Benchrest vs boat.

[Fast14riot]

Boat (definition) A hole in the water surrounded by wood , aluminum, or fiberglass, in which one pours or dumps his or hers money!!!

Boy, am I glad my Carbon Fiber boat doest fit that description!

 

[Fast14riot]

I love my North River 17 1/2' skiff, I couldn't imagine of getting rid of it.

Beautiful boat, your wife has great taste! LOL to own a Norris especially a newly built Norris would be a joy.

Let me know next time you get out, it's been a long time since I've been past the gate. I'd like to take a ride, maybe hook into some albacore or striper.

 

[precision1]

Meh gotta get what makes you happy.
I can carry any of y'all and catch 20-59 lb flathead catfish and striped bass. Tomorrow

A pile just as many as most super expensive charters.........on big water

I've been on a many deep sea fishing trips on Hatteras boats in the millions with dual cat diesel engines and the wave leveling jets idk what it's called except expensive....wish I had stayed home id caught more fish in my little boat with zero traveling and gas.low stress easy

How many y'all can go out in a Hatteras completely rebuilt with dual cat turbo diesel engines....bought in Costa Rica and driven to Gulf of America then completely redone.lol


I can catch more fish in fresh water with my 18' bass boat . seriously


It's all great but I can out fish most times these super expensive rigs.if I want to


A center console bay boat would be great but a big boat is a huge waste of money and time

Srbr rifle meh any of us on here can build one and compete tomorrow .that's the easy button for competition

 

[rickiesrevenge]

We dont have benchrest where I live. So I bought a projet 470. Hung a tohatsu 60/40 tiller handle jet on it. Its pretty fun on the rivers around here. Hopefully it takes me into caribou and moose this fall.

 

[Bc'z]

I love my North River 17 1/2' skiff, I couldn't imagine of getting rid of it.

Beautiful boat, your wife has great taste! LOL to own a Norris especially a newly built Norris would be a joy.

I do miss it
17' Alumaweld formula V 115 horse jet.
We're heading to Gold Beach Thursday evening for a Lil fishing with my buddies 18' Hughes Craft

 

[muleystalker]

I do miss it
17' Alumaweld formula V 115 horse jet.
We're heading to Gold Beach Thursday evening for a Lil fishing with my buddies 18' Hughes CraftView attachment 1681296

Nice. I got rid of one with the windshield and bought an open model with tiller driven, it just suited my use better and also does double duty for duck season. Then there is my other boat.

 

[NorCalMikie]

Bust
Out
Another
Thousand

I heard it as "a boat is a hole in the water you throw money into".

 

[TonyinKY]

Ditch would rather fish than shoot. But most of my time lately has been working on my new shooting range

 

[Downeast]

I get weird looks from my friends (hunters) when I dump a few grand into a scope. But let one of them spend $100K on a boat they all smile.
I own a 20-year-old Sea Ark with a 90 Suzuki that I bought brand new with cash. It still runs like a champ. I duck hunt out of it, fish, haul lumber and materials for blinds, fill it with crab pots, whatever. It's aluminum, tough as nails, and I don't have to worry about scratches and dings.

I shoot mostly Savage rifles with after-market parts on my backyard 900-yard range. Everything is paid for, and I do what I want. Life is good.

 

[C.E.Smith043]

I heard it as "a boat is a hole in the water you throw money into".

I really like that one also

 

[Gary in MD]

Boating can be enjoyable…

 

[urbanrifleman]

Boating can be enjoyable…

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You're going to need more money.

 

[Rat Rifle]

“BOATS”…Huh !…You Guys should see what’s going on here in the Florida Keys with Lobster Mini Season in progress !!

 

[urbanrifleman]

“BOATS”…Huh !…You Guys should see what’s going on here in the Florida Keys with Lobster Mini Season in progress !!

Or better yet go to Fort Lauderdale in the summer and look at the mile long dock of 100 million dollar yachts.

 

[Skedaddle Shooter]

Boating can be enjoyable…

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Nice, but this is who usually comes aboard our boat

 

[CharlieNC]

I learned to build boats, skiffs, from a master boat builder and built 3. Used for lobster fishing and diving. It was rewarding building them, all out of glassed plywood and apitong hardwood for the frame. Used them all then sold them. I would not buy a boat unless you plan to use it a lot. If you have the time, build one. the smallest one was 16' with a 50hp mercury and the biggest was a 20' with a 115hp mercury. All for rowing out through the surf. Launching from the beech. Back when we could do such things.

I know what you mean! I grew up on a river near the Outer Banks, which has been ruined by over development and regulations. Looking back I had as much fun in a 14ft skiff with a 10hp as with anything else; it's a state of mind.

 

[NorCalMikie]

Spend BIG $$$$$ on a boat? Get a look at some of the RESTORED wood boats around the Canadian side of the Great Lakes!! And you never seen any of them going faster than maybe 10/15 knots? No fishing or water skiing either.

 

[Alex Wheeler]

“BOATS”…Huh !…You Guys should see what’s going on here in the Florida Keys with Lobster Mini Season in progress !!

But at least your there!

 

[K22]

My dad had a saying regarding money, "it's only green paper" but if you don't have it, life can get pretty challenging. So, living within your means creates a more harmonious life. But it's more than that.

What I learned in close to 8 decades on this planet is that material possessions such as firearms, boats, cars, and beach houses, etc. are not the true secret to happiness in life, it's the people you love and the rewarding experiences (events) that fulfill one's life.

If the purchase of a material item can contribute to that, then this it is money well spent. What I remember the most about competitive shooting and hunting was not the firearms I used, but the relationships I formed and the experiences surrounding those matches and hunts.

While I never owned a boat or beach house, I spent many summers at the Jersey shore with my beloved wife and those were great times because I was with her. In my youth, my dad would rent a boat, and we would fish various lakes in Ohio and PA. Those were some of the best experiences of my life. The boat was only a means to an end.

I guess what I am trying to say is I've known a few wealthy people in my time who had all the "toys" money could buy however they seemed to be the most unhappy people I ever met because their entire focus was on materialism.

 

[divingin]

Sort of off-topic: I have an 18' aluminum-hulled RIB that I used for diving off the west (Calif) coast. As such, I joined a UK-based RIB forum, as RIB's are much more popular in Europe compared to here. I remember this happening a *lot*: A guy shells out for a 7, 8, 9 meter RIB, that costs about as much as a house (often over $200K.) Then come the complaints that lifejackets shouldn't cost $80, and the whole industry is a ripoff. Pretty amusing.

But yeah, boats are expensive. Always something to fix (more so when you add in rigging and tools and crap - tools don't last long on seagoing boats. At least mine never did.)