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I'd like to see a group of anglers buy a used Party Boat and run it themselves
Has it ever been done ? 50 guys with no boat could get together and purchase a used party boat . They contribute $10,000 upfront and then they just pay for the fuel, bait, maintanence, insurance. Every weekend they'd go out fishing.
Additionally, it would probably be a Herculean Task to find 50 anglers who can afford a $10,000 ante, a significant yearly outlay, and would agree on all aspects of the management of such a venture. MAZEL TOV!!
Shall I go to heaven or a-fishing? - H. D. Thoreau
Veni. Vidi. Cepi. - with apologies to Gaius Julius Caesar
Veni. Vidi. Cepi. - with apologies to Gaius Julius Caesar
AdmiralOriginal Crew21,717 postsSince 2018
10,000 IS ONE HUNDRED TRIPS ON A PARTY BOAT right now.
This proposal would not work. Plus you still need a captain and mates
This proposal would not work. Plus you still need a captain and mates
CommodoreOriginal Crew12,530 postsSince 2018
Chevy's son might give some insight on how that goes...
Non-boat owners have no idea of the validity of:
BOAT - A hole in the water that you pour money into and:
B*O*A*T(*T, *T*T, *T*T*T*T*T*T*T*T*T): Break Out Another Thousand, Two Thousand, Three Thousand or even Ten Thousand.
Besides the normal yearly expenses for me, this year was a BOATT event, when that engine hour meter hits 1,000 hrs there's work to be done. No matter, just less the kids will get when I go to the great rip in the sky...
Shall I go to heaven or a-fishing? - H. D. Thoreau
Veni. Vidi. Cepi. - with apologies to Gaius Julius Caesar
Veni. Vidi. Cepi. - with apologies to Gaius Julius Caesar
AdmiralOriginal Crew21,717 postsSince 2018
It's a pretty amusing proposal considering the problems that arise with one partner let alone 50!
The only way it MIGHT work is if its set up as a limited partnership: 50 guys invest. 1 guy calls the shots.
The only way it MIGHT work is if its set up as a limited partnership: 50 guys invest. 1 guy calls the shots.
"Chance only favors the prepared mind" - Pasteur
Captain4,161 postsSince 2021
It's a pretty amusing proposal considering the problems that arise with one partner let alone 50!
The only way it MIGHT work is if its set up as a limited partnership: 50 guys invest. 1 guy calls the shots.
CommodoreOriginal Crew12,530 postsSince 2018
There is zero chance that it could ever work. I can't even imagine what a trip would be like. I'm picturing a lot of suggestions, excuses and drama!
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CommodoreOriginal Crew5,174 postsSince 2018
I can’t even get my 6 of my friends to show up for a charter because of weather, sickness, kids, hammer toe, Hershey squirts, dog ate my homework, etc etc etc.
Let alone 50 to buy a share in a boat.
Not to mention you’re gonna have 50 guys thinking their money is more important than the rest.
Bad enough you have guys that go on out party boats and charter boats that tell the crew & Captain where to go just for their fare ?
But I say go for it Pangaroo and pass the jiffy pop
Let alone 50 to buy a share in a boat.
Not to mention you’re gonna have 50 guys thinking their money is more important than the rest.
Bad enough you have guys that go on out party boats and charter boats that tell the crew & Captain where to go just for their fare ?
But I say go for it Pangaroo and pass the jiffy pop
CommodoreOriginal Crew5,665 postsSince 2018
But I say go for it Pangaroo and pass the jiffy pop
But wait a minute, this could be the formula for a new reality show, Pangaroo Pfishing!!!
Shall I go to heaven or a-fishing? - H. D. Thoreau
Veni. Vidi. Cepi. - with apologies to Gaius Julius Caesar
Veni. Vidi. Cepi. - with apologies to Gaius Julius Caesar
AdmiralOriginal Crew21,717 postsSince 2018
Agree with all of the above. If they're not going to the trouble and expense of owning a boat already, they're not going for a partnership in a grand headache that something the size of a party boat is.
I guess you could play a fractional ownership type of thing like they do with corporate jets, but you'd need a lot more than 50 people to make it palatable. There's a reason people are willing to fish on a pay-per-trip basis instead of renting or chartering a boat.
I guess you could play a fractional ownership type of thing like they do with corporate jets, but you'd need a lot more than 50 people to make it palatable. There's a reason people are willing to fish on a pay-per-trip basis instead of renting or chartering a boat.
Chrome warns this may be a phishing site. Well, Duh,... Stupid jerks can't even spell fishing right.
CaptainOriginal Crew3,431 postsSince 2019
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Just ask Cany how much of a pain in the ass it is to get all 30 guys to pay 100 for a blackfish charter.
"The deer hunter habitually watches the next bend; the duck hunter watches the skyline; the bird hunter watches the dog; and the non-hunter does not watch." Aldo Leopold
"Many men go fishing all their lives without knowing it is not the fish they are after." Henry David Thoreau
"Many men go fishing all their lives without knowing it is not the fish they are after." Henry David Thoreau
First MateOriginal Crew693 postsSince 2019
I can’t even get my 6 of my friends to show up for a charter because of weather, sickness, kids, hammer toe, Hershey squirts, dog ate my homework, etc etc etc.
Let alone 50 to buy a share in a boat.
Not to mention you’re gonna have 50 guys thinking their money is more important than the rest.
Bad enough you have guys that go on out party boats and charter boats that tell the crew & Captain where to go just for their fare ?
But I say go for it Pangaroo and pass the jiffy pop
"Been there, done that!!!
CaptainOriginal Crew1,853 postsSince 2018
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Think of all the great fishing trips you could go on with a bigger boat. There would be a Captain and 50 limited partners, they could charter the boat out during the week to cover all the expenses and then on the weekend they'd go out for free. Each guy has a share he can sell anytime if he wants to leave.
First Mate704 postsSince 2021
Think of all the great fishing trips you could go on with a bigger boat. There would be a Captain and 50 limited partners, they could charter the boat out during the week to cover all the expenses and then on the weekend they'd go out for free. Each guy has a share he can sell anytime if he wants to leave.
CommodoreOriginal Crew5,665 postsSince 2018
Damn, I wanted the popcorn concession...
But wait a minute, this could be the formula for a new reality show, Pangaroo Pfishing!!!
CommodoreOriginal Crew12,530 postsSince 2018
Think of all the great fishing trips you could go on with a bigger boat. There would be a Captain and 50 limited partners, they could charter the boat out during the week to cover all the expenses and then on the weekend they'd go out for free. Each guy has a share he can sell anytime if he wants to leave.
BTW for most of us, the advantages of the "bigger boat" you talk about is meaningless. You won't be taking a party boat out to the Canyon, so it really doesn't add any new fishing territory to the menu. Additionally, now you're talking about a paid Captain and crew, and doing private charters, jacking up your insurance, additional safety equipment, Coast Guard Inspections, and tax costs.
Time to get @TonySmjc or one of his learned colleagues in on this to give their perspective and their estimation of what the "Farcical Fifty" would have to pony up for an initial investment, along with yearly operating costs. I'd hazard a guess that the cost would convince anyone even dreaming about such a venture to go ahead and buy their own boat.
Hey go for it, and keep us posted on your progress for our amusement. Just make sure that you approach a broadcast company for a reality show contract.
Shall I go to heaven or a-fishing? - H. D. Thoreau
Veni. Vidi. Cepi. - with apologies to Gaius Julius Caesar
Veni. Vidi. Cepi. - with apologies to Gaius Julius Caesar
AdmiralOriginal Crew21,717 postsSince 2018
Hey go for it, and keep us posted on your progress for our amusement. Just make sure that you approach a broadcast company for a reality show contract.
CommodoreOriginal Crew12,530 postsSince 2018
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