"Boating is expensive!"

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localboy

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Meredith's favorite saying. :lol: She always says it half-jokingly, half-serious. Whether it's a lost crab pot, or a flat tire on the side of I-5 requiring an emergency Les Schwab call-out...

...so why am I posting this? Because today I went to a local Suzuki dealer to purchase supplies for the 200 hour oil change on the Suzuki 150. I figured why pay them for labor ($90/hr) when I have tools, knowledge and a maintenance book. So....

Two gallons of Suzuki 10W-40 synthetic blend oil; $65.00 :? Huh?
One small Suzuki oil filter; $19.83!!! :o What?!
One oil drain gasket; $1.15 and it was the WRONG ONE :roll: Jeezus...

Say what?! :shock: :o :x $86.00 in SUPPLIES plus tax? Are you kidding me? Now I believe in the free market and GOD BLESS AMERICA...but $32.50 for a gallon of oil and $20 for a filter. Come on!..... :thdown

I needed to vent.
 
I don't see the problem. You got by getting something for your boat for under $100! I just paid $96 to have mine lifted out of the water and put back in.
 
Okay Local Boy fuming over the banditry of boat mechanics... (They're all the same, draining you of your money faster than oil drains from a motor.)

How'd you get the 25 ft C-Dory from Washington to Hawaii? You didn't drive it there or pilot it there, so what was the shipping cost? More than your oil change I bet!

It must be paradise... Hawaii + C-Dory. Enjoy!

Keith
C-Pup16 in Los Angeles
 
Hmmm. You paid the same for Suzuki synthetic as Amazon sells Mobile 1 synthetic. $8/quart. Not much higher for the Suzuki filter than I paid for a high quality Duramax diesel filter though it is considerably bigger in size. Pretty much in line with miniature quality filters like those in Suzuki and Yamaha motorcycles and jet skis. Oh you could probably get a Walmart Fram generic for less but that would just boost toilet paper product sales. :roll:

No matter what our government brays, and no matter which side of the aisle, inflation is alive and well. It ain't just Suzuki, it's reality. :shock: Fuel prices hereabouts is $3.29/gallon. What is it up there?

Hey Keith - he's wishin it was HI getting rained on, in reality he and his C-25 are in WA getting rained on.

Don
 
Fuel is $3.74 here.
$100 gets me 26 gals.; beach launch fee $55 round trip;
bait $7 for 5 lbs.
Boating is expensive but it is my enjoyment so I will do it until I am priced out.
Today I received an 8% raise in my pension....yeehaa
 
You Guys know what (B O A T) stands for Bring Out Another Thousand

Well here in Tennessee area Knoxville the Boating is terrific gas is 2.57 gal at the pumps . We put on 25 hours on the boat exploring the upper tennessee,tellico rivers

But boating is expensive coming up here we had a bad caliper $90 bucks to fix . We also bought a bigger tow vehicle to tow the boat but it sure beats a Phychiatrist If we all started to think about how much money we are spending we probably would stay home . It seems it's cheaper then Golf or a flying club . just my 2 cents
 
We think it's all about choices- what do we do with our money? For those who like to reflect on the subject, it might be interesting for you to peruse some of our thoughts - just to keep the wheels in our heads spinning.

http://cruisingamerica-halcyondays.com/invest.htm

This is written from the shores of Lake Superior on a beautiful sunny morning - yep we could save money and rock on the porch 'at home' -but we've made our choice.
 
C-Pup16 in Los Angeles":14xnnohj said:
It must be paradise... Hawaii + C-Dory.
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I wish.... :lol: No, alas, I now reside in the State of Washington. I realized I could no longer afford to live @ home (Hawai'i) >10 yrs ago, and threw in the towel. I'm still waiting for those winning Powerball numbers and if they ever do arrive....Mau'i, here I come!
 
I just changed the oil in my Audi and it cost me $100 for the materials. 9 liters of synthetic at almost 10 bucks a pop and 12 dollars for a canister type filter. (not a spin on, just the filter element)

Still, nice car to drive.

I do not see boating as any different.

You pay to play.
 
9 Liters of Oil in an Audi??? :disgust Are you sure you didn't fill up the gas tank?? :roll:

Even my Dodge V-10 488 cubic inch 2500 truck only holds 8 quarts of oil....

And yes, boats are expensive but as someone's signature line says, "They're cheaper than psychiatrists!"

Charlie
 
True Story...

My dad had a '78 SeaSwirl Runabout with a 140hp Mercruiser. We kept it at Sunriver, Oregon.

One year(early 80s) I picked it up from the Merc dealer after it's annual service and saw that we'd been charged $19.96 for an oil filter. I asked the Service Manager about it and was told that the price reflected the Mercruiser wholesale cost plus a customary dealer markup.

I drove down the road to NAPA(Bend Oregon) and priced the same filter(Purolator) for $3.19. Same exact filter for that engine(4 cylinder GM, as I recall).

The ONLY difference was the Black paint and Mercruiser Logo on the filter body.
 
so, who was it that said boaters were smart? i don't recall that post.
i feel your pain! get your boat up and running asap and get back out on the water, you will feel much better there.
best regards
pat
 
I really enjoyed El and Bill's story about money and life. Pat and I spent a lot of money on bigger and bigger boats and then got our 22 ft C-Dory. What we found was that this boat was more fun than any we had owned and a lot less expensive.

Had we learned to know El and Bill sooner ---you can guess the rest. I just hope some young people read and study their post, a lot can be learned in a few minutes.
 
Hey we're paying $107.00/lt. which works out to about $4.00 a US gal. And when you get out to Hartley Bay you're paying about a 3rd more. Oh well it's only money.

I'd hate to miss the experience over it.
 
geebee2":1gvw7byj said:
Hey we're paying $107.00/lt. which works out to about $4.00 a US gal. And when you get out to Hartley Bay you're paying about a 3rd more. Oh well it's only money.

I'd hate to miss the experience over it.
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$107.00/liter !!!

Hope that's a typo, otherwise $400/gallon is a little more than expensive! :shock:

Is Hartley Bay in Antarctica, or on the Moon, maybe?

Just funnin' around with ya"! :lol:

Joe. :teeth :thup
 
i read el and bill's story on investments and finance. agree with much of what they have to say. although 5, 10, 20 years ago is certainly not the same as the market today. i have never had trust in the market even though i had a series 7 license to sell mutual funds and stocks.
in my humble opinion, i believe we have turned into a very over weight, soft, crybably, please give me something of value that i have not earn or deserve to have, society. we lack motivation, discipline, desire, pride in how we look and act.
how is it that the average person works 40+ years and still worries about
the cost of dinner out or mpg?
it seems to me, we all get up in the morning, put our pants on the same way, but from that point forward it's what we do that makes the difference.
i have post many times, only pay what you can afford, and if financing is required, accelerate your payments for a quick payoff. boats are a prim example, if we postponed buying until we could write the check, many builders would go out of business, however many would succeed, they would produce a quality product for less money. we are to blame for the expensive cost of boats and repairs. the dealers ask for money and by and large we give them what they want, why would they change?
the story goes, what's the difference between an old man and an elderly gentleman? "Money"
we can sacrifice when we are young or sacrifice when we are old, the choice is ours.
guess i just felt like talking today!
best regards to all
pat

leaders lead in all facets of life!
 
negative!
feeling old makes you feel and look old!
choice to eat right, exercise, challenge your body, mind and spirit and you will feel much younger than your age. trust me on that!
best regards
pat

stuff, on the other hand, enhances our pleasure
 
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