What size Rinker do you own?

[Talon]

Whatcha got?

I broke this out by LOA, since Rinker will 'rebrand' a boat from time to time ie. the 2004 312 is the same hull as the 2005 320. Let me know if I need to add or tweak the options.

[BigSioux232]

LOA on the 232 is 23' 6", but I think the swim platform adds 2 feet.  I know you can't count the extra 2 feet unless you are trying to fit it in the garage.

[Relentless]

You can't count the extra two feet??  Hmmmm, I couldn't convince my marina that when I payed for slip space, LOL

[BigSioux232]

That's a good one.  
I guess I'll have to have the registration handy at the marina so they can't "legally" charge me for parking the swim platform

[capnkevin]

The extra 2' from the swimplatform is wonderful. Can't imagine not having it.

[slawson]

I think we're going to see integrated swim platforms become 'standard' on a lot of boats in this range (20-25 feet).  I agree, it would be interesting to argue one way or the other on length.  I know when I parked mine for the winter, the 'fee' for parking it was so much per foot, and that 'foot' was measured with a tape measure from the swim platform within an inch or so of the outside wall and the front of the hitch on the trailer (i.e. in my case 25').  When I slipped it for a month at Lewisville (in Dallas) a couple of summers ago it did not matter, they had slips for boats less than 25 or so feet and ones for larger boats (in varying lengths).  From there I think you actually paid by the width of the overall slip once on a dock that had the length to fit yor boat.

To have a boat that's 'officially' a 21 footer that has 23+ feet of 'usable' area (at a very small increase on cost compared to the difference between a 232 and my 212) is a great idea.  And then you toss in the safety factor of anyone going off of the swim platform no longer has to be as concerned of hitting the outdrive (even if up) just adds to the value.  

Just my nickels worth

Steve L.

[Talon]

I agree 100%. My 320 is actualy 33ft 10 (as is a 2004 312).

[nwaring]

What do you guys have on your title.  Our 250 is 27' 1".  Because I belong to a club with at strict 28' max I can also tell you the 250 is 27' 10".  Our club actually charges by the inch!!!

Niles

[Talon]

Our USCG docs say 33ft 10

[JoeZ]

How do you vote?

[Talon]

Should just be a matter of clicking the radio button next to your choice and hittig the submit button below the options. If you don't see the submit button, it may be because you already voted. Let me know if that helps or if you need a hand.

[MacInCT]

On the "what is the length" of your boat question, I've recently been sending in the forms to request a transient slip at some of the marinas operating on Martha's Vineyard, Newport, Block Island, Nantucket, etc. And for those of you who don't live in the over-populated northeast, you may be entertained to know that some summer weekends are already fully booked! At any rate, the applications are quite precise in asking for the LOA including any bowsprit or swim platform. I have heard that if one of these marinas catches you understating the length of your boat they get quite annoyed, might ask you to leave and will probably put you on the bottom of the pile for future reservations. I can't blame them. Particularly the marinas in Nantucket, the Vineyard and Block Island. These guys have three or four months to make their year with not a lot of storage and repair work in the off season. My experience with the owners and managers of these marinas is that they work very hard to make boaters welcome and are constantly reinvesting in their facilities. I for one am happy enough to pay the extra $10 or so a night and I sleep better too.

[merwin10]

I for one am happy enough to pay the extra $10 or so a night and I sleep better too.

Well at $10 a night it would be a deal, try a difference of 50 to 95 dollars a night depending on where your reference point is at. Don't forget it is by the foot, your 39 rinker LOA is 41' 6" so 42' feet times $5 = $210 a night. Three day weekend is $630 just for the slip. Never mind the $800 worth of fuel it took to get there. During the summer it is about $1000 to $1500 per weekend, up here on Cape Cod. A cheapo weekend is $500.

Mike -  

[Allen Brown]

When we travel down (about 5 hours) to Dale Hollow or Lake Cumberland, we can usually get a slip for the weekend for $12-15 per night.  Cumberland is only about 100 miles long, but still a fun lake to party on!

[MacInCT]

I know, I know, the price of fun especially the price of fun on a boat is just rediculous in the northeast. Blame supply and demand. The Cape, the Vineyard, Nantucket, Block Island, Montauk, et.al. are just too beautiful and just to close to Boston and New York and the heavily populated areas in between where there are too many people with too much money. One answer is to rent a mooring or anchor out. I like that answer myself.

Nancy