"JR North" wrote in message
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This is an unbelievable statement. Ground Control to Major Chuck! Ground
Control to Major Chuck! You're out of control....
You can pick up a used PU for a grand or 2, throw a couple grand into it
to make it reliable, and paint it to match the boat to boot for under 6K
total.
Classic example of the SUV Mentality permeating our society. Big brand new
50K truck....
With the cost of new trailer boats in the 22-25 ft range at 70k or more
and dock gas at $4.50 with no end in site, Just who do you expect is
stupid (and rich) enough to fork over 120k (that's unfinanced) to do the
trailer boat thing? Buy a brand new truck to tow the boat? Come ON.....
JR

Chuck Gould wrote:


Down thread, somebody comments about the market returning to smaller
boats. I'm not sure that will be the result of this third straight
year of gas gouging. From what I can see, the small boat builders are
hurting even worse than the yacht manufacturers. Launching a trailer
boat requires a big truck, preferably 4WD in a lot of situations. That
can be a $40-50,000 proposition, or more, in the current market and
since most folks won't have the luxury of owning a vehicle for no
purpose other than launching a boat the fuel costs associated with a
two vehicle are a concern seven days a week, not just on Saturday or
Sunday when the boat gets wet.


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We boated for years with 15-17' 35-50 hp outboards. Skied behind them.
Towed them with the daily driver car. 55 Chevy convertible. Factory stick
too. 56 Ford, convertible, 64 Chevy impala. All got 16-18 mpg highway
normal driving. You only need the big 4x4 for big boats launching at ramps
that are poor shape or get slippery from algae. Why do you need a $50,000+
Ski Nautique to do the same thing a 5 year ago $25k Ski Nautique did? Due
to peer pressure and marketing, and you see it especially on this group,
people believe they need a minimum 150hp O/B for boating with the family.