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comment by kleinbl00
kleinbl00  ·  4285 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: What was the last thing you did for fun? -Videocast

Screw your jet ski. I want one of these.





mk  ·  4285 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Yeah, I'd never buy a jetski. My brother is the sailor. I love to sail around, but not as captain. Too much constant fussing.

I'm actually in the market for one of these.

We vacation on Lake Superior, and it's the smallest boat you can get that you can call sea worthy. I just want something I can tool around in, and pull up on the beach at the end of the day.

thenewgreen  ·  4285 days ago  ·  link  ·  

"Pull up on the beach at the end of the day" is key.

mk  ·  4285 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Yeah, we've actually done pretty well with a 16' aluminum boat and a setup of driftwood rollers, but that requires gathering up a handful of folk.

thenewgreen  ·  4285 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Taking a dock and a boat launch in and out every year is kind of a pain. You've seen our set-up, we just have the pontoon boat, which is all I'd ever want anyways, but it requires the lift. -A giant floating couch basically. But, we can get it going quick enough to pull skiers and tubes. Fun.

thenewgreen  ·  4285 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I agree. Way more "fun", no doubt about it. We have a Hobie Cat at our family's cottage.

edit: sans mirage drive -of course. that looks pretty bad ass.