Small Boat Owners Guide To Buying A Boat - The Fish Locker
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Date: 2022-05-03
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Ascent
i bought a 15ft boat with a running 2 stroke engine. 2 weeks ago, the starbord, port lights are brand new got them for free since they followed with the boat, lantern i got for free, the only thing i paid for was the new paint, ancher, rope, and some boat cleaner, there is no fee to let your boat out at the marina here, i already have first aid kit, and a fire estingusher, i only use it in the lakes here to fish. the boat cost me 1709 pounds including a good trailer. and i have just bought 175 pounds worth of items. so it really depends on person to person, but i really like your opinion it helps people understand that owning a boat is not cheap, and i have a boat saving fund of another 2000 pounds just for emergency if i need new parts or anything. so money wise its planned out, and i love taking my dad and brother out fishing every chance i get, its really worth it the memories i get is priceless. and im the same as you i want my kids to grow up with boats and make a good memory with them, when it comes to fishing and the ocean. in my personal opinion if you have the money and the time i would say buy a boat, you will not regret it, but dont buy a to big of a boat.
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i bought a 15ft boat with a running 2 stroke engine. 2 weeks ago, the starbord, port lights are brand new got them for free since they followed with the boat, lantern i got for free, the only thing i paid for was the new paint, ancher, rope, and some boat cleaner, there is no fee to let your boat out at the marina here, i already have first aid kit, and a fire estingusher, i only use it in the lakes here to fish. the boat cost me 1709 pounds including a good trailer. and i have just bought 175 pounds worth of items. so it really depends on person to person, but i really like your opinion it helps people understand that owning a boat is not cheap, and i have a boat saving fund of another 2000 pounds just for emergency if i need new parts or anything. so money wise its planned out, and i love taking my dad and brother out fishing every chance i get, its really worth it the memories i get is priceless. and im the same as you i want my kids to grow up with boats and make a good memory with them, when it comes to fishing and the ocean. in my personal opinion if you have the money and the time i would say buy a boat, you will not regret it, but dont buy a to big of a boat.
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Chris
Loads of invaluable information in this video. Also worth remembering, the bigger the boat, the bigger the costs. We currently have a merry fisher 805 with diesel inboard. Kept in a marina for 12 months a year. It costs us roughly 4-5k a year in berthing and maintenance/insurance etc etc. On top of that things always need fixed / replaced, this year we-ve had to have a new bow thruster and upgraded the chart plotter, although this wasn-t an absolute necessity the old was was of an age with a small screen and fiddly to use. BUTTTT nothing beats being out on the water making memories! Also, the way things are currently with used boat prices, we-d likely get a lot more than we paid for it! But, i must stress- never buy a boat as an -investment- they will drive you mad if you dont go in with your eyes wide open, they are a huge commitment, and neglect only pushes your costs north! Start small and if you still love the boating life after a couple of years, look at upgrading. Some of my best boating memories are me as a kid pulling pots, fishing etc for with my dad in his orkney strikeliner.
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Loads of invaluable information in this video. Also worth remembering, the bigger the boat, the bigger the costs. We currently have a merry fisher 805 with diesel inboard. Kept in a marina for 12 months a year. It costs us roughly 4-5k a year in berthing and maintenance/insurance etc etc. On top of that things always need fixed / replaced, this year we-ve had to have a new bow thruster and upgraded the chart plotter, although this wasn-t an absolute necessity the old was was of an age with a small screen and fiddly to use. BUTTTT nothing beats being out on the water making memories! Also, the way things are currently with used boat prices, we-d likely get a lot more than we paid for it! But, i must stress- never buy a boat as an -investment- they will drive you mad if you dont go in with your eyes wide open, they are a huge commitment, and neglect only pushes your costs north! Start small and if you still love the boating life after a couple of years, look at upgrading. Some of my best boating memories are me as a kid pulling pots, fishing etc for with my dad in his orkney strikeliner.
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Jure
I have 3 fishing boats, even tho they are only 5 meters long, they are very expensive to own. I bought only one of them, the other two were given to me by uncle and a friend. They couldnt take care of them anymore, it was making their family budget miserable. I took them, thinking that i will probably sell them over 2 years, but it did not work haha. Apparently, big majority of people are not that rich to spend 3000 euros on a 5 meter boat. People here in croatia work for 500-600 euros neto, so i guess im gonna own them for a long time haha. I could sink them to the locker, but od people in my village say, that its a bad luck to a sink a boat that has a name. Tho, there was an old man that was also saying, -the less your prostate works, the more you are prone to choose your boat over your wife- haha, that one went straight to the legend haha
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I have 3 fishing boats, even tho they are only 5 meters long, they are very expensive to own. I bought only one of them, the other two were given to me by uncle and a friend. They couldnt take care of them anymore, it was making their family budget miserable. I took them, thinking that i will probably sell them over 2 years, but it did not work haha. Apparently, big majority of people are not that rich to spend 3000 euros on a 5 meter boat. People here in croatia work for 500-600 euros neto, so i guess im gonna own them for a long time haha. I could sink them to the locker, but od people in my village say, that its a bad luck to a sink a boat that has a name. Tho, there was an old man that was also saying, -the less your prostate works, the more you are prone to choose your boat over your wife- haha, that one went straight to the legend haha
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Graham
Firstly I like your video blogs very good. have picked up loads of great tips, thanks. Having lived and worked on boats for almost 30 years and then retiring back to the UK it was not long before the sea called out to me, I missed the sea. I love sea fishing and have never been too happy fishing from the beach so I started to look again for a boat and as you say it not cheap and moorings are a killer, towing a boat is not much fun so I decided to try fishing from a Kayak that works well and it is so easy to put onto the roof of the car or my camper. It's a compromise but can get to some places to launch (free) that I would not otherwise get to. I will take it with me to Spain when the time comes to travel again.
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Firstly I like your video blogs very good. have picked up loads of great tips, thanks. Having lived and worked on boats for almost 30 years and then retiring back to the UK it was not long before the sea called out to me, I missed the sea. I love sea fishing and have never been too happy fishing from the beach so I started to look again for a boat and as you say it not cheap and moorings are a killer, towing a boat is not much fun so I decided to try fishing from a Kayak that works well and it is so easy to put onto the roof of the car or my camper. It's a compromise but can get to some places to launch (free) that I would not otherwise get to. I will take it with me to Spain when the time comes to travel again.
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Kevin
Probably repeating things that have already been said (haven-t read all the comments) but other costs to think about:
- Tuition - pay somebody to teach you how to handle your boat in various conditions. Nothing more stressful than trying to dock a boat in wind or tide and having no clue how to do it (inboards especially tricky to handle)
- VHF training and licence
- RYA powerboat level 2 course - for example you need to know how to identify cardinal buoys and what they mean etc
Actually the list goes on and on: )
Oh and a degree in rocket science to understand how your fish finder works otherwise it-s a waste of money: D
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Probably repeating things that have already been said (haven-t read all the comments) but other costs to think about:
- Tuition - pay somebody to teach you how to handle your boat in various conditions. Nothing more stressful than trying to dock a boat in wind or tide and having no clue how to do it (inboards especially tricky to handle)
- VHF training and licence
- RYA powerboat level 2 course - for example you need to know how to identify cardinal buoys and what they mean etc
Actually the list goes on and on: )
Oh and a degree in rocket science to understand how your fish finder works otherwise it-s a waste of money: D
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Bob
On the topic of GPS plotter. I am looking at using an iPad, or it's android equivalent. It can be placed on a screwed down stand and by downloading iBoat or Navionics or any other boat chart plotting app with GPS. The notebook pad is useful for many other none boating things. As for the expense it is debatable if one is more cost-effective than the other. Also chart plotting apps work on mobile phones, but the screen is much smaller.
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On the topic of GPS plotter. I am looking at using an iPad, or it's android equivalent. It can be placed on a screwed down stand and by downloading iBoat or Navionics or any other boat chart plotting app with GPS. The notebook pad is useful for many other none boating things. As for the expense it is debatable if one is more cost-effective than the other. Also chart plotting apps work on mobile phones, but the screen is much smaller.
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John
I got back into boats at age 30 when I rediscovered my passion as a kid spent fixing up boats. They were then salvage jobs in the 10-12 ft range. Later I bought 36-40 ft sail/power trawlers to rip apart in pursuit of the perfect liveaboard. it seems good design never ends but the money does. I'm now messing with motorcycles. Best part. no bottom paint, no mooreage. Winner! -
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I got back into boats at age 30 when I rediscovered my passion as a kid spent fixing up boats. They were then salvage jobs in the 10-12 ft range. Later I bought 36-40 ft sail/power trawlers to rip apart in pursuit of the perfect liveaboard. it seems good design never ends but the money does. I'm now messing with motorcycles. Best part. no bottom paint, no mooreage. Winner! -
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Kit
Followed you for a long time, this was by far the most enjoyable and most informative vid you have done. IAt 70 years old i suffer with motion sickness so have very rarely gone out on a boat, so I fish from the shore or rocks, but I thoroughly enjoy your boating exploits, I love the fact that Jamers gets to get out with you, and is so knowledgeable.
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Followed you for a long time, this was by far the most enjoyable and most informative vid you have done. IAt 70 years old i suffer with motion sickness so have very rarely gone out on a boat, so I fish from the shore or rocks, but I thoroughly enjoy your boating exploits, I love the fact that Jamers gets to get out with you, and is so knowledgeable.
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Leo
Why discourage people from owning a boat or giving it a try. because it-s a little -expensive- any hobby costs money, you can-t put a price on new experiences or happiness I am in the market for the boat and this video just made me want one even more. I am right about 10-15k range I could care less what it costs to upkeep and maintain.
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Why discourage people from owning a boat or giving it a try. because it-s a little -expensive- any hobby costs money, you can-t put a price on new experiences or happiness I am in the market for the boat and this video just made me want one even more. I am right about 10-15k range I could care less what it costs to upkeep and maintain.
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