N201MKTurbo Posted September 10, 2021 Report Share Posted September 10, 2021 You will just have to ditch the Mooney and get one of these: 3 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricJ Posted September 10, 2021 Report Share Posted September 10, 2021 40 minutes ago, N201MKTurbo said: You will just have to ditch the Mooney and get one of these: Not worth it without the turbines, though... 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mooney Dog Posted September 10, 2021 Report Share Posted September 10, 2021 14 hours ago, Mcstealth said: Please give me advise on how to handle this. My wife has it in her mind to purchase a live on 40ft or bigger used yacht down in Corpus Christi, and go float around the Gulf of Mexico and live in it.... I was speechless. Of course I am saying, "yes dear", and obviously all I want is a Mooney. if you get a big enough boat, you can land a mooney on it. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steingar Posted September 10, 2021 Report Share Posted September 10, 2021 Nothing like living in a prison-cell-sized fiberglass room that you have to clean every day and fix weekly. Does sound romantic, but I bet the romance wears off fast and hard. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Ellis Posted September 10, 2021 Report Share Posted September 10, 2021 I just picture life on a boat.....Ok I have finished another book, now what....???? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 10, 2021 Report Share Posted September 10, 2021 17 hours ago, Will.iam said: I’d be happy too if i could afford both an airplane and a 40ft boat. Haven’t figured out how to swing that yet. I passed on the boat so I could have more airplanes! Clarence Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aviatoreb Posted September 10, 2021 Report Share Posted September 10, 2021 Oh my god - I love it - can you get your wife to talk to my wife please? https://www.mallardaircraft.com 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carusoam Posted September 10, 2021 Report Share Posted September 10, 2021 Back in the day… Dad bought two books… Something about boats… and ‘Anyone Can Fly’ Several decades have gone by… The boats got as big as a single guy and his wife can handle…. See reference above… not very big. I read the airplane book…. Today’s discussion… driving around in a motor home… Today’s realization…. We can fly the loop in three days… stay in hotels the whole time… use Uber for the ground transportation… Sure, I would love to cruise @ six knots for thousands of miles… leaving a 52’ Grand Banks with twin diesel Cats… all over the east coast and missisip… fly home for weekends and shower in a full scale shower… and cook dinner in a full scale kitchen… Go for it David! YOLO! Best regards, -a- 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 10, 2021 Report Share Posted September 10, 2021 16 minutes ago, aviatoreb said: Oh my god - I love it - can you get your wife to talk to my wife please? https://www.mallardaircraft.com Sure, put the second and third planes in her name as well. Clarence Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thinwing Posted September 10, 2021 Report Share Posted September 10, 2021 On 9/9/2021 at 8:12 AM, WaynePierce said: Sail or power? I would entertain the Sailboat idea but a Power boat would not be satisfactory at all... spoken like a ragbagger begging his powerboat neighbor with twin desalinators and a walk in fridge for some ice! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A64Pilot Posted September 10, 2021 Report Share Posted September 10, 2021 23 hours ago, McMooney said: BAM, just sayin What does this mean? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A64Pilot Posted September 10, 2021 Report Share Posted September 10, 2021 39 minutes ago, thinwing said: spoken like a ragbagger begging his powerboat neighbor with twin desalinators and a walk in fridge for some ice! I made 30 GPH of water, a countertop icemaker is fine, Our fridge / freezer was 14.5 cu ft. ( a 55 gl drum is 7.3 cu ft) and we had an Engel that we packed with usually Filet Mignon before we left as a deep freeze, washing machine in the guest head, KVH satellite TV A stand up fridge/ freezer works great in a Marina, not so much in rough weather Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aviatoreb Posted September 10, 2021 Report Share Posted September 10, 2021 Houses should be near water. Not in water. 1 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mcstealth Posted September 11, 2021 Author Report Share Posted September 11, 2021 Wow. Thanks for the comments. I did make an error in judgment. I had my wife read all your funny and informative comments, and while she was amused, it sort of made he dig her heels in the sand. Hahaha 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mcstealth Posted September 11, 2021 Author Report Share Posted September 11, 2021 On 9/9/2021 at 10:12 AM, WaynePierce said: Sail or power? I would entertain the Sailboat idea but a Power boat would not be satisfactory at all... Well, it is power for her. I said the same thing, it would need to be a sail for me. But....... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mcstealth Posted September 11, 2021 Author Report Share Posted September 11, 2021 On 9/9/2021 at 11:22 AM, Will.iam said: There are yacht rentals in the bahamas for $8000 / wk. they check you out in it and let you go. Far cheaper to go this route to see if you both love it like it or hate it. And if you can’t swing 8k then that right there shows you shouldn’t get a yacht. Great idea. I will look into that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carusoam Posted September 11, 2021 Report Share Posted September 11, 2021 Big lakes in TX, or the gulf? Nothing like speeding around in a 45’ Welcraft on lake Texhoma…. (Old fuzzy memory) It came with a lake house, dock and a pair of seadoos….. Great for keeping family close…. Best regards, -a- 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aviatoreb Posted September 12, 2021 Report Share Posted September 12, 2021 Here we are in cape cod - Hyannis port this evening. They have some pretty nice boats here. Do you like blue or white? That’s my good wife in the checker shirt (matching the tail of N314eb). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carusoam Posted September 12, 2021 Report Share Posted September 12, 2021 The Bollt family supporting the other MS families with their important decisions…. All the way from New England! Is that an Imron blue? Go MS! Best regards, -a- 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aviatoreb Posted September 12, 2021 Report Share Posted September 12, 2021 1 minute ago, carusoam said: The Bollt family supporting the other MS families with their important decisions…. All the way from New England! Go MS! Best regards, -a- Thanks. I should have said - I kind of like the blue one. There’s a space on top for your helicopter. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A64Pilot Posted September 12, 2021 Report Share Posted September 12, 2021 (edited) Some of the boats passing us in the Anchorage at Lake Worth (Palm Beach), popular place to wait for a crossing. Last photo is of all the Cayman Island boats that live tax free in the US, they have cages built over them and shrink wrap large Yachts to keep them from getting dusty in the off season I guess. They are of course not really Cayman Island boats, just flagged there to avoid US taxes. None of these Yachts flew US flags Edited September 12, 2021 by A64Pilot 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urs_Wildermuth Posted September 13, 2021 Report Share Posted September 13, 2021 Maybe one of these could be had and do the job...... should be big enough to take a Mooney. The navy might be happy to sell one at a reasonable price 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alextstone Posted September 13, 2021 Report Share Posted September 13, 2021 On 9/9/2021 at 10:01 AM, Mcstealth said: Please give me advise on how to handle this. My wife has it in her mind to purchase a live on 40ft or bigger used yacht down in Corpus Christi, and go float around the Gulf of Mexico and live in it.... I was speechless. Of course I am saying, "yes dear", and obviously all I want is a Mooney. My EX-wife was not interested in flying... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArtVandelay Posted September 13, 2021 Report Share Posted September 13, 2021 If you are going to live on a boat, sell the house, there might be enough proceeds to buy a boat and a Mooney….sounds like a win-win.I owned both, during a hurricane evacuation having a Mooney that allows you to fly away is a luxury. You’ll need to pick a base of operations. Personally I would choose east coast of Florida, then you can make leisurely trips to the Bahamas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aviatoreb Posted September 13, 2021 Report Share Posted September 13, 2021 On 9/11/2021 at 9:58 PM, A64Pilot said: They are of course not really Cayman Island boats, just flagged there to avoid US taxes. None of these Yachts flew US flags It just makes me sad cheapskates with many billions of dollars to their name but too cheap to pay taxes on their hundred million dollar toy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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