Thinking of selling Harleys, need help spending money!
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Id keep at least your bike.....
As a past boat owner I can tell you the saying is true, the happiest days are when you buy it and when you sell it.
IMO
Boating would be better if I were living on water and my boat was conveniently behind my house.
Travel Trailer owner here that we bought just 2 months ago, VERY similar situation. We Camp with a Toddler (Under 2 years old) and 2 dogs almost weekly since the purchase, it's been REALLY easy honestly. We are "Wheels Up in <30" pretty consistently as far as how long it takes to get loaded up and on the road, and it's been very relaxing.
There are a TON of campgrounds in the midwest, and lots of national park sites that are very cheap to camp at and have power still (So we can run A/C on the Trailer).
Having everything so self-contained is really nice, and the pricing on travel trailers tumbles hard, My Trailer's MSRP brand new was $27,000, we paid ~13,999 for our brand new 26 foot bunkhouse trailer (so 2 bunks at the rear, Bathroom with toilet, Dinnette/Kitchen, Jackknife sofa, and a queen at the front). This means there are 2 Full size beds at the rear, and a queen at the front, plus the Dinnette and Sofa turn into beds easily if you have guests camping with you.
No Regrets, but you will drop like $2,000 IMMEDIATELY in 'stuff' for your trailer unless you seriously want to pack it every single time you go out with it. (IE, We leave it fully stocked with plate settings, its own travel grille, toiletries, along with stuff for leveling/dumping/locking it up).
As far as uniqueness with a newborn, I'd imagine you'd want to make sure you over-pack food/diapers/etc and be mindful of wherever the nearest hospital/emergent care facility is, but there are TONS and tons and tons of good campgrounds all over the midwest. Our daughter has been a trooper even for our 3 hour haul out to Galesburg a few weeks back, but I know not every kid is good about being in a car for long hauls.
That being said; there are dozens and dozens of campgrounds within an hour of where we are in Wheaton IL.
ive been tempted to sell both boats drive to Arizona buy a cat and vacation for a week then come back lol, there are so many sick mid 20 foot bow rider cats out there its not funny half of them have big power
this dude did just that plan.
i talked to him quick saturday morning. thing sounds angry as absolute fuck.
single illmor v10.
looks like this is it...
https://www.riverdavesplace.com/for...ic-29-escape-mcob-ilmor-v10-nice-ride.193130/
listing says 80ish boat... damn.
its one of the factors we chose jet skis over a boat at this time. fits perfectly in our garage so no worries of storage. once we move to tennessee we will add a boat to the fleet and keep it on the water.
Option to consider, buy a slightly used / new trailer that is already hooked up in a resort park on a lake. They typically already have a screened in porch attached.
Also - pick up a used boat.
You would pay an annual fee for the resort park and pier slip. Winterize the boat yourself and store it in a lot locally or near the resort park.
This way you have a place to go on the weekends and enjoy boating.
definitely worth mentioning this can get pricey as fuck real quick.
likely 2-3k in resort fees for april 15-october 15 ish, then toss on another 1500-2k in dock fees.... and you're not insuring anything or putting gas in anything yet, or storing the boat for the winter
Correct on the resort fees, though a little high on pier slip and one can store at local industrial parks or in the field at the local marina.
But, yes it is a weekend get away, summer vacation, etc. commitment to get you monies worth.
I enjoyed this route growing up and continued after wife / I were married. A lot of great memories and lasting friendships.
Here I can break it down.
My Trailer spot at Marina $3750. Trailer stays on site all year long, this Marian includes pumps outs, but you pay for electric. My bill from beginning of May to end of July was $13.00 so no biggie there.
Boat slip $1750 +$150 for boat trailer storage. Winter storage for boat (inside storage) $650.00
Winterize will run around $200-$250 for a Marina to do it or you can do it yourself but you won’t save that much after buying supplies. I have a marina winterize as the liability is on them then.
EDIT: Most important!!! As mentioned earlier...... Golf cart. After buying a gas Club Car and adding lift kit, wheels and tires, new interior and stereo you will be in the ball park of 3-5k. Sure there are some less expensive options out there.
My Trailer spot at Marina $3750. Trailer stays on site all year long, this Marian includes pumps outs, but you pay for electric. My bill from beginning of May to end of July was $13.00 so no biggie there.
Boat slip $1750 +$150 for boat trailer storage. Winter storage for boat (inside storage) $650.00
Winterize will run around $200-$250 for a Marina to do it or you can do it yourself but you won’t save that much after buying supplies. I have a marina winterize as the liability is on them then.
EDIT: Most important!!! As mentioned earlier...... Golf cart. After buying a gas Club Car and adding lift kit, wheels and tires, new interior and stereo you will be in the ball park of 3-5k. Sure there are some less expensive options out there.
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