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I ALWAYS HAVE PAINTED A LITTLE MORE OF A NEGATIVE ATTITUDE ON NEW COMERS INTO THE BOATING/FISHING THING AND THE REASON IS MANY GUYS DO THIS MORE FROM IMPULSE AND THEN AFTER THE TIME, EFFORT, MONEY, AND AMOUNT OF BUD LONG NECKS CONSUMED THEY WISH THEY DIDN’T. I LOOK TO SEE IF “IT IS IN YOUR BLOOD” AND IS THIS REALLY WHAT YOU WANT OR LETS SAY MUST DO. I USUALLY TELL GUYS DOWN HERE IS SOUTH FLORIDA WHERE YOU CAN USE A BOAT JUST ABOUT EVERY WEEKEND THAT UNLESS YOU USE YOUR BOAT AT LEAST 20 TO 25 TIMES A YEAR DON’T BUY ONE. I GUESS FOR YOU GUYS UP NORTH LETS SAY ONE OUT OF EVERY TWO WEEKS OF YOUR SEASON YOU SHOULD BE ON THE WATER IF NOT JUST HIRE A CAPTAIN ONE OR TWO TIMES A YEAR WHO CAN PUT YOU ON SOME FISH. THE NEXT THING IS BUYING A OLD SEACRAFT. MY FORTH BOAT IS A 1976 SEACRAFT THAT NEEDED EVERYTHING AND I KNEW THAT GOING IN AND WAS WILLING TO PAY THE PRICE. FOR ME I WOULD NEVER BUY A OLD SEACRAFT AS MY FIRST BOAT NOT THAT IT’S NOT A GREAT BOAT BUT BECAUSE OF ALL THE POTENTIAL EFFORT YOU COULD FIND YOURSELF DOING AFTER YOU BUY. FOR A FIRST BOAT I PERSONALLY WOULD GO WITH A NEWER BOAT LIKE 2 TO 5 YEARS OLD MAX THAT WAY YOU SHOULDN’T HAVE MUCH TO FIX AND LOTS OF TIME TO ENJOY YOUR NEW TOY. IF AFTER A FEW YEAR OF THAT YOU WANT TO TACKLE A POTENTIAL PROJECT DREAM BOAT GO FOR IT. THERE ARE PLENTY OF 2-5 YR OLD SEACRAFTS OUT THERE THAT WOULDN’T NEED ANY FIXING UP AND YOU ARE IN THE WATER. A SURVEY CAN HELP YOU ON THIS BOAT THAT YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT AS LONG AS THE GUY WHO DOES THE SURVEY GIVES YOUR BOAT A CLEAN BILL OF HEALTH. IF NOT WALK FROM IT AS YOUR FIRST BOAT.
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