how much money do u guys spend on wakeboarding

KAPtiN_InSaNo · Newbie Joined: 16 Aug 2005 Posts: 6

holy crap guys i was checking out the prices in the gear section...do u guys devote ur whole paycheck to wakeboarding how much money have u spent on ur wakeboarding

AirProfile · Addict Joined: 17 Aug 2004 Posts: 602 City: Brookfield

well does that include paying off the loan on the boat, the tow vehicle gas for boat, tow vehicle, fat sacs, boards, rope, helmet, handle, towers, surf board,

you tell me but gasoline huge thing and yes most of myne go towards it
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KAPtiN_InSaNo · Newbie Joined: 16 Aug 2005 Posts: 6

ya all that crap

KAPtiN_InSaNo · Newbie Joined: 16 Aug 2005 Posts: 6

....and damn i hope ur good

AirProfile · Addict Joined: 17 Aug 2004 Posts: 602 City: Brookfield

well the only way to get good is to do it alot and devote yourself
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Snipermonkey456 · Criminal Joined: 01 Jul 2005 Posts: 62 City: Granbury

You do spend alot of money. you have to buy a board bearings tower ( if you want one) fat sacs, gas. IMO you had better be into it if you are going to spend that amount of money.

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This is perfect for one of those

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AirProfile · Addict Joined: 17 Aug 2004 Posts: 602 City: Brookfield

also the co pay at hospital for the stiches in my head and knee
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Liquidmx · Addict Joined: 26 Jul 2004 Posts: 755 City: San Jose

Whats the point of making money, if you cant have fun with it, Die rich?

ballywho · Wakeboarder.Commie Joined: 05 Feb 2005 Posts: 1725

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ballywho · Wakeboarder.Commie Joined: 05 Feb 2005 Posts: 1725

Because I already have one and they dont know the finer points of wakeboarding. It's not in sections (I cut it Laughing

)and its pure poly pro. However they dont get air, only carve around so they dont feel it.
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LoudonTN · Posted: Aug 16, 2005 5:44 pm Post subject:

Well, I made $3,100 this summer doing summer work. I have, um, about $200 left. I know I didn't buy much of anything but wakeboarding stuff Razz

jayp · Criminal Joined: 13 Aug 2004 Posts: 69 City: Portland

Well I get off cheaper than some. I went in on a boat. So that means:

$180 a month boat payment
$250 for insurance
$500 wakeboard and bindings
$165 rope and handle
$300 for half of custom ballast
$135 lifevest
$260 drysuit
$75 shorty
$40 boardshorts
$300 lessons
$35 for half of gas 3 - 5 times a week
And there is always the additional expenses

Wakeboarding can be a money pit.

But it is money well spent

Memories last a lifetime. Very Happy

woody6226 · Criminal Joined: 21 Jan 2004 Posts: 97

You get gas 3-5 times a week?

intotheflats · Posted: Aug 16, 2005 6:39 pm Post subject:

jayp · Criminal Joined: 13 Aug 2004 Posts: 69 City: Portland

nickdakoolkat · Posted: Aug 16, 2005 7:14 pm Post subject:

You don't even have to be good to enjoy it though, I got friends who suck but still love it and spend money on stuff

Bowen · Posted: Aug 16, 2005 7:27 pm Post subject:

OK:
I might cry a little at the end of it, but here it goes.

$400 '05 set up Wink

$500 '04 set up
$100 cheapo wakeskate
$400 girlfriends set up
$100 vest
$130 rope/handle combo
Many pair of $50 board shorts
$60 heater top
Minimum $30/day on the water (gas money)
$65 in gas money to get to and from the water (3 hours...each way).
$5 for me and $5 for my g/f to get on the water
$20 for snacks

Coming soon: $150-200 wet suit and $300 dry suit.
I ride about once every 3 weeks.

Crying or Very sad

justsomeguy · Guest

Enough.

It's a silly question because "paycheck" varies from part-time at Burger King/mommy and daddy's allowance to....?

jayp · Criminal Joined: 13 Aug 2004 Posts: 69 City: Portland

Liquidmx · Addict Joined: 26 Jul 2004 Posts: 755 City: San Jose

My motto has always been, make as much money as efficiently as possible and play as hard a possible as often as I can. I play hard and work hard too. I was thinking the other day how sad it is that we all had to work at some point or another letting the enjoyment of life slip away.

I will spend my money making sure I enjoy my life as much as possible, its the only one I got. This summer was the first summer I actually did not work a 32+hr week (student job) and made me realize that money is not everything in the world. As much as I would like to be the rich guy who works 60+hrs a week that rides on the one saturday a month he gets off in his SANTE, more days on a lake with less comfort is my style.

Now if only we could get housing prices to go down here in a couple years... lol

markymarc · Posted: Aug 16, 2005 9:54 pm Post subject:

I dont know but alot...
roughtly $300 for board
250 bindings
30,000s for boat
80 for rope
80 for handle
gas for truck to pull boat
gas for boat to pull riders
registration for boat
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adds up quickly

FRANKIE · Outlaw Joined: 05 Aug 2004 Posts: 217 City: san diego

how much money do i spend on wakeboarding? not much.

how much money does joe spend on wakeboarding? TOO MUCH!!!

hehe. to be honest, since we are boat moochers, our biggest expense is GAS.

jumalian · Ladies Man Joined: 12 Jan 2003 Posts: 7625 City: san diego

that's right...gas is all we pay for. i get all our gear for free (most of 'em anyway).

jayp · Criminal Joined: 13 Aug 2004 Posts: 69 City: Portland

malibu_inverted · Outlaw Joined: 27 Jan 2004 Posts: 110 City: Schofield

$44,000- Vride
$10,000 Malibu Tantrum
$400- two insurances
$130 rope and handle
'05 set up-$900
'04 set up- $600
crappy wakeskate $100
wakeskate shoes $60
board shorts $50
vest $120
titan tower and malibu wedge $3000
Titan speakers set up $900
titan board racks- $800
Gas a year $500+
fat sacs- $300
yearly repair average $200

total= $62,060 eeeek and i thought a $360 season snowboard pass was a rip...we gotta stop spending, that doesn't even include the $30,000 tow you need:) I'll have to reconsider how much i really love the sport Embarassed

WyLd_ChiLd · Outlaw Joined: 12 Jun 2005 Posts: 223 City: Toronto

A good boat, board and gas should run you about 50,000$

Johny_WA · Outlaw Joined: 12 Jul 2005 Posts: 231 City: Longview, Wa

Londoner · Newbie Joined: 03 Sep 2003 Posts: 17

£22 - £70 per week (£35 all day, £22 for two hours at the cable park)

Plus a board and bindings every couple of years.

rmm025 · Posted: Aug 17, 2005 5:41 am Post subject:

TOO DAMN MUCH!!!! But its worth every penny. Very Happy

Laptom · Outlaw Joined: 22 Nov 2003 Posts: 219 City: Eindhoven

Bambamski · Posted: Aug 17, 2005 7:23 am Post subject:

Boat 50+
Truck to pull the boat 50+
Insurance 650
5 wakeboards with setups 2000
1 surfboard 400
1 kneeboard 100
1 wakeskate 100
rope and handle 200
Life jackets 500
Wetsuits 500
Drysuit 300
Wakeboard school for the kid 900
Two weeks of cabin rentals on the water 2000
Gas in the boat and truck for the summer 3000-4000 bucks
Food, bevies, launch fees, moorage ect.

+ time cleaning and waxing the boat, oil changes, winterizing ect.

I could probably go on...

wow I think I'm the winner so far

bhamglassman · Soul Rider Joined: 21 Jun 2005 Posts: 338 City: Bellingham

im incredibly lucky that my parents pay for the boat costs, but i have still spent a ton of money on wakeboarding this summer. i spent 500 bucks on ballast, 400 as my share of our new stereo, probably 400 dollars on gas, and now my board is broken and my bindings are shredded so i need to get a new setup. so far this summer ive spent a good 1300 dollars on wakeboarding, and i dont even have to pay for the expensive part - the boat.

Entrust Clothing · Soul Rider Joined: 19 May 2005 Posts: 279 City: Portland

i don't even wanna know cause i will cry, lately i've been at the board shop once a week and i always leave with something, so far this year i've bought

-2 wakeboards
-3 bindings
-wakeskate
-wakesurf
-no stretch line and handle
-wakesurf rope and handle
-hyperlite indy vest
-jetpilot a-10 vest
-and a bunch of other crap i don't wanna think about