Raider Ronnie
Admiral
- Joined
- Sep 1, 2011
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- 59
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- Boston Ma.
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- www.bostonharborcharters.com
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Usually I'm in a big hurry to get in the water for early april.
Not so much this year !
Cost of slip up another $7 per ft from $130 to $137 per ft x 28 = $3836
Cost of fuel up atleast $1.50 a gal and who knows how high it will go !
Cost of haul ($400) no doubt will up with higher fuel prices, $450 + ?
Life raft inspect/repack $500-700
Permits $$$
Boat maintenance / prep another $500 + ?
Probably over $6000 just to get boat in the water not including my 1st fill up
Now add in the fact that thanks to catch shares , draggers have been hammering Stellwagen Bank since early fall and were still out there 3-4 weeks ago when I was on a friends commercial boat and saw them in action, anyone that thinks there is going to be much cod to catch has got to be smoking something
Economy is in the toilet and don't see it getting better any time soon, especially with this Hope & Change administration !
Full time job went from one of the busiest places around from when I started there in the late 1980s to wondering if we got enough work to stay busy from week to week, and wondering how much worse things are going to get,and we've got a small fraction of a crew working from years past.
Really can't get motivated to get boat ready and don't really want to part with $ to get it in the water.
Got repeat charters waiting on word to send deposits but just like every other of the many charters I talk with, no ones phone is ringing with new clients.
Anyone else in the same boat ?
Not so much this year !
Cost of slip up another $7 per ft from $130 to $137 per ft x 28 = $3836
Cost of fuel up atleast $1.50 a gal and who knows how high it will go !
Cost of haul ($400) no doubt will up with higher fuel prices, $450 + ?
Life raft inspect/repack $500-700
Permits $$$
Boat maintenance / prep another $500 + ?
Probably over $6000 just to get boat in the water not including my 1st fill up
Now add in the fact that thanks to catch shares , draggers have been hammering Stellwagen Bank since early fall and were still out there 3-4 weeks ago when I was on a friends commercial boat and saw them in action, anyone that thinks there is going to be much cod to catch has got to be smoking something
Economy is in the toilet and don't see it getting better any time soon, especially with this Hope & Change administration !
Full time job went from one of the busiest places around from when I started there in the late 1980s to wondering if we got enough work to stay busy from week to week, and wondering how much worse things are going to get,and we've got a small fraction of a crew working from years past.
Really can't get motivated to get boat ready and don't really want to part with $ to get it in the water.
Got repeat charters waiting on word to send deposits but just like every other of the many charters I talk with, no ones phone is ringing with new clients.
Anyone else in the same boat ?