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I’m no boat expert but doesn’t your statement imply some level of ease of dragging a boat out of the water to perform this operation? Something tells me that pu

I’m no boat expert but doesn’t your statement imply some level of ease of dragging a boat out of the water to perform this operation? Something tells me that pulling a 40 foot sailboat out of the water, turning it over, painting it, and returning it into the water isn’t necessarily the most straightforward operation. A lot of complexity is probably loaded into “it takes us” and if we took a gander at the hourly rates of everyone involved in said operation as well as the upfront cost of the equipment to perform said operation as well as the safety measures required to execute the operation properly I feel like we would be a lot closer to the $7k number than the $250 number

12thhandyman 2y ago
You just take the boat to the travel lift and it hoists out pretty easy. Under 1 or 2 boat bucks for in/out lift, dry storage, and paint if you DIY is reasonable for smaller vessels, like under 30’. The tough part is scheduling and finding a boatyard if there’s not one close. Your nautical mileage may vary
- 6510 2y ago
  You have to pretend the DIY is free, or even fun. Boat people are usually not cheap to hire.
  - jcgrillo 2y ago
    If you don't enjoy working on boats owning one sure would get expensive. I guess I'm lucky in that I don't have to pretend? Sure beats office politics, I wish it paid nearly as well as computers.
  - potato3732842 2y ago
    > Boat people are usually not cheap to hire. Costs a lot of money to make people put up with boat owners.
jcgrillo 2y ago
I didn't factor in haul out and storage because that's a separate thing from bottom paint. Haul out and transport costs about $1k/yr and storage cost over the winter is a further $1k. Hourly labor rates are $0, I share ownership with 2 other people and we all pitch in.
emiliobumachar 2y ago
Turning it over seems unnecessary. Good point overall, though.
_yb2s 2y ago
This can be done for free by just beaching the boat and working during low tide. Although that can be illegal nowadays in some places. Plus a 40 foot boat is much larger than required for cruising anywhere you want- if your boat fits on a trailer it is not only easy to paint, but probably can get by without any.

12thhandyman 2y ago

You just take the boat to the travel lift and it hoists out pretty easy. Under 1 or 2 boat bucks for in/out lift, dry storage, and paint if you DIY is reasonable for smaller vessels, like under 30’. The tough part is scheduling and finding a boatyard if there’s not one close. Your nautical mileage may vary

6510 2y ago
You have to pretend the DIY is free, or even fun. Boat people are usually not cheap to hire.
- jcgrillo 2y ago
  If you don't enjoy working on boats owning one sure would get expensive. I guess I'm lucky in that I don't have to pretend? Sure beats office politics, I wish it paid nearly as well as computers.
- potato3732842 2y ago
  > Boat people are usually not cheap to hire. Costs a lot of money to make people put up with boat owners.

jcgrillo 2y ago

I didn't factor in haul out and storage because that's a separate thing from bottom paint. Haul out and transport costs about $1k/yr and storage cost over the winter is a further $1k. Hourly labor rates are $0, I share ownership with 2 other people and we all pitch in.

emiliobumachar 2y ago

Turning it over seems unnecessary. Good point overall, though.

_yb2s 2y ago

This can be done for free by just beaching the boat and working during low tide. Although that can be illegal nowadays in some places. Plus a 40 foot boat is much larger than required for cruising anywhere you want- if your boat fits on a trailer it is not only easy to paint, but probably can get by without any.