Other On average what do we spend a year on this industry?

[MCrider]

Wow some of you must make a he11 of a lot more than I do. This makes me jealous Lol.

 

[ProSouth]

hell, i just wish i knew what i spent. then i could justify selling the damn thing. i know my bank account is always $000000

 

[MCrider]

After watching you ride I hope to be in your boat soon Beau!

 

[ProSouth]

watching me ride...?

 

[MCrider]

That was meant for jeasts

 

[ProSouth]

oh, i was about to say... somebody recorded me flopping around?

 

[naticen]

This thread makes me feel a lot better about myself. I haven't really added it up but every year is easily $1000 in fuel, $1000 attending freerides, $1000 in repairs, and then I have 3 running standups and 2 builds that range from $700 to $5000 if you want to include purchase costs. I won't include the 2 XP's that I keep for friends to ride or the fuel I pay for in my girl's ski to keep her from finding out how much I/we spend.

It comes to about $6000 a year or anywhere from $20-$50/hour. It depends whether you count actual riding time or BS on the beach.

 

[shaunsteezy]

the 30% of my paycheck i put aside for jet skis, now goes to obamacare.

 

[zzylstra]

the 30% of my paycheck i put aside for jet skis, now goes to obamacare.

Paying anything to the government is optional in my books lol

 

[skinnyman]

The number is scary

 

[swapmeet]

LOL you should see this ^^^ guys trailer... Skinny does this when he opens the doors

LMAO!

Yes, i'm jealous... and a little bitter. But at least he lets me ride the little Rickter.



This year... i'm probably in at around $7k because of my Chan and associated build parts.

But next year should be light assuming I don't break anything. Knock on wood, my JM Big Bore is solid as a rock, so until I plunk down stupid money for more power, I should be in a holding pattern.


That being said, my 59' Biscayne is about to get more money than my Chan has seen... FWIW, i'm getting a 5.3 Liter LS motor complete with trans for about a grand. Thats 320hp, fuel injection, I can run it for years and years without a rebuild. I could have had 4 of those for what I have in my 2 cyl, 2 stroke long block.

 

[Captain PegLeg]

I bought my hull and engine for 350, then misc crap for $300...... then a new b pipe for 750. doesn't make much "cents" here.... gas station is at the least 70 bucks each time we go to the lake.

 

[mattyboy89]

$1700 for sj
$1400 for blaster
$800 trailer
$2500 parts
$50-100 each time I take both skis out

So 6-7000 over 13 months

 

[CRJ]

The craziest deal is my waverunner 500
paid $700, sold single trailer out from under it for $300
threw some scrap turf and an old air cleaner on it
and it has run 8 seasons with only gas only and 2 sets of plugs
that is capital cost of $4 per ride + fuel. LOL!!!
Logged over 200 hours on it and it just keeps going!
I don't ride it but it is good for kids friends, my daughter, etc

had one i got for $250, but upgraded to the LX 650 that does 40. same deal with it, bought for 250, no problems. makes an epic sleeper with a 13/18 prop.


between both my SN superjet and my WR650LX, ive got less then 2K into this sport. add my trailer and oil, im under $2500 for the year. I guess i never understood the "boats are expensive" bit lol.