Chuck Gould wrote:
On May 7, 7:15�am, "NOYB" wrote:
Thank you, Madam Speaker. �You're doing a bang-up job.

Actually, the percentage of your net worth required to purchase a boat
is probably plummeting. A softening retail environment for boats (the
little and some of the middle guys can't do the fuel costs) as well as
rampaging securities market put upper income professionals, like
dentists, into a pretty good position to buy right now.

"Boating is more affordable than ever!"

Nice rationalizations! Need a larger shovel?



If you're going to blame Pelosi for the price of refined petroleum
products, don't forget to thank her for the very nice uptick in your
stock portfolio. She has as much to do with one as with the other. Zip
in both cases.








Our national energy policy, whatever it is (it's a secret) was
established by Dick Cheney in 2001 during a series of meetings with oil
industry executives.

On May 7, 7:43�am, HK wrote:
Chuck Gould wrote:
On May 7, 7:15?am, "NOYB" wrote:
Thank you, Madam Speaker. ?You're doing a bang-up job.

Actually, the percentage of your net worth required to purchase a boat
is probably plummeting. A softening retail environment for boats (the
little and some of the middle guys can't do the fuel costs) as well as
rampaging securities market put upper income professionals, like
dentists, into a pretty good position to buy right now.

"Boating is more affordable than ever!"

Nice rationalizations! Need a larger shovel?

Not at all.

The market is soft right now. Everybody used to laugh when somebody
would make a ridiculous offer on an older boat with a pair of 350-HP
gas engines and use the excuse, "I need to buy it that cheaply so I
can afford to repower with diesels". That line of logic isn't as
ridiculous these days.

Prices and demand for relatively fuel efficient boats both seem to be
holding up somewhat so far, but if you want something that will cost
$2000 to fill up for an ambitious 3-day weekend you can pick it up
pretty cheaply. Many of the guys who felt their boat didn't sell last
year because of high fuel prices and who thought this year might be
better are looking at the calendar, (mid May), and starting to chop
prices pretty aggressively.



*If you're going to blame Pelosi for the price of refined petroleum
products, don't forget to thank her for the very nice uptick in your
stock portfolio. She has as much to do with one as with the other. Zip
in both cases.

Chuck Gould wrote:
On May 7, 7:43�am, HK wrote:
Chuck Gould wrote:
On May 7, 7:15?am, "NOYB" wrote:
Thank you, Madam Speaker. ?You're doing a bang-up job.
Actually, the percentage of your net worth required to purchase a boat
is probably plummeting. A softening retail environment for boats (the
little and some of the middle guys can't do the fuel costs) as well as
rampaging securities market put upper income professionals, like
dentists, into a pretty good position to buy right now.
"Boating is more affordable than ever!"
Nice rationalizations! Need a larger shovel?

Not at all.

The market is soft right now. Everybody used to laugh when somebody
would make a ridiculous offer on an older boat with a pair of 350-HP
gas engines and use the excuse, "I need to buy it that cheaply so I
can afford to repower with diesels". That line of logic isn't as
ridiculous these days.

Prices and demand for relatively fuel efficient boats both seem to be
holding up somewhat so far, but if you want something that will cost
$2000 to fill up for an ambitious 3-day weekend you can pick it up
pretty cheaply. Many of the guys who felt their boat didn't sell last
year because of high fuel prices and who thought this year might be
better are looking at the calendar, (mid May), and starting to chop
prices pretty aggressively.



Ahh, so as dumb as a boat purchase was previously, it's even dumber
down. Boats...the world's fastest depreciating asset? Fortunately,
Parkers are still a hot commodity.

On May 7, 8:09?am, HK wrote:

Fortunately,
Parkers are still a hot commodity.

I wonder if they call them "parkers" because that's where they spend
their time, parked. (Just kidding!!)

Chuck Gould wrote:
On May 7, 8:09?am, HK wrote:

Fortunately,
Parkers are still a hot commodity.

I wonder if they call them "parkers" because that's where they spend
their time, parked. (Just kidding!!)



That Parker has been on the market for 3 yrs, it really isn't that hot
of a commodity.

On Mon, 07 May 2007 11:09:17 -0400, HK wrote:

Fortunately,
Parkers are still a hot commodity.

Are you still trying to sell yours Harry?

For how long, a year now?

Wayne.B wrote:
On Mon, 07 May 2007 11:09:17 -0400, HK wrote:

Fortunately,
Parkers are still a hot commodity.

Are you still trying to sell yours Harry?

For how long, a year now?



I've actually never *tried* to sell it. Never ran an ad, never put a
sign on it, never did anything, really. I did offer to sell it to
Herring here at a really good price, but he wasn't interested. I do keep
track of resale prices, though, and am pleased that rigs in very good,
"low mileage" condition like mine are selling for prices that were about
$5000 more than I had in mind for the poster here who gave up boating to
become a bad golfer.

On Mon, 07 May 2007 17:20:52 -0400, HK wrote:

Wayne.B wrote:
On Mon, 07 May 2007 11:09:17 -0400, HK wrote:

Fortunately,
Parkers are still a hot commodity.

Are you still trying to sell yours Harry?

For how long, a year now?



I've actually never *tried* to sell it. Never ran an ad, never put a
sign on it, never did anything, really. I did offer to sell it to
Herring here at a really good price, but he wasn't interested. I do keep
track of resale prices, though, and am pleased that rigs in very good,
"low mileage" condition like mine are selling for prices that were about
$5000 more than I had in mind for the poster here who gave up boating to
become a bad golfer.

Of course, that 'really good price' was never disclosed!

But, "$5000 more than I had in mind" sounds very truthful. But, I never got
to see the lobsta boat either!

On Mon, 07 May 2007 17:20:52 -0400, HK wrote:

I do keep
track of resale prices, though, and am pleased that rigs in very good,
"low mileage" condition like mine are selling for prices that were about
$5000 more than I had in mind for the poster here who gave up boating to
become a bad golfer.

I guess I'm fortunate that I didn't have to give up boating to become
a bad golfer.

On Mon, 07 May 2007 18:46:56 -0400, Wayne.B
wrote:

On Mon, 07 May 2007 17:20:52 -0400, HK wrote:

I do keep
track of resale prices, though, and am pleased that rigs in very good,
"low mileage" condition like mine are selling for prices that were about
$5000 more than I had in mind for the poster here who gave up boating to
become a bad golfer.

I guess I'm fortunate that I didn't have to give up boating to become
a bad golfer.

You're right. Becoming a bad golfer was effortless and required no
sacrifice! Now, how much is it going to cost me to get the index below 28?