be heading back in that
direction.

For years the pollution levels in the river have been improving, but for
the second year in a row, that progress has regressed. University of
Maryland gave the Potomac a grade of D in 2011, and is doing say again
in 2012.

Agricultural and urban runoff has been a growing problem contributing to
the recent downward spiral of the Potomac’s health and Congress is
considering lightening restrictions designed to protect it with the
Clean Water Act.

American Rivers named the Potomac River the #1 Most Endangered River in
the country due to the threat of these clean water rollbacks."

And after their swim, he'll let them play with his guns.

The Chesapeake Bay probably isn't any cleaner, but, then a caring person
wouldn't let his/her kids or grandkids swim in it, either.

The part of the Potomac where the little Herrings play in the water is
downstream from the infamous Blue Plains Sewage Treatment Plant, a
fairly notorious and badly operated facility with a long record of
dumping you know what into the water, and whose management sues the EPA
to get out from under regulations controlling what can be dumped into
the river.

Evolution in action.