At our timeshare in Oceanside, CA, we can rent a pedal boat and pedal around the marina for awhile. I'm unsure of how to operate something larger, so we never do. Besides it costs more. :-D But, I definitely wanna own a boat. Selling has never been a goal. I know well enough you can't get out what you put in. Restored an arcade machine (It was originally a Dig Dug cabinet with a basketball game in it and I repaired the monitor (cap kit) and converted it into a Primal Rage). It was fun to play for awhile, but then I sold it... lost a ton of money on it, so I know how that goes. A boat would only be a billion times worse. But... I also don't want to have to spend $10K on a boat I'm buying for $100-$500. Why not just spend that money on one I like, to begin with? Restoring an old junker to serviceability is nice, but I want to be able to get it operating and usable for maybe $2,500, total or so. I like what you said, gm280... because that's my viewpoint. I want to make that which is useLESS into something useFUL and be able to enjoy that sense of accomplishment... you know... my "Primal Rage" of the lake/sea! :-D But, living in Sierra Vista, AZ my start options are a tad limited and my wife insists, in order for me to be allowed to own a boat, she has to get the same amount I invest into a boat (she is really against the whole idea, period)... so that doubles whatever my budget is, right there... assuming she's not just bluffing me. But maybe she sees how badly I want to do this, and this is her best idea how to dissuade me? Make it financially ridiculous?