80:20 rule.

[No Regrets]

I was having a discussion with another forumite a week or so ago, and the 80:20 rule came up.

Basically, it suggests you can get 80% of something for 20% of the cost, in most cases!

When applied to boats, it would suggest you can pay £20k instead of £100k for a boat, and enjoy it nearly as much!

Of course, the obvious flattery of punting around in a shiny beast would be offset by the scary ownership prospects of getting a dirty mark on the cream leather trim, likewise the smug satisfaction of having saved a load of cash would be rather frayed by the constant replacement of parts, fettling, honing and murky bilges.

I still think the ratio rule works however, anybody else have any thoughts!?

 

[Poignard]

Oh - I thought this was going to be about a new kind of diet.

 

[Actionmat]

I thought diesel duty had gone up

 

[Talulah]

I thought it was about racing.

 

[Melody]

I've never heard the rule applied in that way before. Usually it would be more like 80% of the cost of a boat is in 20% of the equipment, 80% of the sailing that is done is done by 20% of boat owners, 80% of the posts on this forum are made by 20% of forumites, and 80% of the useful information is in 20% of the posts ...