I'm selling my boat, and several of my other toys (motorcycles, RV, and so
on). I want a bigger boat to sail in more comfort in the waters between Bob
and Scotty. But that's beside the point. Naturally I let people board her
and look around, inspect the sails, flush the toilet, check out the gadgets,
yadda yadda. So some idiot forces open my forward hatch without releasing
one of the locks and rips the hardware off the hatch. Then he runs off
without owning up. Since it's molded plastic, I'll have to replace the
hatch.
Well what do ya know, his wallet fell out and I found it in one of the
berths. It's got close to $50 cash in it. Is it dishonest to take the cash
to fix my hatch (and then mail him his wallet)?
Scout


"Bobsprit" wrote in message
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Again Scotty Potti has questioned one of my posts after learning that many
of
the folks here had been through quite an upgrade curve...or were still
planning
one. Beat on that point he then worried over my comment that "I'd never
met a
sailor with zero consideration for the look of the boat." In addition to
that
Katy stated that looks shouldn't matter to a sailor.
What a load of crap, I say!
For me, the looks of a boat are worth about 20-30% of my final decision.
It's
not more or less important than performance, but there's no reason to own
a
ugly boat like Loco's or Capt. Neal's. Perhaps Loco "thinks" his boat is
attractive and that's fine. Some guys prefer women shaped like mailboxes
too.
So....how did the beauty of your boat effect your decision to buy. Would
you
have bought a boat that offended your eye if she crunched the numbers
well?

RB