Originally Posted by
2in2out
There are several individuals who give wake and surf lessons here in the Tahoe area. Most are running A22’s, with their clientele being out of area tourists who can afford a week rental on the lake, plus 4 hrs of lessons at $200/head.
Some use higher end boats, but are offsetting their own boat costs by doing lessons as they are residents, and it’s just what they do (ski/board all winter, surf and wake all summer). They rent their houses out when they go on vacation, and a couple of times a month they make a years worth of boat payments. I’m jealous to some extent.
If you look at any boat rental company, they almost always buy a prior depreciated asset, unless they are tied to a dealership and get dealer pricing and write-off’s.
The complexity of the high end boats creates issues in that renters don’t have the bandwidth to absorb how to properly set up the boat, and can damage systems. They want to turn key and go. The A22 is simple enough to get a wave. Fill it full and throttle forward. The ri, like the upper end Moombas, Supra’s, bu’s, etc, has nuance to its set-up, and to understand that nuance takes time, patience, and understanding which are not the characteristics of the rental and weekender experience warrior.
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