I need a boat
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I got a boat with my bro and bro-in-law, and like other mentioned it gets expensive. If you are cool with that yearly expense then you can have fun with it. Do you have a river house? Because the other side that some don't take into account is storing the boat, hauling it to and from the boat ramp. My family has a place on the Rappahanock and it's convenient to be able to leave the boat on the lift during the spring through fall months. The only thing we have to take into account is weather.
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I'd have to figure out storage. But I have sort of come to terms with pissing away a ton of money on expenses.
You near the bay or up the river? Rappahannock is a long ass river.
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Next to the bay, a stone's throw from Windmill Point
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Oh damn that is right on the Bay! Nice. My wife and I drive down to Kilmarnock every now and then. I was just in Montross last week.
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I love Kilmarnock, Northern Neck Burgers has the best shakes. My parents have a place right in White Stone. Since getting married and having 2 kids it is harder to get down there, but will be there for the 4th and do a little striper/cobia fishing
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If you are looking for skiing and fishing, as well as having people out, an I/O is what you should look at.
Outboard have a shit ton of power but they mostly eliminate the possibility of a swim deck and a skier will pull it all over the water.
I/O's can be found everywhere, they offer a great ride, plenty of room and are easy to trailer- save yourself on storage and gas.
Oh- and passenger limits are ridiculous. If it says it will hold 11 people, that means 5 comfortably.
If you have family and friends out frequently, you need at least double the seating capacity of the amount of people you plan to have or it is cramped and awful.
I have an inboard v drive built to wakeboard, and it is slow as hell, uncomfortable as hell, but purpose built to do exactly what I use it for. Top speed of around 44 on calm water with all the tanks drained.
Under no circumstance should you buy a ski or wakeboard boat unless you are REALLY in to it at a high level. They handle like shit, they are slow, and they suck ass for entertaining.
Dont let anyone talk you in to one as a "good deal". You will hate it.
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A euphemism for masturbation? Keep it classy please.
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Not necessarily. Scroll down.
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Careful with the Windmill's bro.
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I don't think it would handle the Bay.
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You would be supprised some of the tritoons are sea worthy bro
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I'll check em out
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Can't remember if you were planning on docking or trailering it. I know the pontoon and tritoons can be a pain getting on the trailer. I was at the boat launch once and waited almost an hour because someone was having a hard time putting it on the trailer. They may have been rookies, but from the looks of it...it doesn't seem to be easy.
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Even trickier if there's wind.
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I'd probably look into renting a slip.
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Its really not that hard unless yer 20 beers in
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