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Originally posted by pwd72s
Not true. I miss sailing terribly. But physical limitations told us it was time to give the boat to our daughter. I won't give our daughter the 911...but I'd miss not driving it less than I miss the feeling of sailing. Hell, I haven't driven the car in weeks. Just don't have the desire to do so. Damn! I do truly miss the feel of sailing...
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i agree. selling my last bote and watching it be trailered off into sunset by someone else was heartbreaking to say the least. i have learned my lessons on how to maintain a boat. leave it in a slip fresh or salt........and you get to deal with the hull. buy boat with lots of plastic........you'll end up replacing it. buy boat with lots of TEAK, and you will never get out of your slip, due to maint. not work on boat yourself and your opening up a can of worms. by joining the coast guard aux. flotilla, i gained a never ending cadre of people that loved working on boats for steak and beer. learned about some components i never would have tackled.
by putting bote on trailer and leaving in dry storage, i avoided all the hull headaches. avoided storm damage from other boats getting loose, avoided sinking the one time due to thru-hull leaking, and avoided any theft. the only drawback to leaving on trailer is if you are up at powell and leave it outside during winter. you must drain engine block, drives and water tank and toilet to avoid freeze problems.
twice a year i would either bring bote home and wax or wax at dry storage, dump engine oil and drive oil. put new impellar in and lube gimbal. other than that, i drove it alot! one year we put over 225 hrs run time on it. average boater uses boat 25 hours per year.