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Fat Charlie · 06-09-2019, 10:32 PM

My first dryer was on the side of the road in 2002 with a sign saying "FREE". It did fine until spring 2018, when my washer died and I got a washer and dryer from CL for $150. That dryer is the one that died last week.

I'd like to think that my free 2002 dryer would still be going if I had kept it, but I'm not into these things for that much money.

redpoint5 · 06-10-2019, 03:05 AM

My last 2 dryers have been free electric ones. Paid $50 for a used gas dryer that's still running in my rental house. Bought that one 10 years ago, and I'm sure it was 10 years old or more when I got it.

hayden55 · 06-13-2019, 10:59 AM

Finally picked up a real boat with the Prius. 1987 16' Traveler with a 70hp Yamaha. Can't wait to fix the motor and get this thing running.

Shaneajanderson · 06-13-2019, 12:23 PM

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Originally Posted by hayden55

Finally picked up a real boat with the Prius. 1987 16' Traveler with a 70hp Yamaha. Can't wait to fix the motor and get this thing running.

Bust
Out
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Thousand

redpoint5 · 06-13-2019, 12:45 PM

An aluminum boat isn't the type that's going to hemorrhage money.

hayden55 · 06-13-2019, 12:50 PM

Honestly, this is my third aluminum boat and I haven't had any maintenance issues on any of them. Especially when you buy them cheap and in need of a repair. Once I fix them I just run 93 no ethanol, 50:1, run them out of gas when I put them up, and on occasion I change a water impeller. Fiberglass inboard though... Those ain't for the po man.
Also, this boat has the Toyota of motors and is welded = no rivets to leak.
Should have it fixed with a new prop by the weekend. All in should be $2050.

Shaneajanderson · 06-13-2019, 12:58 PM

I stole that acronym from a boat enthusiast I used to work with. But his was like you described: Fiberglass with a 4.3 Merc 2-stroke inboard. In the 2 years he's had it he's had to patch the hull and repaint twice, and rebuild/replace the motor 3 times, and the lower unit at least once.

I actually know very little about boats, but I prefer the bicycles of the boat world. My wife likes Kayaks, I'm fond of canoes.

oil pan 4 · 06-13-2019, 01:44 PM

If not the boat it's self then the boats trailer or the truck needed to pull the trailer will be hemorrhaging money.

Shaneajanderson · 06-13-2019, 01:53 PM

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Originally Posted by oil pan 4

If not the boat it's self then the boats trailer or the truck needed to pull the trailer will be hemorrhaging money.

I don't pull a boat, but I do pull a camper, and my $1900 dollar pickups only repair in the 4 years I've had it was a starter.

redpoint5 · 06-13-2019, 02:15 PM

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Originally Posted by oil pan 4

If not the boat it's self then the boats trailer or the truck needed to pull the trailer will be hemorrhaging money.

hayden is pulling an aluminum boat with a Prius... depends on what your definition of hemorrhaging money is, but that seems like a pretty cheap way to boat to me.