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It's not fuel prices that's going to kill the boat market
NOYB wrote: "basskisser" wrote in message ups.com... NOYB wrote: "basskisser" wrote in message oups.com... Uh, no you weren't. You didn't even mention ambition. motivated=ambitious unmotivated=lacks ambition. thinking small=lacks ambition=unmotivated So, if someone is quite happy with say, an 18 foot boat, fits there needs perfectly, etc, you think they are unmotivated? Amazing. You still don't get it. Don said "think small"...not "buy a small boat". To me, the saying "think small" means the opposite of "think big"...and that translates to a lack of ambition to excel in life. Oh, damn, some how I KNEW you wouldn't get it. What was the subject that Don was talking about when he said "think small"? Any idea? It was about a flippin' BOAT. A BOAT......get it? He wasn't talking about a house, a car, a bike, a horse, he was talking about A BOAT. |
#162
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It's not fuel prices that's going to kill the boat market
"basskisser" wrote in message ups.com... NOYB wrote: "basskisser" wrote in message ups.com... NOYB wrote: "basskisser" wrote in message oups.com... Uh, no you weren't. You didn't even mention ambition. motivated=ambitious unmotivated=lacks ambition. thinking small=lacks ambition=unmotivated So, if someone is quite happy with say, an 18 foot boat, fits there needs perfectly, etc, you think they are unmotivated? Amazing. You still don't get it. Don said "think small"...not "buy a small boat". To me, the saying "think small" means the opposite of "think big"...and that translates to a lack of ambition to excel in life. Oh, damn, some how I KNEW you wouldn't get it. What was the subject that Don was talking about when he said "think small"? Any idea? It was about a flippin' BOAT. A BOAT......get it? He wasn't talking about a house, a car, a bike, a horse, he was talking about A BOAT. I thought he was talking about your johnson. |
#163
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It's not fuel prices that's going to kill the boat market
"Harry Krause" wrote in message . .. NOYB wrote: "Harry Krause" wrote in message . .. NOYB wrote: "basskisser" wrote in message ups.com... Harry Krause wrote: NOYB wrote: "basskisser" wrote in message oups.com... NOYB wrote: "JohnH" wrote in message ... On Sun, 27 Aug 2006 19:09:03 GMT, Don White wrote: JohnH wrote: On 27 Aug 2006 10:47:03 -0700, "basskisser" wrote: JohnH wrote: On 27 Aug 2006 09:12:34 -0700, "basskisser" wrote: NOYB wrote: "Don White" wrote in message ... Think small No thanks. Thinking small is for the unmotivated in life. You think that because someone has a boat that they really like, although it may be smaller than yours is "unmotivated"? Do you think that just because someone isn't financially overextended is "unmotivated"? I think that people who overextend just for appearances are fools. bk, do you think that NOYB was trying to be controversial in his statement? Maybe he was just saying how *he* feels about life, and not passing any judgements on others. Why the attacks? It's a nice Sunday...chill out. -- No, John, he certainly was, and always has, passed judgements on others. I'm discussing only the post you responded to, not the past few years. I'm surprised that you'd take a philosophical comment like, "Thinking small is for the unmotivated in life" as a personal attack or the passing of judgement on you. -- ****************************************** ***** Hope your day is great! ***** ****************************************** John Since I was the one who advised to "think small", I thought NOYB was jabbing at me. Maybe I should have said 'think modestly'. Obviously some here have no need to even consider that, but I stand by my common sense advice. Nah. He came back with a bit of philosophy to counteract the bit you gave him. He's already bought his boat, so 'thinking small' wouldn't work for this one anyway. Thinking small is what I'm doing for my *next* boat - maybe a 17-18'er. It's actually what I'm thinking for my next boat too. Instead of having a 30 foot offshore boat, and 17' nearshore/inshore boat, I'm thinking about buying something in the 25-26 foot range to replace both boats. I could get a trailer for it, and tow it to the keys or the east coast for a change of scenary. Thinking small is for the unmotivated. Good point. I'll get the 25-26 footer to tow to East Coast on weekends, and look into buying a 40-something foot sportfish for over here. You could buy my Parker. Let's see, nothing down, interest only payments for, oh, 25 years... :) I charge two points over the vig, which these days is about 10 points less than the average credit card company. He'll go for it! According to him, interest only payments on tangibles is a great and wise investment! On appreciating (or non-depreciating) assets only. You haven't been paying attention. My Parker doesn't seem to be depreciating. Strange. No boat owner likes to think of his boat as a depreciating asset. So you keep telling yourself that you could sell it for what you paid, if that makes you feel better. ;-) I know boats are depreciating assets, but when I look at boats like mine (same year, same model, same "low miles," same "superior" condition), I don't see much depreciation, even when you discount the asking price of these other boats. There are four or five '03 Parkers on traderonline.com right now with single engines. They range in price from $39k to over $60k in *asking* price. But a boat is worth only what someone is willing to pay for it. |
#164
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It's not fuel prices that's going to kill the boat market
NOYB wrote:
"basskisser" wrote in message ups.com... NOYB wrote: "basskisser" wrote in message egroups.com... Uh, no you weren't. You didn't even mention ambition. motivated=ambitious unmotivated=lacks ambition. thinking small=lacks ambition=unmotivated So, if someone is quite happy with say, an 18 foot boat, fits there needs perfectly, etc, you think they are unmotivated? Amazing. You still don't get it. Don said "think small"...not "buy a small boat". To me, the saying "think small" means the opposite of "think big"...and that translates to a lack of ambition to excel in life. Duh! You were complaining about acquiring insurance for larger boats and the cost if you were successful. My advice really was to consider a *smaller boat* that would be easier & cheaper to operate, store, insure etc etc. Up here real men have braved the North Atlantic in the dead of winter, first in dorys launched from schooners.. and now Cape Islanders (called lobster boats south of the border). In other words.. 'half the boat, twice the sailor'. |
#165
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It's not fuel prices that's going to kill the boat market
NOYB wrote: "basskisser" wrote in message ups.com... NOYB wrote: "basskisser" wrote in message ups.com... NOYB wrote: "basskisser" wrote in message oups.com... Uh, no you weren't. You didn't even mention ambition. motivated=ambitious unmotivated=lacks ambition. thinking small=lacks ambition=unmotivated So, if someone is quite happy with say, an 18 foot boat, fits there needs perfectly, etc, you think they are unmotivated? Amazing. You still don't get it. Don said "think small"...not "buy a small boat". To me, the saying "think small" means the opposite of "think big"...and that translates to a lack of ambition to excel in life. Oh, damn, some how I KNEW you wouldn't get it. What was the subject that Don was talking about when he said "think small"? Any idea? It was about a flippin' BOAT. A BOAT......get it? He wasn't talking about a house, a car, a bike, a horse, he was talking about A BOAT. I thought he was talking about your johnson. Figures. |
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