Now that the dock is complete, I’m setting my sights on having a covered boat lift / boat house built, and buying a boat to go in it. Here is a (poorly Photoshopped) rendition of where I am planning on putting the boat:
I’ll post more updates as I go through the planning stages for the boat lift with Deano Docks. In the meantime, I’m starting to casually shop for boats. I’m looking for a cruiser in the 26 to 30 foot range, with a nice cabin. Ideally, I’d go bigger than that, but I don’t think we’ll be able to accommodate a boat longer than 30 feet. Here are some that I am looking at:
- http://www.skipperbuds.com/Page.aspx/diid/11361793/list/InventoryList/pageId/9033/view/Details/2005-Four-Winns-268-VISTA.aspx
- http://www.skipperbuds.com/Page.aspx/diid/11521547/list/InventoryList/pageId/9033/view/Details/2007-Four-Winns-258-VISTA.aspx
- http://www.skipperbuds.com/Page.aspx/diid/11560112/list/InventoryList/pageId/9033/view/Details/2005-Sea-Ray-260-Sundancer.aspx
These boats have pretty nice cabins, and would be the right size for cruising on Lake Wisconsin.
It’s too bad that we can’t fit a bigger boat though, since when you jump up to the mid-30’s in length, the boats start to get incredibly impressive. Here is an example that I found with an incredibly gorgeous cabin:
https://madison.craigslist.org/boa/d/2000-cruisers-3672/6207078778.html
