Boat show blues? Not here!

[Pipe_Dream]

A friend and I spent a few hours Saturday at the boat show in Savannah. *It was a combined in-water and indoor show at the convention center on the Savannah River. *I haven’t been to a boat show in many years, and went more out of curiosity than anything else.

More than anything it confirmed to me that I did the right thing doing the re-power and re-fit on the Pipe Dream in 2004. *For one thing, the prices on new boats 20’ and up – WOW! * :o *For another, none of them really tugged at me aesthetically.

Basically I do 3 things on my boat: daycruise, fish and float, in no particular order, and many times all in the same trip. *By “float” I mean anchoring in a secluded creek or cove and swimming, reading, eating and drinking the day away. *The V-20 does all those very well, and still LOOKS like a semi-classic boat. *Granted, beauty is in the eye of the beholder. *But as far as I was concerned, there was NOTHING at that show that looked as nice as the PD.

I just had to tell you all how I feel about this. *I know I’m preaching to the choir. *BTW, I wore my V-20 sweatshirt but not a soul said anything to me about it. *Probably had their eyes burned by looking at the price tags on those new boats. * ;D

[reelapeelin]

Hey Pipe, sounds like a good time at the boat show...but w/predictable results...once you've had a V20, NOTHING else will do!! ;) ;D...and you're right; our boats have as ''classic'' a design as ever floated...I still like your idea of leavin' off the logo and lettin' 'em GUESS 8) 8) 8)

Thanks for sharin'... :D...

[macojoe]

thats the samwe way I feel. I have looked and have ot found anythingn that has all that my v20 has.
Some boats have some things but none have all the things I want.
And ther prices are way way out of my range!! I will have my v20 for a long time to come and thats not a bad thing!! ;)

[Blue_Runner]

I don't even have a car payment, let alone a boat payment! Gas costs enough by itself. Gas is my "payment". I'd really have to be raking it in to go with a different boat.

[Franco]

You know there is another side of the coin. When I moved from Virginia to Florida I gave up my shop. I had 600 sq ft that I could put my V20 in and stand up at the helm and not whack my head on the ceiling. I had got so busy with packing and moving I got behind on the project. Once I got the boat to Fla, I found I was spending way more a month than my new boat payment is now. I never got to take the boat out here 'cause I was always working on it. Since I got the new boat I have probably 50 hours on the water, not bad for weekends only and usually just 1 day a weekend. I have no complaints with my V20. It's what I will compare all other boats to the rest of my boating life. And it was 23 years old when I got rid of it. The fella at the dealer where I traded in my boat is going to keep it and do a MJ special. He is gonna pull the I/O and fix the hole and hang a bracket. He has a great starting point with my old boat.

[reelapeelin]

50 hours...you a DAWG!!...I got about 10 THIS YEAR!!...oh well the stripers ain't bitin' anyway...

But, hey DAWG...I am glad for ya!!! ;) ;D ;D ;D...how far to the ramp for you??...

[Franco]

The close ramp is just over a mile, the other one I fish is 5 or 6 miles away!!

[reelapeelin]

DAWG :-*

[willy]

Hey Dawg ;D did you talk to Arlo about my offer to care take his property while he is away ;)

[Franco]

ARF ARF ARF - ARLO IS EXCITED, HE WANTS THE BUS WASHED THOUGH. AND HE SAID WE CAN USE THE DOCK