re: Owning a boat vs charter

Also consider the non-monetary aggravation of dealing with all maintenance yourself. Got a weird wiring problem that's unexplainable? Prepare to spend two weeks on the internet trying to figure it out before finally hauling it out of the slip, then letting it sit at the repair shop for a month, watching everyone else post pictures of their fun boats on the internet.

My rule is if it's a small boat, like a jonboat, own it all day, I own two!

If it's a big boat, rent/charter/make friends until I retire and have nothing better to do except own a boat and live on the coast/lake where I would use it more than once a week.

Let the downvotes rain down upon me.