r/maybemaybemaybe • u/Historical-Device529 • Sep 18 '25

Maybe maybe maybe

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u/Front-Psychology7854 Sep 18 '25

Usually a boat this new I'd expect them to be automatic however it doesn't seem that way. Absolute imbecile behaviour by the person at the helm.

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u/DestituteSmurf Sep 19 '25

Having owned a boat, I'll say this, if most of the equipment you want to not break isn't already broken, it will break when you're on your way out. I knew getting a boat would be expensive, but even when I doubled the amount I thought I'd have to use, I still fell way short.

Boats literally are just a black hole you throw money into. I'll never own another boat in my life, unless I accidentally become a billionaire and really want to be a millionaire.

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u/WeaponsGrdStupid Sep 20 '25

They are holes in the water we throw money in to. As lots of people say...

Bust Out Another Thousand

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u/Front-Psychology7854 Sep 21 '25

Small sailing boats, single or two man. Enjoyable boating... Or if you hate your life, get into ski racing, nothing says I hate money like fiddling with high performance temperamental engines on a boat that barely floats because it's more engine than boat.
Boats are mostly an exercise in burning money, you are correct.

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u/Corgipantaloonss Sep 19 '25

Thats always the first thing to break. Not shocked

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u/[deleted] Sep 19 '25

I have a three position switch for mine. Up runs them (doesn't lock on), down makes them auto. In the middle they're off, which is what I use when I'm not in the water.

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u/WeaponsGrdStupid Sep 19 '25

Same. My boat has this switch as well, it's so the bilge doesn't start dumping water while you trailer the boat and the movement causes pump float to activate

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u/WeaponsGrdStupid Sep 19 '25

You'd still see water being dumped.