How long do you stay on the water a day?

[Beachbummer]

The length of time is not terrible, but adhering to their time slots would be painful for me

How much of a Newby are you? How often do you plan to boat? 4-5 times a year? Or every chance you get? There is some work and expense involved. If you like it and use it frequently, I have a hard time finding something more fun to spend my money on. (But then, I'm married)

How big is your boating party? 195 may or may not be the perfect boat for you, and swapping boats is not cheap.

If you are new to the scene and not super confident, I think the club will pay for itself in introducing you to the quirks with the least expense. It will also spoil you because Marina service is NICE vs trailering, so be warned it's not quite the the same thing.

Best of luck!!!

 

[KissMyDrums]

Thanks for the tips.

 

[BigAbe75]

In my my view, it depends on the friends that you make along the way. When we started, I grew up going out for water sports, tubing, etc then we would get hungry and either head in or cruise to restaurant. It was always just our boat and the folks we had with us. I had never heard of a raft-up.

Once we got the Yamaha and I started hanging around this forum, we really learned how to boat. LOL! (@jcyamaharider @mattschepker @RampRage )

Grill on the back, packing coolers with meat, sides the whole nine yards. The year I grilled chicken breasts, veg kabobs and corn on the cob all on the back of the boat before watching 4th of July fireworks... that was a long ass day on the water - and AWESOME!