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Originally posted by Robb:
Owning a boat beats the hell out of throwing thousands at a car to go .5 seconds faster. Most fun ive had in years.

Question, How reliable are older boats? I see a couple decent sized ones for $4000-$5000 from the early 90s. Seems like a good start boat size for someone like me.

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All in the boat you buy. Boats get bad reps from someone in your position buying a boat that has no clue what to look for, then getting nickle n dimed. Also, buy a book and learn to do all your OWN maintenance yourself. To take my twin engine Yamaha in to the dealer for oil changes to both engines they want between $500 and $800, NO JOKE. It takes an hour MAX, some mobil 1 oil, two $15 filters and a pump to suck the old oil out. Took me and a buddy an hour total which included alcoholic consumption in my driveway.
My 73 Tahitti I bought a Chilton "type" book and learned to take the top and bottom ends apart, change impellars, fluids etc. It broke down 1 time on the water where I was towed back, turned out nothing more than fouled the spark plugs (old ass boat, mixing oil/fuel and going through no wakes zones = no bueno over time.)
That being said, there is no better way to spend a day in the sun than on your boat floating in the water.......









Locked and loaded for a 48 hour camping trip, LOL. Bow is FULL of wood

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Originally posted by Robb:
Owning a boat beats the hell out of throwing thousands at a car to go .5 seconds faster. Most fun ive had in years.

Question, How reliable are older boats? I see a couple decent sized ones for $4000-$5000 from the early 90s. Seems like a good start boat size for someone like me.

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All in the boat you buy. Boats get bad reps from someone in your position buying a boat that has no clue what to look for, then getting nickle n dimed. Also, buy a book and learn to do all your OWN maintenance yourself. To take my twin engine Yamaha in to the dealer for oil changes to both engines they want between $500 and $800, NO JOKE. It takes an hour MAX, some mobil 1 oil, two $15 filters and a pump to suck the old oil out. Took me and a buddy an hour total which included alcoholic consumption in my driveway.
My 73 Tahitti I bought a Chilton "type" book and learned to take the top and bottom ends apart, change impellars, fluids etc. It broke down 1 time on the water where I was towed back, turned out nothing more than fouled the spark plugs (old ass boat, mixing oil/fuel and going through no wakes zones = no bueno over time.)
That being said, there is no better way to spend a day in the sun than on your boat floating in the water.......









Locked and loaded for a 48 hour camping trip, LOL. Bow is FULL of wood

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Originally posted by hidnn.o.s.:
The Nautiques etc have fins on them in the center/middle, those can't be beached. Mine has what's called a KEEL guard, which is an extra pad running down the center for beaching. I only beach where I can see the ground, clear any big rocks or other things and it's never been a problem. Another option, is drop anchor about 30 feet off shore attached to a bungee line. Then back the boat to shore, let anyone off that wants off and attach a long rope of dock line to the back of the boat. Once you're all off, let the bungee line pull the boat back out to the lake, then when it's taught, tie that rope to something on shore like a shore spike. Then when you want back on you just pull the boat to you/shore, everyone gets on and you let the rope go and float back out. That way is generally if you're camping off shore overnight etc.
Sounds complicated but both are EASY to do. Always willing to lend a hand if you meet up at a lake I'm going to. I'm no expert and often learn from others or modify what others do to make things easier in my opinion.

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So basically I would need to buy an anchor buddy right? Sorry for the dumb questions. I'm kinda new to boating thanks for the info

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Originally posted by hidnn.o.s.:
NO worries, what kind of boat do you have? Does yours have fins on the bottom middle of the boat?

This shot should help you. If you look close, infront of my boat is my shore spike, (with blue tube around it). I tie to that and trust me, boat isn't going ANYWHER with it attached. My buddy doesn't have one so he ties to anything on land that also isn't going to move. Both options are available, I like the shore spike so I never have to look for something solid:

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My boat is the brown and white reinell 217 on page 3. I dont "think" it has fins on the bottom of it. With the shore spike in front, Your boat did'nt move around from side to side since it was not anchored in the back. i'm thinking about going to folsom and everybody is telling me to go to the coves and BBQ but i think I would need to beach my boat somehow to do it. Like I said, Im a rookie at this

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Kurgan tuned stroked and blown 347 foxbody. boost nukka!

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Originally posted by East Bay 50:
My boat is the brown and white reinell 217 on page 3.

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Originally posted by 68dustin:
I like this rubbing it in topic!!! haha for all those land lovers! ]

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Originally posted by SF Coupe:


Lake Oroville two weeks ago in the middle of the week. Just us and the fishermen and miles of glassy water.

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