<prompt> Human: My wife wants to buy a boat, she grew up with a small one and loved it. I, on the other hand, handle all of our finances and have literally 0 experience with boats and how they workcostmaintain ect. So now I turn to you reddit. What are the costs which typically come into in regards to owning a boat?Our current situation: -We rent a house right on a marina, on an island-We would get used, not new-I would not want to spend more then 10k really- we would probably keep it on trailer no idea what that cost and keep on our property, but whats the cost of the alternative?- we have a chevy malibu with a hitch... is that enough?- ultimately we would just want to go out on the water, and have a boat with enough speed to go tubing and water skiing, and just chill out with some drinks on with some friendsyearly maintenance cost, winterizing, costinsurance, repairs, what am I looking at here Reddit? Thanks!Edit: Man this has really blown up. From the sounds of it we will NOT be getting a boat lol. We will look to either rent, or look into local clubs. Also, Im astonished at how many times Ive seen break out another thousand or the two happiest days of a boat owners life, or flies floats or fucks. There needs to be more original boat jokes lol.  <response>: BOAT. Bust out another thousand 