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Old 04-01-2014, 08:19 AM   #1
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Default Waterfront but no boat

An introduction and a question:

I’m just curious how many people own waterfront, but do not own a power boat? Or, they do, but it doesn’t make it into the water some years.

The past few years we have Rented a house on Winnisquam and rented a boat for a few days each year ( I was really surprised what you can get now if you have a boat license and a credit card ). We just purchased a Waterfront camp and not sure on the boat question right away. Buy or Rent for a while. First $$, but I also don’t know what we want yet; Fiberglass or a large Tri-toon, we have rented both. ( The dogs vote for the pontoon ).

I have a little boat history, here’s the short version of a very long story:
In the 60’s my Parents kept a 17’ Wooden Chris Craft ski boat in the boathouse at Slocum’s Marina (now Winnisquam Marine); we mostly day-tripped with an extended rental every year. Then moved to the Big lake for a few years, then Parent’s divorce and the boat disappeared for a while. My Dad and I brought it back to life in ’81, but it never had a “home”; it was trailered around NH and MA. Eventually my Dad rented a house on a small lake in central MA and it was happy to stay in the water….. then one day in ‘95 I got a phone call saying “ I sold the Chris Craft and bought a 40’ bayliner and heading to FLA” umm… I had a lot invested in the boat also… Oh well I was getting married and starting a new life.

Hence, my user name.
Unfortunately my Dad is gone, so he cannot see that we were able to fulfill one of his dreams… our own slice of Heaven on the water.
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