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Kayaks and such have a place but hard to enjoy the company of family and friends when paddling around by yourself. I for one will be very glad when the kayak fad comes to an end. They show up every weekend at our lake like swarms of mosquitos. Most have little or no clue what they are doing, seem to feel there are no rules of the road that apply to them and overall are more often than not just a nuisance. They are the bicyclists of the waterways!
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I had a 2 person Polaris ski years ago. Was a 3 cylinder 2-stroke 650. It was a lot of fun, and I lived 10 minutes from a county reservoir, so I could just go for an hour after work. Was pretty fun.
I've had 3 boats over the years. First was a 12' aluminum with a 7.5hp 2 cylinder honda. Great for trolling. Next was a 15' aluminum with a 35hp 3 cylinder honda. It's at my mom's house. I gave it to my dad. Super comfy trout killer for 2 guys. Currently I have a 21.25' Jet Craft with a v6 200hp honda main motor, and a 9.9hp Honda trolling motor. Great boat. It has gps, plotter, auto-pilot, downriggers, the works. It will go faster than you would ever want to go. At sea level, change from the 17° to the 19° prop and it will go ludicrous speed. And I would never own any outboard motor but a Honda. I fill my 45 gallon tank and go for years. Oh yea my boat is a river boat. Eagle lake,where my cabin is, is a shallow lake. My boat will float in about 10 inches of water. Last edited by Sapphireho; 08-16-2022 at 05:55 PM. |
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That is the main issue we run into. When it is the guys, it is fun, but they want to spend time with their wives' and kids too so it doesn't workout. Even in calm waters it's a PITA and a couple of us end up having to heard the group. When it comes to divvying up the small amount of free time we have, including their families and making everyone comfortable wins out.
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They certainly are not efficient, or reliable, or easy to work on.
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if we're showing off boats...
1985 four winns. the titles moved around a lot, but been in the family one way or another since new. my brothers got it now. just blew 'something' that he hasn't had time to diagnose yet, on the first trip out for the year no less. it's blowing oil out the valve cover breather, about 2 quarts in 10 minutes... most interesting part, it's an inboard/outboard that uses a mercruiser 4 cylinder that uses parts from a ford v8. so it's quite literally 'half a motor'. looks just like this
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Yeah, nothing wrong with cyclists either now, is there... But I understand what you're saying, and that crowd bugs me as much as it does you. Those are tiny fat boats, and the "sit on top" just makes it more annoying. The other reason I haven't been out in ages is lack of friends with kayaks. Especially if it's the play boat, you NEVER do that kind of thing solo. But if there aren't incredibly obnoxious loud jerks revving their engines and making silly waves, a group on the water can be fun. Totally different than hanging out on deck together, but I'd take a pontoon for that any day. Getting out in the ocean on a quiet paddle and porpoises decide to join you for a while... or quietly paddling just a few feet below some rather large birds resting on a tree... it's different, and there isn't much else you can do quite like it. I detest power boats almost as much as SUVs. They're mostly stupid, solutions to problems that didn't exist before they did. Expensive and obnoxious and making the world a more dangerous place. Status symbols, not sensible transportation. Mostly.
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this year is really the first major engine issue we've had since it was new. it was always stupid stuff-- loose distributor cap, bad gas, etc...
worst part now is that it's so old that my brother called around to a few places to see if they'd look at it, and as soon as he said "19" they cut him off and say they don't work on anything that old. so it's going to be us repairing it, or nothing
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The good part is that it is too small a lake to get those massive day cruisers that tend to feel they rule the waves. Most of the skiers and tubers are pretty decent and respectful though.
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Wow, if I knew how much folks liked talking about boats I would have started a new thread lol. Thanks for sharing!
I suppose I should share my limited boating experience: I actually bought a kayak when I was 10, we took it and one other to various streams, rivers, and lakes. It's fun to paddle around on smaller bodies of water, but it's less fun if there's a lot of motor traffic, or when you run out of inlets to explore. I don't enjoy fishing (yet?) so there's only so much entertainment to be had. Good exercise and easy to transport though. I have done some sailing with small rentals and such. When it's windy, I much prefer sailing to any of the other options. I think it has something to do with speed being proportional to skill that keeps me entertained there. But it's not always windy on a day you want to be out on the water and bigger sailboats you can take people with you on seems to be a PITA to trailer. Never owned a sailboat so idk what that is like, but there are sailing clubs in the area I could join. Jey skis are fun for the few hours I've been on them. But cruising around seems boring unless you can take it somewhere, which a boat is better at. Totally would have a couple if I lived on a big lake with a dock, but seems like a hassle otherwise. Motor Boats... We've been on a bunch of boats in different places, whether rentals or owned by people we visit. It's fun to cruise around to different places. If my family or friends lived closer, this would be the most practical solution but I can't see myself wanting to launch a boat just to cruise around with just me and my wife, and it's kind of an expensive use of driveway space. Where I live, I would be launching into the lower Potomac, so salt water, lots of space, but also a lot of traffic. There are places you can go by boat, but it's not likely any faster unless I want to go to Virginia. |
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