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How A Tightwad Protects His Boats by K. Petit
I have always wanted to retire near a river or lake. I realized how much I looked forward to fishing trips and have rented a houseboat a few times, so retiring near water was my goal. It is more expensive, but the whole point of living near water is to enjoy it, whether by fishing, swimming, or water skiing, so I figured waiting several years would be well worth the price. A bittersweet circumstance (the passing of a dear aunt) left me with a simple lake front property, and I moved in three years ago.
Now that the property issue was resolved, I invested in a large motorboat. The lake is about half the size of Lake Tahoe and the water gets pretty choppy on windy days. Along with that I picked up a small boat for using close to home. The lot is on a steep slope; my next major investment was a small dock with steps leading up to my house.
Then I bought a boat lift to use for getting the boats out of the water for repairs, wintering, etc. Costs were really adding up when I realized I had neglected to price boat covers. My girlfriend pointed out that a lot of my neighbors used canopies. The first thing I noticed was how many birds flew under the tops, building nests, and all kinds of spider webs. What a mess. After some research I decided to use boat covers.
I took the measurements of the two boats to a marine dealer. The few boat covers in stock were generic and did not match my measurements. They were also cheap-looking in my opinion. I needed a good look and a great fit. The dealer was a nice guy and gave me the phone numbers of two businesses that make custom canvasses. It turned out the businesses were unable to make my boat covers for months, and it would be expensive. I was running out of ideas.
Girlfriend to the rescue: my sweetie and her girlfriend bought canvas and made the boat covers for me in less than five weeks. It was an early birthday present for me and more than what I could have hoped to get. They even put my name on the front; talk about custom. My only cost is houseguests every weekend this summer. Well worth it.
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