Depth Question

[TiltonBB]

Originally Posted by jayhawk_nation

I agree with this, the house is not gonna be perfect. I think I will have issues with depth on this lake, no matter what, with my boat.

After you buy the house, the boat you have may not be the boat you keep. I had a large flybridge cruiser at Mountainview for many years. We thought of it as a small summer home and used it on most weekends and summer vacations.

In 2004 when I bought the Gilford house we no longer needed a boat to sleep on. Since then, I have had bowriders in the 26 to 31 foot range. There is plenty of room for family, friends, and guests, and we can go under the Governor's Island and Long Island bridges again.

An added benefit, a smaller boat will use about 1/3 the fuel the large boats use. It is also much easier in a smaller boat to find docking when visiting the towns on the lake. If you end up in an area that is sometimes rough (I did) a boat that weighs less will do a lot less pulling on the dock on rough days. There are many houses that have more than 5 feet or depth at the end of the dock.

Since you mentioned jet skis, unless you are in a relatively calm area, jet skis are sometimes difficult to tie to a dock without damage when they move around. Jek ski lifts are inexpensive and secure them much better than tying them to a dock. I bought lifts and put Harbor Freight electric motors on them so we didn't have to hand crank them up and down.

[jayhawk_nation]

Originally Posted by TiltonBB

After you buy the house, the boat you have may not be the boat you keep. I had a large flybridge cruiser at Mountainview for many years. We thought of it as a small summer home and used it on most weekends and summer vacations.

In 2004 when I bought the Gilford house we no longer needed a boat to sleep on. Since then, I have had bowriders in the 26 to 31 foot range. There is plenty of room for family, friends, and guests, and we can go under the Governor's Island and Long Island bridges again.

An added benefit, a smaller boat will use about 1/3 the fuel the large boats use. It is also much easier in a smaller boat to find docking when visiting the towns on the lake. If you end up in an area that is sometimes rough (I did) a boat that weighs less will do a lot less pulling on the dock on rough days. There are many houses that have more than 5 feet or depth at the end of the dock.

Since you mentioned jet skis, unless you are in a relatively calm area, jet skis are sometimes difficult to tie to a dock without damage when they move around. Jek ski lifts are inexpensive and secure them much better than tying them to a dock. I bought lifts and put Harbor Freight electric motors on them so we didn't have to hand crank them up and down.

You are right. I don't know if I see myself keeping the boat we have. Honestly, as the boys get older, I want to have a wake boat. Those seem awesome. Again, this is our second summer on the lake, so we are still learning. Maybe the boat we have isn't what we will need in the future.

[Biggd]

A lot more property will be coming on the market this spring than in the past 5 years. Prices will be high, but more supply will mean sellers will have to be willing to negotiate.