Do you think boating is a 'money pit' ?

[capsco]

Agree entirely. Boating is an appalling money pit. The problem is not the cost which is bad enough but the few days a year that you actually do it so in terms of cost per day, well, it doesn't bear thinking about. Taking account of all the berthing and maintenance costs, depreciation and loss of interest on the capital, boating probably costs me a minimum of £60k a year, maybe more. I probably get to my boat 40 days in a year so thats £1500 a day for the pleasure or sometimes lack of it.
What else could I do with £1500 a day? Hire the best good time girl in London? At least I would have had some exercise at the end of it

Mike, for £1500 I would expect her to do all the work.

 

[Ripster]

Exactly BartW. Of course boating is a money pit. But what else is worth doing with money other than throwing it into a very nice pit. Should we save it all up, earn 0.25% interest on it, have no fun, then die rich? What a daft idea!

Exactly, thats the whole point, anything any good either makes you fat, is illegal or costs bags full of money. Afterall, no point in being the richest man in the graveyard.

 

[colingr]

Exactly, thats the whole point, anything any good either makes you fat, is illegal or costs bags full of money. Afterall, no point in being the richest man in the graveyard.

Good philosophy that man

 

[petem]

Agree entirely. Boating is an appalling money pit. The problem is not the cost which is bad enough but the few days a year that you actually do it so in terms of cost per day, well, it doesn't bear thinking about. Taking account of all the berthing and maintenance costs, depreciation and loss of interest on the capital, boating probably costs me a minimum of £60k a year, maybe more. I probably get to my boat 40 days in a year so thats £1500 a day for the pleasure or sometimes lack of it.
What else could I do with £1500 a day? Hire the best good time girl in London? At least I would have had some exercise at the end of it

Don't spoil the illusion Mike we thought you made a profit from your boating!