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Re: Operating Costs

Posted By: Capt. Dave Kosh
Date: Wednesday, 3 May 2006, at 10:49 a.m.

In Response To: Re: Operating Costs (Vic Roy)

Raz,

I have no dockage to pay. It's at my home. I live on the water on canal off the Gulf.(bought it years ago cheap!)I have no hull out fees since I keep mine on a lift. When you run a 36 year old boat in salt water 300 plus hours per year almost every weekend for 8 months out of the year that's what it takes. There is always something that needs replaced or maintained. Bear in mind I have 13 pumps on that boat to maintain. 4 in the engines alone the rest to move external and internal water and fuel transfer.My daddy always said son" Why don't you get a single outboard put put and be done with it" I've never owned one and probably never will . But that's just me. You have to have a plan and the means to do it. Somehow I have always made the means happen but I have many limitations. So you must ask yourself after you put the pencil to it. How much would I spend otherwise on other things and how much trouble would that get me into? So this is very much a personel decession based on your own set of circumstances. But if your into boats you could not have picked a better one than Bertram and especially a 31. It's world renown you know.
Dave K

Messages In This Thread

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raz -- Monday, 1 May 2006, at 3:45 p.m.

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Vic Roy -- Monday, 1 May 2006, at 6:21 p.m.

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Mitch -- Monday, 1 May 2006, at 7:22 p.m.

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raz -- Monday, 1 May 2006, at 8:00 p.m.

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JP Miller -- Tuesday, 2 May 2006, at 8:55 a.m.

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JohnV8r -- Thursday, 4 May 2006, at 1:05 p.m.

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Jerry Gomber -- Thursday, 4 May 2006, at 3:04 p.m.

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Rocket -- Thursday, 4 May 2006, at 3:07 p.m.

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raz -- Monday, 8 May 2006, at 6:52 p.m.

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JohnV8r -- Wednesday, 10 May 2006, at 2:54 a.m.

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merlin friesen -- Thursday, 11 May 2006, at 12:21 a.m.

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Capt. Dave Kosh -- Wednesday, 17 May 2006, at 9:43 a.m.

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Walter Kaprielian -- Monday, 1 May 2006, at 8:06 p.m.

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Capt. Dave Kosh -- Tuesday, 2 May 2006, at 9:59 a.m.

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raz -- Tuesday, 2 May 2006, at 1:54 p.m.

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Carl -- Tuesday, 2 May 2006, at 5:28 p.m.

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Vic Roy -- Tuesday, 2 May 2006, at 8:54 p.m.

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Capt. Dave Kosh -- Wednesday, 3 May 2006, at 10:49 a.m.

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Capt. Frank -- Wednesday, 3 May 2006, at 9:17 p.m.

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Capt. Dave Kosh -- Thursday, 4 May 2006, at 3:29 p.m.

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Skipper Dick -- Thursday, 4 May 2006, at 6:11 p.m.