What's the best kind of boat?

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Epitope: Nov 27, 2006; Grimey Drawer

Someone else's :haw:

Canoes, kayaks, rafts, skiffs, lake boats, tugs, pontoons. Who's got a boat I can borrow this weekend?

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Elmnt80: Dec 30, 2012

The big secret of letting someone borrow your boat is saying there's some dumb annoying thing that needs to be fixed before it can go out and having the borrower fix it. Plus you get their leftover gas because they never know how much to put in! :haw:

# ? Jul 17, 2020 19:06

Weka: May 5, 2019; That child totally had it coming. Nobody should be able to be out at dusk except cars.

I am very happy with the aluminium dinghy I bought for a couple of hundred bucks. I've never used it and every time I think about buying another boat I think about it and don't. It has saved me thousands!

# ? Jul 17, 2020 21:51

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Human powered boats rule. If that's a bit of a pain in the arse all the time get a canoe that can support a side mount transom and get an electric trolling motor for it.

Otherwise rent something.

# ? Jul 17, 2020 21:56

2 penny bottle imp: Jun 11, 2008; I KNOW WHAT YOU DID LAST SCUMMER

The one youre on, OP.

# ? Jul 17, 2020 21:59

BIG FLUFFY DOG: Feb 16, 2011; On the internet, nobody knows you're a dog.

Sternwheeler riverboats obviously OP

It's got be a real wheel though. I see a loving prop wheel I'm out. Whenever they have riverboats in movies they always do ones with prop wheels and expect us not to notice

# ? Jul 17, 2020 22:02

Biohazard: Apr 17, 2002

I used to poo poo on pontoon boats, cause they are ugly, slow and boring but now that I'm old they are they poo poo cause I just want to put around the lake with a bunch of people.

When I used to live by the water I always like the mid sized day cruiser style of boats. there's a company in portland maine that made these sick aluminum ones that were perfect for island hopping.

# ? Jul 17, 2020 22:04

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the love boat

# ? Jul 18, 2020 01:07

Epitope: Nov 27, 2006; Grimey Drawer

Pontoon boats are the segway of the lake, so goobery. Except that

2 penny bottle imp posted:

The one youre on, OP.

# ? Jul 18, 2020 01:32

Nightmare Cinema: Apr 4, 2020; no.

The kind you play Steve Winwood on.

# ? Jul 18, 2020 01:37

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Yeah I've come around on pontoon boats too. I always viewed them as the quintessential fat midwestern family boat, which is pretty much 100% true. But now that I'm the fat midwestern family, it sounds fully sick to putter around the lake being lazy. Best in its class for spending a day on the lake getting unreasonably drunk and going swimming.

# ? Jul 18, 2020 02:47

LastGoodBoy: Sep 7, 2014; Keep your mind be open window everyday

The best ship is friendship.

# ? Jul 18, 2020 03:01

monsterzero: May 12, 2002; -=TOPGUN=-
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This boat seems pretty good, it's got two sheds

# ? Jul 18, 2020 03:54

LastGoodBoy: Sep 7, 2014; Keep your mind be open window everyday

monsterzero posted:

This boat seems pretty good, it's got two sheds

That's called a watershed.

# ? Jul 18, 2020 04:29

BIG FLUFFY DOG: Feb 16, 2011; On the internet, nobody knows you're a dog.

LastGoodBoy posted:

The best ship is friendship.

Ships and boats are totally different! Get this schmuck out of the boat thread!

# ? Jul 18, 2020 04:31

LastGoodBoy: Sep 7, 2014; Keep your mind be open window everyday

BIG FLUFFY DOG posted:

Ships and boats are totally different! Get this schmuck out of the boat thread!

The best boat is friendboat.

# ? Jul 18, 2020 04:32

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LastGoodBoy posted:

The best boat is friendboat.

Pretty sure you can love your friends, making a love boat superior

# ? Jul 18, 2020 04:42

ClumsyThief: Sep 11, 2001

It depends on what you want to do with your boat, ignoring lowest common denominators like crossing water without sinking. Fishing? Leisure? Exercise? Using available credit in uncertain times to convince ladies you have way more money than you actually do?

I own and have access to a few boats because my father is a limited man who was only able to bond with me through extermination of sea life so if anyone has questions about boating locally in the PA/Chesapeake/Delaware areas I'm happy to provide flawed answers.

# ? Jul 18, 2020 04:59

Weka: May 5, 2019; That child totally had it coming. Nobody should be able to be out at dusk except cars.

LastGoodBoy posted:

The best boat is friendboat.

How about a motorboat?

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extra stout: Feb 24, 2005; ISILDUR's ERR

Weka posted:

I am very happy with the aluminium dinghy I bought for a couple of hundred bucks. I've never used it and every time I think about buying another boat I think about it and don't. It has saved me thousands!

Still too expensive

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