The Ugly Truth about owning a boat... Stuff Breaks... 

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@@StanzFam no ugly truth about owning a boat it’s facts . Welcome to the lifestyle 😎

salt water kills period……

Haha truth! When people ask about justifying the amount of fish they catch to when paying for the charter I always say it’s cheaper to buy it at the fish market and not go fishing

@@StanzFam those outboard motors can't be rebuilt?

@@stevensaxon8888 can be but it’s easier to replace the power head itself. I haven’t gotten far in the video yet but I know from experience as a boat mechanic a power head is the best option. If it is a saltwater motor than depending on the corrosion a whole new motor.

Cheap ass folks would never own the boat,

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Glad to hear it! Thanks for watching

No doubt. Thanks for watching Ross

Thanks for watching! Hope all is well

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Thanks for watching. Mike is the man, hope to see you next time you’re at the marina

@@StanzFam Thanks for your message brother...means a lot you take time to respond. Bless you and your beautiful family. Your vids are so cool and awesome. Keep the great work my man.

Thanks Andy. Appreciate it

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Thanks! I did the charter grind for many years but fortunately have expanded into a couple other business endeavors. Charter and commercial fishing definitely ain’t an easy way to make a living

@@DENNISTunaKiller I do work hard, so I appreciate that, but I hate to break the other news to you. Somehow I make more money than the marina makes (and I don't consider what I make to be a ton, although its a fair amount). Between high end fishing charters, fishing schools, selling boats, endorsements/sponsorships, Social Media income, real estate investments I've done well but of course always want to do better. Hard to take a pay cut and go work for the family marina when there's not enough income there to buy the things I like owning. Sure the family marina was a stepping stone into the fishing business and you're right that my father owns a "famous marina" but being famous doesn't mean it's an extremely lucrative business. The value is in the property of the marina, not the business (yet). If he ever sells it, yes we would have a pile of cash. You probably didn't know father has been married 4 times but I'm sure you've heard divorce isn't cheap. Living in a trailer for 4 years with my mom brother and stepdad wasn't all that long ago... my first job out of college was making $650 a week working for billionaires... Those people had real money. Don't sell yourself short, work hard and you can have the things you want. Don't forget I spent nearly the first decade of my career on a 1982 34' Crusader the marina owned... the cheapest charter boat at the marina... a charter boat it could afford... (not a Freeman)

​@StanzFam I apologize for that comment it wasnt right or fair . you are a hard worker and your a great captain sorry again im an azz

@@DENNISTunaKiller all good. Just like to be honest about the situation and put more of the story out there. They say timing is everything in life and a little bit of luck goes a long way. My dad still thinks I'm crazy for buying big center consoles but I bought Freeman boats when they were just getting popular and had no idea they would become such a lucrative investment for myself and so many other people who bought them. The gap is closing but who would have thought any of us would have been making 20 - 50 % selling a used boat after 2- 3 years. No doubt the marina has helped get me started and played a major role in my upbringing and my life, but working at the family marina wouldn't have afforded the lifestyle I wanted (the boats, houses, travel, kids etc). I'm far from where I want to go but we're still working hard to have as good a life as possible. I never expected that social media would be such a big part of my life and income as well but here we are.

Thanks! Will tell them. Unfortunately We won’t be at the boat show this weekend

Yikes, lucky no one was hurt. Boats definitely are expensive 🙃

@@StanzFam Thanks for replying Nick or StanzFam! Love the content. It was a pretty wild ride from what I heard. 50-20 mph can't be fun and it slammed everyone forward hard.

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Great story. You remember every bit of it! Awesome that you still fish with some of the people you met back then

It’s happened 2 or 3 times now on this boat : / I think the props are made a little different now or something

Nick, how old are the props, stainless has flex in it and when they get aged the flex leaves the steel, remembering you were saying 2000 hours or something? I've seen lots of stainless props with cracks over the years, very easy to spot a crack on a polished stainless prop

​@StanzFam prop metals softer to preserve lower unit integrity. ps Did you say boat's going up for "sale" or "sail" as in fish?

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Hahaha! Too funny!

And when ma daddy had a boat…it was yellow!,, duh

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For sure, can still run on 3 if needed

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That's old school. Now it's B.O.A.T.T. for another TWO thousand

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Took a couple tries but had to shorten the video so did a little editing, but we got it on there 👊🏻

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Hope to sell in the Fall now, thought it might be late summer but sounds like the new boat will be delayed

Gotta sell before it loses all of its value lol

Thanks! We love it too. It will run a little over 60 mph

100%. If you can do the majority of maintenance and fix and lot of the stuff yourself you’ll be so far ahead compared to the majority of boat owners. I know a little bit but honestly wish I knew more, especially with the mechanical aspect.

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Thanks! Almost 5 years now but we are still having fun

Thanks for watching! Tell your son we said hey. I’m not positive but For the touch ups where the bottom paint or barrier coat is gone I’ve always seen them apply a little fresh barrier and then paint right over it with the bottom paint without sanding. I assume if it was a larger area that needed it they would sand it down and apply more barrier to a bigger surface area. The paint/overall bottom was in decent shape so I’m guessing they didn’t think we needed too much prep work

Haha thanks! She is a little mini me

Well said!

Was good till a blade slung and cracked the cavitation plate on the brand new lower : /

@@StanzFam I saw that! Did the props have a lot of hours or maybe hit something? Don’t usually sling a blade on a good stainless prop, but it does happen. Did you try any 4 blades before settling in on these ship wheels?

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Learning slowly . Thanks for watching 👊🏻

Makes it a lot cheaper when you are able to put work back in the boat to keep it sea worthy and fully functioning.

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Thanks for watching. The patch is holding so far, hopefully makes it a few more months 🙏🏻

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Haha truth

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Thanks Pam. Part of the business model for me. The resale value has been very strong with the long wait times for a new boat (3-5 years). Also working with a few of the other companies they have new products out which we like to try out and help give exposure to

What’s next Nick?

@@StanzFam Is there still a wait that long as of mid-2023? I thought that demand has cooled tremendously in the past year with the much higher interest rates on loans.

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100% truth! You nailed it! Luckily we don’t have a yearly county tax but sales tax sure is expensive when you buy the boat and register it in Florida for the first time

Thanks for watching! Glad to hear it

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After Micron 44, the rest have all been CRAP.

The first freeman that ran them supposedly has good low end numbers but not what they were hoping for in the mid range for running. Hopefully they keep making more options and we can try them out

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We use the spot zero water system to wash the boat every day. We usually spray the engines down under the cowling once a month and hit with some blaster silicon spray. Thanks for watching

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Have been dealing some some health issues the last 14 months so haven’t been offshore as much as I used to. Hopefully later this summer I will start getting out there on a more regular basis again

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I never had it happen on my quad 37 in 2.5 years but it’s happened a few times on the 42 the past year. Not sure if the props are different now or what. Frustrating for sure

@@StanzFam Wow that is crazy some serious quality control issues going on with that prop manufacturer. I've had good luck with the Yamaha SWS props and just switched from a 3 to 4 blade powertech to get some additional stern left. 23 Grady Gulfstream w Yamaha 250 setup for big Bluefin here in San Diego. Your Freeman is incredible and a dream boat for me!

Powertech props has great props. I highly recommend them.

It never happened on my old 37 but this is the 2nd or 3rd one I’ve seen on our boat the past year and a half now. I’m thinking the props aren’t made as good as they used to be, but hard to say

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You could start an LLC, put your boat in it, and bear the same expenses. A lot of people that own all sorts of businesses do that even when fishing charters aren’t their primary source of income/business. $80,000 of expenses is still $80,000 of expenses, of course mine are written off but so are a lot of other boat owners that set their boat up as a business. The main difference is I make money with my charter business (it is my primary source of income) and most other companies whose primary source of income isn’t fishing would lose money but since their other businesses are much more lucrative they can take the hit on the boat business. I would love to be at that point one day when I could own this boat as a toy and not worry about it (I’m sure you and most people would), but I have a long long way to go to get there. Not sure if I’ll ever make it there to be honest lol

@@StanzFam I run a medical device company. The IRS would have me in their office if I bought a boat and tried to write off that purchase. You have to have what they call “Identity pairing in a write off”. That means anything you buy, has to associate to your business. A boat wouldn’t be accepted. I deal with tax laws and attorneys constantly. It’s why I only own a small jet boat bc it’s my own personal income being used.

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They took the other gear case back for warranty so you’d have to buy a used housing from somewhere

@@StanzFam that sucks, hope it takes a weld and you get back on the water. B.O.A.T.s!

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The trailer is tough because of storage and I’d need a bigger truck. It’s 12 miles to the closest ramp, plus you have to pay to use it. A lift is something to consider but being uncertain on how long we’ll have a particular boat and the threat of a hurricane I haven’t ever pursued it

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Indian key bridge 👍🏻

🙌🏻. Somebody’s gotta do the work 🙌🏻. I’m better at breaking them : /