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Who owns the boats?
(lemmy.world)
Your neighbor owns one of these boats, try harder OP.
Believe it or not. There's as many reasons to own a boat as there are to own a house. And many more uses for a boat.
Weird thing. A boat is much more affordable than a house nowadays. Hell I'd live on a boat. That shit would be awesome.
The elites don't want you to know this but the boats at the marina are free you can take them home I have 458 boats.
A former boss told a story once that was super relatable.
It was about change and how it's not always necessary.... He went on about how one business changed their payment policies so that everything was done by some kind of payment card, they wouldn't accept cash/cheque with their new system.
He was basically bitching about having to pay by card for something he usually pays for by cheque.
The super relatable service that "pulled this on him"? It was a dry dock for his boat.
Yep. Super relatable bossman. I can barely pay my bills on what I'm paid, and you're being super relatable talking about how you store your boat in the winter. 🖕
Last year, my CEO said if we finish the project on time, he'll buy a new truck and bring it around the office for everyone to check it out.
This would be his 20th truck he bought.
When I was a kid, my aunt owned a small one. She’d bring it to my house where my dad and my uncle did repairs.
We were by no means a rich family. It was a two bedroom house with my parents and 3 kids.
I imagine the most expensive part of these are probably dock fees?
Just had a look at used sailing boats in Norway and there are a fair number for under $10 000. Basically cheaper than a used car or camper. I'd have one if I had somewhere to keep it.
IIRC the rule of thumb for boat costs, is that annual upkeep costs for a boat are roughly the purchase price of the boat.
That's the real kicker. a place to moor your boat is often more expensive and even then maintenance costs will be a lot.
Cheap to buy maybe, but expensive to moor and maintain. A friend who bought a small second-hand yacht said his new hobby was tearing up £20 notes in a cold shower.
Holy shit used cars must be expensive in Norway. I live in Estonia and my first used car was 550 euros 10 years ago. Nowadays the same model (early 90s Audi) could probably be had for 900-1100.
The thing to consider is that while my crappy old Audi received less than 200 euros in maintenance and repairs in the first year, yachts are said to cost you roughly 10% of the initial purchase price per year in maintenance and mooring costs and I doubt those under 10k yachts were 10k new.
I remember a craiglist post (from like 2000s) that was for a small boat. It was like $600 a month on a payment plan, or $30000 total.
I was in college looking for a place to rent, just a bed. And I really thought about living on a small boat.
People selling boats.
My family had a boat quite a few years back. Not a massive one, probably cost ten grand or something. People don't need to be absolutely loaded to own a boat.
Moorage, however...
Yep good point. Expensive to moor and fuel, I'll give you that.
Yeah the people I know who own boats have it in their garage/near their house/storage unit.
I mean it's only 3 people.
And I just named all 3 locations.
I don't know that many boat people.
Not a lot of overlap between bike people and boat people.
The crab people.
Them Bucklanders, obviously.
No one, take them, they're free.
Some people would be so relieved.
Boat = Bust Out Another Thousand
Boat = a hole in the water that you throw money into.
Sorry to call you at this hour sir, but the boat your paying to moor here, it has been stolen.
"Of my fuck, thank you! Thank the Gods!!''
maybe that should be an addendum or footnote to the "best days of a boat owner's life"
If you really think about it, no human was ever meant to go on a boat for they are not designed around humans. I think they're for the illuminati lizards.
While I am skeptical of your claims, I am not an expert on boats or lizards so you're probably right.
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this post was submitted on 03 Mar 2025
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