greeny
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Exactly the reasons why I did the same and bought my Sun 2000. Great little day boat.
Small is …..errr cheaper
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Bouba
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Did you see my story of the guy who tows a trimaran with his Model Y ?
Chiara’s slave
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When I retire from Dragonfly sailing, perhaps I should buy a little day boat, A Diam 24?
And yes, Bouba. That was a Corsair tri, similar but smaller than Rummy’s 27
And yes, Bouba. That was a Corsair tri, similar but smaller than Rummy’s 27
Wansworth
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Yes your probably right……..I can see several downsides already
ylop
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Wandsworth - there is a fourth option: you buy that boat and it puts you off for life but only because of things that make that boat impractical which would be fine for other boats (I’m thinking in particular the trailer shown in the advert).
Bouba
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The problem with waiting is that time is not on our side....we are losing strength, quickness of thought, flexibility and health not just each year but each day....there are repairs I did to my boat a couple of years ago that I can’t do now, let alone next year....the spaces are now too tight for my level of flexibility. Of all our declining powers, health is the most vital because days spent on doctor appointments, hospital visits etc are sailing days lost.Yes your probably right……..I can see several downsides already
Don’t wait...react
ridgy
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Am I reading that right, 7k euro for an elderly 18 foot boat? You need to save your money for some good dementia pills.
Fr J Hackett
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I think you really need to ask the question why do I think I need a boat and just what will I do with it and how often. I suspect it’s a dream fired by nostalgia with no real basis what’s more it’s not the type of boat you sailed from what I gather, it’s a compromise to allow you to continue with the dream and I further suspect you would quickly come to regret buying it.Yes your probably right……..I can see several downsides already
Chiara’s slave
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What he needs is a younger friend with a boat, who takes him sailing on warm sunny days,
Bouba
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Bouba
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The boats he is looking at can be bought for discretionary funds and require minimum upkeep....for that he gets the pleasure of knowing that he is a boat owner and can go out whenever he feels like it....with the added bonus that once in a while he will actually go.
Even if the boat is left to rot...it’s a small price to pay to scratch an itch
Chiara’s slave
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Do you not get delightful young ladies fawning over your dog?because I have found that young people really relish my company
Bouba
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Yes.... I do.....and you should see how they react to my dirty old man chat up lines
Fr J Hackett
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I suggest you read Wandsworth's posts, he is stretching a very limited budget which does not appear to fall into the category of discretionary funds as perhaps you and I understand them. However that's his business not ours.
Daydream believer
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Just remember it is in jest. It would be great to see a post where you said that you had actually bought a boat. 'Always look forward to your posts
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Then we could all take the p..s out of your sailing
Bouba
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My impression of his financial situation (and guessing people’s financial is a road to nowhere) is that he has a needy daughter....but my advice would be...she will always be needy, no matter how much you give her....so giving her less is no worse than giving her more
Wansworth
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Yes……I think I will refrain from posts about possible boat purchase till it’s done….or not.I can delight you with photos of my latest acquisition mynewgrass cutter…..I cannot admit toa lawn mower give the state of the gardenJust remember it is in jest. It would be great to see a post where you said that you had actually bought a boat. '
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Then we could all take the p..s out of your sailing
Wansworth
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I think between you both would sum up my situation……
Fr J Hackett
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You never know what's around the corner better to have a few euro squirrelled away for a rainy day than a boat that is really not you.
Fr J Hackett
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A bit of perspective, I think we are of very similar age, fitness may be a little different but a year or so ago a boat popped up on my horizon that would have suited me and the sailing I was hankering to do again, it was a Pacific Seacraft 40 a boat I had sailed before several times and liked . I had arranged to go and see it with every intention of buying but the day before I was due to drive down to Spain I suffered a reoccurrence of my BPV ( vertigo brought on by movement) so had to cancel. The boat disappeared from sail and in any case I began to question whether I was really up to doing what I wanted and concluded it was best to let this sleeping dog lie. Fast forward and just before I fell ill again another PS 40 popped up in the UK and I was having serious thoughts about it but now I think my body is saying think again so it will remain not a dream but another ambition unfulfilled.
Are you really ready to go sailing again with all that it entails the maintenance and the ongoing costs and how is your underlying health and fitness? Even though you don't envisage any great voyaging Whatever you decide is best for you I wish you the best.
Are you really ready to go sailing again with all that it entails the maintenance and the ongoing costs and how is your underlying health and fitness? Even though you don't envisage any great voyaging Whatever you decide is best for you I wish you the best.