Does winter cause odd purchases ?

[cyclops222]

Why so many 1900s old boats being bought ?

 

[Ptr.Torch]

Price. You get a lot of boat for cheap. The seller is motivated to sell or pony up the money for storage.

Timing. You have all winter to fix it up and have it ready for the water next spring/summer.

 

[Mc Tool]

Yep , price
My 15' fibreglass boat is a 1985 . I use it to get fishing so I dont care what it looks like ( to a point ) and I paid thousand bucks with the trailer ( no motor , That was the next "horse deal ")
My friend has a boat that cost more than my house and he is a real pain in the arse to go fishing with as he spends the whole time fussin over the boat and naggin at everyone to not rub line on the gunwales , bump sinkers against the hull ( he makes us use plastic coated sinkers ) and if you catch a fish he's there ( in the way ) trying to get it in a bucket before it comes on board . Woe betide anyone spilling "fish juice" on the floor , Ha ha I took a pi55 over the side .....once I thought we were going to have a heart attack on our hands.
#uck that ...... gimme a cheap boat , cheap insurance and no stress days out

 

[JimS123]

It's not an "odd" purchase, its just people looking for a cheap deal. What many don't understand is that cheap is usually the most expensive boat there is.

In my case I was looking for classic. She was over 50 years old when I found her. Not cheap. I probably paid more that she was worth.

The saving grace was that I was able to disassemble many parts and work in the warm basement all Winter.

Not economically feasible. But a labor of love. Turned out that I found no rot and she floats just fine.

 

[Mc Tool]

It's not an "odd" purchase, its just people looking for a cheap deal. What many don't understand is that cheap is usually the most expensive boat there is.

In my case I was looking for classic. She was over 50 years old when I found her. Not cheap. I probably paid more that she was worth.

The saving grace was that I was able to disassemble many parts and work in the warm basement all Winter.

Not economically feasible. But a labor of love. Turned out that I found no rot and she floats just fine.
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That is way cool awesome

 

[tphoyt]

Yep , price
My 15' fibreglass boat is a 1985 . I use it to get fishing so I dont care what it looks like ( to a point ) and I paid thousand bucks with the trailer ( no motor , That was the next "horse deal ")
My friend has a boat that cost more than my house and he is a real pain in the arse to go fishing with as he spends the whole time fussin over the boat and naggin at everyone to not rub line on the gunwales , bump sinkers against the hull ( he makes us use plastic coated sinkers ) and if you catch a fish he's there ( in the way ) trying to get it in a bucket before it comes on board . Woe betide anyone spilling "fish juice" on the floor , Ha ha I took a pi55 over the side .....once I thought we were going to have a heart attack on our hands.
#uck that ...... gimme a cheap boat , cheap insurance and no stress days out

Your friend and my mom would have got along great. I remember mom buying a new couch and leaving the plastic on it for several years so it wouldn’t get dirty.

 

[Mc Tool]

Ah .... I have a Fluke multi meter , probly 25 years now and I still havnt removed the protective film off the display but yeah , that was on Everyone Loves Raymond too , and your Mom wasnt the only one to do that in real life.

 

[bowler]

"It's not an "odd" purchase, its just people looking for a cheap deal. What many don't understand is that cheap is usually the most expensive boat there is"

Not for this guy!