Matty is buying a boat

[Matty]

What's with you guys doubting my aquatic abilities. FFS.

 

[Matty]

I can doggie paddle.

 

[tullamore]

 

[Shortstop]

Do you know how to swim?

Yes!

However, I hate deep water …

 

[MrMonkey]

Matty, our Gamelive Captain!

 

[Archie]

yeah but can you really swim?

 

[FairWarning]

Make sure you get a cool sailors cap

And a pipe

 

[kato]

congrats on the purchase matty.

a friend of mine and i wanted to purchase a catamaran.

then we didn't.

 

[Matty]

We did not purchase a dinghy yet. The one we tested is $15k. We're looking for a used one at about 1/5 of the price.

 

[Matty]

Although some proper sailboats are suspiciously cheap, probably because docking and maintenance costs are high.

 

[Matty]

And a pipe

Casper stole my pipe in 2009.

 

[Blitty]

Sweet tanzer, Matt!!

 

[Blitty]

Considering to do a lake course here

How do these prices compare to yours?

 

[roguejuror]

docking and maintenance costs are high

about how much?

 

[Matty]

Well, to get a dock space would mean upgrading the club membership to full boating rights which is just under 5 grand a year. Maintenance, I have no idea but I know it's a significant amount.

A dinghy is just a dumb thing with very little that can go wrong. I wouldn't have a dock, but it's lightweight enough that it can be maneuvered with a dolly/hand cart and launched by just one person. A "dry sailing" membership is just 400 bucks more than our current "social" membership. Poverty Special.

 

[Matty]

Considering to do a lake course here

How do these prices compare to yours?

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Yeah, similar prices at the sailing school here.

 

[roguejuror]

Are we going to see boats this weekend?

 

[Dingo]

Canoes lead to dinghies
Dinghies lead to boats
boats lead to bigger boats

nothing better than spending the day on the water