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37 | 33.64% |
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73 | 66.36% |
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#2
08/08/2007, 03:00 AM
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You're on a pretty biased site, so I'm going to predict lots more votes for reeftanks.
Plus boats are pretty seasonal, while I can sit in front of my warm tank in the winter while its snowing...
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#4
08/08/2007, 07:24 AM
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Pfffft!
I love my tank, but spending 6 hours every week in the sun, jumping the wake is pretty much a hard thing to beat, in my opinion. Get the boat! |
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#5
08/08/2007, 08:13 AM
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If pulling out a one hundred dollar bill and flushing it down the toilet doesn't bother you then boating is for you!
B. O. A. T. Break Out Another Thousand Boats are a hoot! Go for the Boat! Beware though, you'll start with an 18 footer or smaller and end up with a 36 footer. Have fun! |
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#6
08/08/2007, 08:26 AM
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You must have a nice tank if your mo'ly expenses would cover a payment.
 Add to that insurance, the upfront cost of all of the other things (life vests, skis, tubing stuff, ski rope or all of the fishing stuff) and the fuel costs. No thanks. I'll stick to the tanks and go out on someone else's boat when I get the urge.The next best thing to owning a boat is having a friend with a boat.
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#7
08/08/2007, 08:48 AM
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Boat or Reef
This is an example of what I pay for the pleasure of owning a boat.
Used boat 4000.00 Cheap at the time. Repairing the hidden problems. 2000.00 - 10,000.00 Feel lucky? Updating the boat to your liking. 3000.00 Fuel usage for a V8. 12 gals per hour. 4.50 per gal. marina Slip. you can trailer but it's a P.I.T.A. 288.00 month Preventive maintanence. 30.00 - 50.00 every couple of months. Can't put a price on the feeling it gives when you're cruising. it's worth every penny to me. Still want a boat? Mines a 24 footer. Looking to move up to at least a 32 footer. If I lived on the East or West coast I'd be in big trouble! |
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#9
08/08/2007, 09:04 AM
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I have both. There's no option in the poll for that.
Nitro 591 / Mercury Optimax 150. If I had to give up one or the other, the tank would go. Gotta bass fish!
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08/08/2007, 09:50 AM
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When I was a teenager I had a friend with a fairly big boat (I believe it slept six). I would go fishing with the family on weekends, and learned a lot about fish, lakes and nature in general during that time. I had one of the best night's sleep I've ever had on that boat - I slept like a baby, with the waves gently rocking me all night long. 17 years later, I'm still searching for the mattress that comes even close.
My hubby and I aren't in a position to buy a boat any time soon, but we're moving in a few weeks to a city with a beautiful river, lift locks, and a big boating community. Good thing we have a friend with a boat! I'm hoping we can share some time with our buddy and his wife, enjoying the water (eventually I'm sure we'll get our own boat, it's inevitable). Yes, boats are expensive, then again so are our tanks. If you already have a reef, I say go for the boat. If you can only have one, much as I like boating I'm going to have to vote reef. Just think: if you lived in the tropics, you could take your boat out to visit a reef and have the best of both worlds! 
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08/08/2007, 10:06 AM
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Im not looking to buy a cheap boat. I had one of them for 3 years it was 25'. I am going 2 years old or newer. I will still have warrenty. I have been looking and asking questions. Im just not sure if I would want a reef and a boat. My electric bill was $65 now its $221. It takes alot of space. I know boats are biggerbut, they are outside.
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08/08/2007, 10:22 AM
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That would be a tough call for me. Ultimately it would depend on the awesomeness of my reef tank
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08/08/2007, 10:32 AM
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Get both. I have both. You can buy a sweet nice, used boat for a steal. Actually I would never buy a new boat again. People buy them and dont use them and u can pick one up cheap.
as a matter of fact I'm off to boating on the lake right now. U know what they say about boats is: "the best two days of owning a boat is the day u buy it and the day u sell it" |
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#16
08/08/2007, 11:58 AM
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Ranger Fish & Ski for the warm weekends and a 120 plus 65 gallon pieces of the ocean. Gotta have both when you are a sea goat.
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#17
08/08/2007, 12:36 PM
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You could downgrade your tank to a nano with some t5 lighting, take your favorite corals and stick in there, and you'd probably never even notice it on your monthly electric bill, get a boat, and have both!
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#18
08/08/2007, 12:45 PM
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Tough call. If I lived on a lake I would definitely go for a reef tank. However, if I lived in a tropical area near the ocean I would go for the boat. Scuba diving in the tropics is just too much fun.
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08/08/2007, 01:01 PM
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Get a big waverrunner. You can get a nice used one cheap and there a lot more fun than a boat.
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#21
08/08/2007, 01:12 PM
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So what's the verdict here?
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08/08/2007, 02:00 PM
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I take 2 vacations a summer and take my boat into the San Juan Islands. Plus the weekends on the lake. When I am on my boat... there is no place I'd rather be. But, I get enjoyment from my reef every single day. Tough call! Fortunately... I don't have to choose.
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08/08/2007, 05:53 PM
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After 12 years of boating I sold my last boat a couple months ago and decided to set up a reef tank again.
Boat Negatives: 1. crowds on the weekends 2. maintenance cost and time 3. gas price 4. high initial investment 5. can only enjoy it mabey 12 hrs a month if you are lucky 6. during winter it is useless 7. can't buy cheap reliable 2-stroke outboards anymore 8. need an expensive truck to tow 9. long drives to boat launch 10. space in your driveway, or slip fees 11. kids get sea-sick A negative for a reef tank is the terrible resale if you have to move, I found boats have pretty good resale. Also the electric bill for a reef tank is a negative, but you can be smart about it. A reef tank can be enjoyed every day. |
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