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[–] [email protected] 51 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (16 children)

My dad used to own a sailboat, which was a high point for someone squarely middle class. We're talking a 44 ft sailboat.

These things are holes in the water who the fuck wants a boat

[–] mojofrododojo 9 points 2 days ago (5 children)

the upkeep alone - painting scraping replacing the anode every fuckin year.... it's a fuckton of work for a 'fun hobby'

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago (4 children)

The costs involved with boats is why I have a kayak instead.

[–] mojofrododojo 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I have two boat friends. One has a 20' sailboat, it's just under yacht size. The other has a dingy he built in his garage. The dingy gets far more use.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I do wish I had storage nearer the sea for it though. It's about 20-30 min walk from where we live now and need to get it moved to our new house at some point. Don't really have a suitable spot for it to go yet. Or it would be a pain to get in/out.

[–] mojofrododojo 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

time to make a friend on the beach you can stash it with :D

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago

I have wondered if there are any garages nearby. Not usually the cheapest of options though, and massively oversized for what you need to store a single kayak. Low 5 figures and may not even be in a good location.

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