mikeyboyeee

What is the most scary about jury duty is seeing who is considered your peers. I served with some of the dumbest people you have ever met. The foreman didn't want to say if he thought the guy was guilty or not (possession with intent to sell within school zone no less) because he did not think it was right to pass judgment on the defendant.

I have crapped in MUCH worse then that setup!

WASRs are like $375 now I believe.

Call me a bigot then, but I am no fan of a religion that tells it's followers to convert the infidels or kill them. Yes, I am no fan of Muslims or the Islamic faith and they have no one to blame but themselves. Catholics, Christians and Jews are not telling their followers to strap Bomb belts and and go blow themselves up for their god and that it's ok to kill innocent women and children. They are animals who want to go back to the 10th century. i CERTAINLY do not blame my country or the west for the atrocities these (mostly Arab) muslims do to their neighbors, those they consider infidiels, or how they treat their woman and children and life in general.

Welcome.

YOU DO NOT need a FPID to own a gun, just to purchase one.

Just ordered my M&P9.

I gave you my input and opnions. Do what you like with it. Mike, I think he was talking about something else. =) that I make sense alot of the time. =P but you laid it out very well and all the non boaters learned there. so what do you think about jetskis? Cheaper then boats I actually do not know much about them as they are a different animal. Think rice burners for the water. I just want to keep your brother from making an expensice mistake. I would LOVE to have a 34' boat, sleeps 4, can go out in rougher conditions then I can now, etc, but I simply can't afford it. I am thinking of selling my boat as it is now that my marriage is ending and I will only have 1 income. I bought a trailer and doing a lot of the winterization/maint myself, but it still ain't cheap. Gas is $3 on the water and I am lucky to get 2 miles per gallon on the boat.

I gave you my input and opnions. Do what you like with it.

Suurrreeee......Just help me find one in NJ..... Its like searching for Jimmy Hoffa.... Call bates Gun and tackle in North Haledon and ask for Dave.

Then quadruple your budget.

My good friend has that boat, but in the 40' version. VERY nice I put mine in mid to late April and it comes out Nov 1 or thereabouts. You must use your boat at least 1x per week or it is a waste of $$ in my book. I try to use mine at least 2xs if possible during the summer. Probably more so that I will be no longer married very soon.

415k is not a lot of money for a boat, especially one you want to overnight comfortably on, but this is the type of boat you should be loking at: http://www.boattrader.com/listing/1999- ... d-92605965 I would prefer a bit newer, but that isn't bad. She will burn a bit of gas with the 2 stroke engine, but a 4stroke or newer tech Injected 2 stroke is pretty pricey. 23-25' walkaround would be good boat for you. Wellcraft, Seaswirl/Striper, Trophy, Hydraports are decent brands. Older Grady white with a newer engine is always a good bet too.

I would imagine you couldn't be considered a gunsmith if you couldn't install sights. bring it to any gunsmith you are comfortable with.

Bayliners were historically very low end, but not really anymore (post 2000). They make a lot of brands. Trophy being one of them. My father has a 2001 Trophy and it is a pretty decent boat. He is on his 8th boat, so he would not have bought a piece of crap. Do you plan on fishing aot? Sleeping overnight on it with the kids (if that's the case, you can't afford the proper boat (neither can I don't worry). What is your primary use? Noob means noobie (or new), like I am to guns and shooting

Ok, this is my final thought. Add another 300-400 for that survey since the marina will charge you to take the boat out of water to inspect and put back in (if it is going back in).

If 15k is your budget, go out and but a 15k 24' 2003 boat. To keep my boat in the wtaer during the summer, on land during winter, having the marina do the winterizing, shrink wrapping and bottom painting (which I am now doing most of on my own- you won't be able to), + insurance and Seatow (towing insurance U will NEED on that boat) I pay close to 5k for the year. I have a 21' center console with a single 175hp outboard and gas runs me easily another 2k for the year. This is my final thought on the subject- You are so far over your head yo u have no idea. You really don't. i GUARANTEE, you buy this boat with your level of experience, keep the boat 2 seasons you will easily have $40k into it. Things break on boats ALL THE TIME. Even on my 6 year old boat, pumps go, hoses, etc. On the 25 yr old piece of shit you are looking at, LOTS will break and will be very expensive. That boat is for a fixer up, boat savvy kind of guy, not a noob like yourself. Go to www.thehulltruth.com and start reading about boating. if all you have is $15k to buy a boat and think you need a 28-30' boat, you can't afford boating. I paid 13k for my 21' 3 yr old (at the time) center console and decided to spend the few extra thousand to get a newer boat. You're in for a world of hurt even thinking about anything older then a 3-5 yr old boat. 5 would be pushing it.

5 Kids all at the same time + wife will be tight even in a 30'. How much are you looking to spend on JUST the boat (not the 8-10k it will run to maintain a 30+' boat per year)?

I have a 21' Boat with an outboard which is a pretty simple, straight forward survey and Ipaid $350 for it. Odecccut, it sounds like you have little to NO boating experience. I IMPLORE you to not even consider buying a 20+ year old boat. Do yourself a favor and buy a 23-25' MUCH newer boat (like 2003 or up)to get your feet wet and to experience boating. You will be extremely miserable buying this boat. ESPECIALLY considering you do not even know what a Survey is or entails. This is not a slight on you or your intelligence by any means. Just some insight from someone who grew up boating (over 30 yrs experience) and who is a current boat owner.

During the week will probably be very very tough except maybe the week between xmas and new years.

25 year old boat. Tell him to be prepared to pump a sh!tload of money into it.

What about it?

Congrats. Check the events forum for the upcoming clay shoots

+Altho I have chosen the M&P 9 FS as my next Handgun, I will take you up on that Jersey EMT. LMK when you want to go.

I am starting to get the felling of being jerked around 9again). today was 5 weeks for an addy change and 4 permits. just called.They have everything back, including my reference letters and State police stuff. NOw, she says the Sgt hasn't done the phone interviews for my references. i said, but you already received my reference letters back. She said they also call too. What a fucking Joke!