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Thanks.

FYI not tailgating. Parking my fat arse on the beach and working on it getting a bit fatter.

Any recommendations for a fishing app for the iPhone. Something that tracks my trip and maybe helps with scouting. I’m fishing out of shell beach.

Cool. Thanks everyone. Basically hope that the dealer has their shite together and let them handle it.

Thanks for the heads up. I didn’t know about that fb group. Is that the best place to look for a boat?

That’s a good point. Unfortunately the towing capacity of my suv is only 3500. Will that be enough for the boat and trailer? Or am I pushing it?

Thanks for everyone’s input.

Follow up question: I’ve been guessing that 30k is what I’d spend on a boat, but I really have no idea. I know with a car, I’d be aiming for something like a 2-4 year old Camry for about 20k. Good value, reliable, not much more than regular maintenance, but no real frills. What would the bay boat equivalent of that be?

I've always been a charter guy. But with my kids starting to grow up (13,11,6), I'm feeling buying a boat more and more. I'm probably the type to go fishing about once a month, so I know a charter is still probably the way to go, but I'd love to just have the flexibility to take the wife and 3 kids whenever I want and however long I want. How far off am I on my estimates here on boat ownership costs. I'd probably store or rent a slip in hopedale/shell beach.
Buy Boat+gear: ~20-50k
Rent slip: $300/month
Annual maintenance: ~$2k/yr+
Gas+bait for a day: $150

In fact, just writing this out makes me think that owning a boat is really not worth it unless you fish every week.

Any recommendation for a window company that can replace wood casement windows?

TY all VM. 59 it is.

I did showerguard. Quite honestly, the glass still had residue. If I were to do it again I would say skip it. If you do it, I think Showerguard has some rebate that will save you some money. Also, I negotiated a lower price with the installer. It's not a scam, but its not worth it IMO.

Anyone know how the timing of backflow would occur. I live next to Bayou Fontaine, but it is about 3 feet below my house level at the moment. If it is going to occur overnight, I'd rather take the kids and go somewhere safer.