Boat is finally up for sale

[breezer5012]

Well that's it. Nuffink Dubhing has her photos up for all to see after 2 years of fantastic fun. Despite looking to upgrade and being pretty excited about the prospect, I can't help but feel sad to see her on the market. Is it normal to get so attached to a boat? I feel quite precious about her!

 

[carlton]

There'll be tears........ /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif

 

[fireball]

Oh yes - perfectly normal to feel the looming "loss" of a boat - we emptied our Jenneau SO 30 out earlier this month and she is now sitting with the broker in Gosport - floating a lot higher than we we'd got all our junk on! She does look good though, and it is nice to see her cleaned up to a level above where we'd normally be at this time of year ... now we just have to keep her that way until someone else wants to care for her as much as we did .....
Still - she's warm and dry (inside - she is still afloat) ....

 

[photodog]

When the cheque clears, you'll chear up!

Watchya getting instead?

 

[breezer5012]

Thinking of a Fairline Targa 33 - seen one with new engines 4 years ago in great condition. But have also considered a Cranchi Giada 30. We'll keep looking til we find what we want - twin diesels and fit to get us to France essentially, but capable of passing the girlie test too /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif. Somehow I think we'll have plenty of time until the elusive cheque clears.

 

[photodog]

We used to quite like our S34.... lots of space in the Engine bay, good aft cabin... heads were a bit small... nice forward cabin.... but the Kad 32's are a bit small....

Make sure you invite us along for the launch!

 

[breezer5012]

Fireball, now I feel sad for your boat as well as ours! definately a soft touch /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif. I'm just not looking forward to strangers poking around her with critical eyes. I'll have to keep thinking of that cheque!

 

[breezer5012]

Will do!

 

[hlb]

Mucky Farter says your not really ruffty tuffty enough, so no way is she being adopted by you. She's also a bit upset at the parking episode with her little friend, she nearly rang boatline, but I calmed her down. /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

 

[breezer5012]

Trust me - underneath lies a real, Highland Teuchter, whiskey swigging wifie who can now park the boat without attracting the attention of the locals! The main problem as I see it is that, no offence intended Mucky, but Paul likes his women on the young side, even if we don't quite have the money to indulge those fantasies /forums/images/graemlins/tongue.gif

 

[maybh1]

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Is it normal to get so attached to a boat? I feel quite precious about her!

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I have walked away from our homes in the past 25 years without a backward glance - its always been onwards and upwards with no regrets about moving on.

But - the minute himself decides to do the same with our boats the atmosphere at maybh towers turns decidedly frosty. /forums/images/graemlins/mad.gif

He has gotten away with it three times over the last 20 or so years without incurring actual bodily harm but I am hanging on doggedly to the Trader 44. He did manage, for a short time, to put it with a broker but my Lysistrata mode /forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif (look it up guys) soon put paid to that.

We have had her for 10 years now and I am willing to wager that we will still own her ten years hence /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

Don't know why I get so attached - maybe its a case of better the devil you know.........(a bit like husbands really) /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

May
xx

 

[scubaman]

My wife got very attached to our previous boat. Plenty of tears when we were standing on the pontoon and watched our boat being driven away by the new owner. I felt a bit moody myself, but knowing that search for the new one could finally properly begin, I felt a lot better.

It was the same with our car. The new owner seemed quite embarrassed when SWMBO shed tears over the prospect of never seeing the car again.

She gives them names so they sort of become part of the family, I suppose...

 

[breezer5012]

I think to be honest I'm so attached to her because I've learnt from scratch on her - all the way from not knowing which was lat and long, to now when I'm doing and understanding my YM theory with relative ease, can quite confidently and safely passage plan and take her out without Paul. We've had some wonderful times on her and certainly I've had one of the best holidays ever just taking her along the south coast for a week. I'm not usually guilty of the better the devil you know thing - it took me 7 years but I did finally summon up the courage to leave (husband that is!). And I've never got attached to a house or a car - ND seems to have worked her way in somehow though!

But yes, the thought of shopping for the next one is hugely exciting and thanks to the agent ( and a friend for the underway shots), we now have a lovely set of photos of ND too. I think I might just leave to to Dave, our agent to do the waving off from the pontoon bit though (assuming that she actually sells /forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif).

 

[SolentPhill]

What are you lot like? is this a boat website or what, shed a tear when she went, upset cause she gone. /forums/images/graemlins/tongue.gif

Oh my 6 month old boat has gone back for repairs its horible not having her here I will be glad when she back. /forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif

alright Im just as bad