In article .com,
"Frogwatch" wrote:

It just seems like a shame to spend so much time only to have it all
go to hell. Maybe it is better to not put it all into that boat but
to make her simple and smaller so that if she gets wrecked or
otherwise doesnt work out it isnt such a blow. I wonder what the
statistics are on what fraction of people who do this sort of thing
have it work out.

I'd say that very few boaters get the boat that really works for them.
So many spend so much for a boat that they're not comfortable with, that
they can't take out on a whim. How many boats equipped for
circumnavigation sit idle at the dock or in the yard? How many work
megahours to pay for the beast they don't have time to visit?

I'm with you, and the guy with the tagline that said something like "A
small boat and a bag of cash will beat the boat tied to the bank every
day."

I can paint and commission Xan in a day, usually do. Sometimes I will
also do some chores in the spring, but usually leave the brightwork and
other piddling around for some nice day at anchor. "Inside" work gets
done when it rains. Every 3 or 4 years, I might even put some wax on the
hull.

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Jere Lull
Xan-a-Deux ('73 Tanzer 28 #4 out of Tolchester, MD)
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