Scott Vernon wrote:
If you're trying to decide between buying a boat or feeding your children,
you should give the kids up and buy a boat. They'll be better off.

Sv


The kids are educated, married, and gone. The current choice is between
getting and maintaining and paying marina fees for a boat and things
like taking more trips to Europe, buying a small place on the Riviera,
getting a new HDTV home theater, buying a second home in the country,
opera performances in Milan and Vienna, etc., etc.

Jim





"Jim Cate" wrote

won't get what I expect to get from the boat) that could otherwise go to

a number of other worthwhile purposes. - Like, as one example, helping
children who would otherwise starve to death

This question is too EASY..... Don't Buy A Boat!!!

They're nothing but a hole in the water which will suck your funds dry. Sure
they look cool... but that wears off when someone shows up with a newer,
bigger, better model!

Let's face it Jim.... if you're currently concerned about usage... think
how miserable you'll be when you realize you need another income just to pay
the upkeep on the damned thing... which will of course leave you with little
to no time to enjoy sitting in it at the dock let alone sailing it. No
matter what type you buy... no matter what size... it starts depreciating
and rotting away as soon as you own it. Parts are constantly breaking and
there seems to be a fee for everything.

Ever notice how anything with the word "boat" or Marine" costs twice as much
as a comparable and effective non boat product? Don't even mention
insurance.... you pay but they don't. Boats are a constant worry... is it
sinking... will it survive the storm.... did a thru-hull give out?

Take my advise and get the villa.... this sailing stuff is way over done.
It's a miserable tedoius endeavour just to get the damned thing up and
moving... then there's the wind which is always on the nose. The romance of
sail is a plot sponsored by the boat manufacturers and charters. They show
you a photo of a tiny capsule of a very rare event and allude to it as being
normal. It's not.. it's inconvienient, wet, miserable and taxing. You never
make money with a boat... it's always a loss.

If I wasn't into it so deep now I could escape the madness of ownership.
Take my advise... run while you can. Leave us poor down trodden sods to our
pitiful existence. Leave us our dreams of moonlit nights and pleasent
sails.... to alleviate the constant burden of ownership. We have no
recourse... you still do!

SAVE YOURSELF MAN!!!! RUN!

Capt. Mooron
S.V. Overproof
[ ..you wonder why I drink so much!!??]


"Jim Cate" wrote in message
...


Scott Vernon wrote:
If you're trying to decide between buying a boat or feeding your
children,
you should give the kids up and buy a boat. They'll be better off.

Sv


The kids are educated, married, and gone. The current choice is between
getting and maintaining and paying marina fees for a boat and things
like taking more trips to Europe, buying a small place on the Riviera,
getting a new HDTV home theater, buying a second home in the country,
opera performances in Milan and Vienna, etc., etc.

Jim





"Jim Cate" wrote

won't get what I expect to get from the boat) that could otherwise go
to

a number of other worthwhile purposes. - Like, as one example, helping
children who would otherwise starve to death

If you want out that badly, how much would you take for your boat?
Jim

Capt Mooron wrote:
This question is too EASY..... Don't Buy A Boat!!!

They're nothing but a hole in the water which will suck your funds dry. Sure
they look cool... but that wears off when someone shows up with a newer,
bigger, better model!

Let's face it Jim.... if you're currently concerned about usage... think
how miserable you'll be when you realize you need another income just to pay
the upkeep on the damned thing... which will of course leave you with little
to no time to enjoy sitting in it at the dock let alone sailing it. No
matter what type you buy... no matter what size... it starts depreciating
and rotting away as soon as you own it. Parts are constantly breaking and
there seems to be a fee for everything.

Ever notice how anything with the word "boat" or Marine" costs twice as much
as a comparable and effective non boat product? Don't even mention
insurance.... you pay but they don't. Boats are a constant worry... is it
sinking... will it survive the storm.... did a thru-hull give out?

Take my advise and get the villa.... this sailing stuff is way over done.
It's a miserable tedoius endeavour just to get the damned thing up and
moving... then there's the wind which is always on the nose. The romance of
sail is a plot sponsored by the boat manufacturers and charters. They show
you a photo of a tiny capsule of a very rare event and allude to it as being
normal. It's not.. it's inconvienient, wet, miserable and taxing. You never
make money with a boat... it's always a loss.

If I wasn't into it so deep now I could escape the madness of ownership.
Take my advise... run while you can. Leave us poor down trodden sods to our
pitiful existence. Leave us our dreams of moonlit nights and pleasent
sails.... to alleviate the constant burden of ownership. We have no
recourse... you still do!

SAVE YOURSELF MAN!!!! RUN!

Capt. Mooron
S.V. Overproof
[ ..you wonder why I drink so much!!??]


"Jim Cate" wrote in message
...


Scott Vernon wrote:

If you're trying to decide between buying a boat or feeding your

children,

you should give the kids up and buy a boat. They'll be better off.

Sv


The kids are educated, married, and gone. The current choice is between
getting and maintaining and paying marina fees for a boat and things
like taking more trips to Europe, buying a small place on the Riviera,
getting a new HDTV home theater, buying a second home in the country,
opera performances in Milan and Vienna, etc., etc.

Jim





"Jim Cate" wrote


won't get what I expect to get from the boat) that could otherwise go

to

a number of other worthwhile purposes. - Like, as one example, helping
children who would otherwise starve to death

JimCate" wrote in message
...
If you want out that badly, how much would you take for your boat?
Jim

Capt Mooron wrote:
This question is too EASY..... Don't Buy A Boat!!!

They're nothing but a hole in the water which will suck your funds dry.
Sure
they look cool... but that wears off when someone shows up with a newer,
bigger, better model!

Capt. Mooron
S.V. Overproof
[ ..you wonder why I drink so much!!??]

I think Mooron is messing with you, being a newbie and all.

http://community.webshots.com/user/overproof

John Cairns

If you want out that badly, how much would you take for your boat?
Jim

BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

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Kirie Elite 32
http://katysails.tripod.com

"Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should relax
and get used to the idea." - Robert A. Heinlein

"Jim Cate" wrote in message
...


Scott Vernon wrote:
If you're trying to decide between buying a boat or feeding your
children,
you should give the kids up and buy a boat. They'll be better off.

Sv


The kids are educated, married, and gone. The current choice is between
getting and maintaining and paying marina fees for a boat and things
like taking more trips to Europe, buying a small place on the Riviera,
getting a new HDTV home theater, buying a second home in the country,
opera performances in Milan and Vienna, etc., etc.


The key issue is "Quality of life"!



Regards


Donal
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