I suffer from the same condition and I just bought my boat too. But I also
can't afford a 41' anything for a few years yet so here is how me and the
wife handle it.
Firstly, we actually love our boat. Mostly because it's ours and we like
boating and we never thought we'd be able to have a boat. In fact on any
given weekend, at any given time one of us will look at the other and say,
"we have a boat!".
We talk about upgrades and "wouldn't it be nice" etc. and believe it or not
we already know much of what we'll look for in our second boat and even the
one after that. So when we get off on one of these chats we usually end it
with "well, that'll be on the next boat" or "the next next boat".
We also talk about other upgrades and we try to decide if these are things
we want to do on this boat. We realize that for us this is a starter boat so
we don't want to go sinking a ton of money into it, but on the other hand we
want to be comfortable for the next few years while we learn about boating
and get positioned to upgrade. So there are some things we're going to do to
this one to make it "better", the rest we'll just dream about and be
comfortable that we'll get it on "the next boat".
I think we did this as a coping mechanism because we want to enjoy our boat.
It meant a lot to us to be able to get it in the first place and, like
yours, it's not perfect for us but it's the best we could do.
So if I could give advice I would say don't not enjoy your boat. The one
beside you will always be better and that's fine, drool your face off and
keep drooling, but don't let it impact how you feel about *your* boat. Keep
it separate and if you're having trouble with that partition it by saying,
"on our next boat ...".
"scottht" wrote in message
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Ok, I think I am going crazy here. I bought a used SeaRay 21' mid cabin.
I was real happy with my purchase. Seemed like a huge step up from my
15' Starcraft open bow. I have a camp on Cross lake in upstate NY. That
is where I spent last weekend with it. Enjoying my new purchase, with my
wife and 2 kids we spent the night on it. Everything was great. This
weekend we went to Cayuga Lake near Ithaca NY. Lots of money in this
town. Cornell University and all. Well we get to the marina and the
first thing I notice is how little my boat is compared to all of these
boats.
Now all of a sudden I feel cramped in my little boat and I don't seem
to have enough room to breath. The kids are in my way everytime I turn
around, and I can't stop looking at my new neighbor. A 41' Maxim (sp).
SAhe is a beauty. I think I need help. My wife is getting real tired of
me complaining how little my new purchase is. I wonder, does it ever
stop?
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