Motorboats are for the rich
As I enjoy an afternoon On the shores of Donner Lake, the slushing of the water is occasionally interrupted by the noise of a fast motorboat. The spiffier the boat, the older the driver. Up and down they go in the lake.
Having a speedboat is truly for the rich. The sleek wooden sixties boats of Lake Tahoe are for the ultra rich.
It takes a lot of effort to own a boat. You need a decently powerful car or SUV to pull it. You need a place to store it. You have to maintain it. And most days of the year you are not using it.
Owning an expensive car is different. You are still driving your $100,000 car to the store, to the farmers’ market, to work or when you go on a road trip. Even though it is expensive, it has utilitarian value. That is not the case when you own a motorboat. Unless you are a fisherman, or live on the water, they are typically only for leisure.
Of course, there are the ambitious, who like the idea of owning a boat. Yet the boat never leaves their driveway. That is an expensive front yard adornment.