Yeti
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Wow, what a great response. Thanks to you all for your advice.
So, to summarise the responses so far;
I won’t make any money, I’ll probably lose money but the enjoyment and pleasure you get are priceless. (like the credit card ad)
When talking about appreciation and depreciation I’m only really talking about the capital cost. I’d write the running costs off as simply ‘the cost of having a hobby’.
It sounds like if I buy sensibly and maintain appropriately I should be OK on this score.
I’m looking at Brighton initially as there is so much to do there in such close proximity. Cinema, bowling, shopping, restaurants, fast food etc. So we’d be very likely to pop down for a short weekend and never leave the marina complex.
However, Barry raised some interesting points that I’d not considered before about a river marina vs. a sea marina. We were in Brighton town at the w/e and noticed a cruiser battling very hard to get back to the Marina (and bobbing around like a cork !!).
I’ll look at Port Solent etc. and see if I can find anywhere that has the amount of ‘stuff going on’ as Brighton marina.
Also many, many thanks to tcm for such a comprehensive response.
Someone said bigger boat equates to less use (or smaller boat more use) and I’m not sure I’d agree with the logic. I can see us not using a smaller boat as frequently because we got bored of it too soon but using a bigger boat because it is a boat, caravan and B&B all-in-one – especially at a marina with lots to offer.
Chartering/Hiring a boat sounds like a great idea – just to see if any of the kids get sea-sick for a start !!
Does anyone have any recommendations?
I’m definitely going to book myself on a course. This should give me the skills needed and the chance to chat with other boaties (including at least one very experienced one) to answer more questions.
Once again, thanks for all the friendly advice.
I’ll be back /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif
So, to summarise the responses so far;
I won’t make any money, I’ll probably lose money but the enjoyment and pleasure you get are priceless. (like the credit card ad)
When talking about appreciation and depreciation I’m only really talking about the capital cost. I’d write the running costs off as simply ‘the cost of having a hobby’.
It sounds like if I buy sensibly and maintain appropriately I should be OK on this score.
I’m looking at Brighton initially as there is so much to do there in such close proximity. Cinema, bowling, shopping, restaurants, fast food etc. So we’d be very likely to pop down for a short weekend and never leave the marina complex.
However, Barry raised some interesting points that I’d not considered before about a river marina vs. a sea marina. We were in Brighton town at the w/e and noticed a cruiser battling very hard to get back to the Marina (and bobbing around like a cork !!).
I’ll look at Port Solent etc. and see if I can find anywhere that has the amount of ‘stuff going on’ as Brighton marina.
Also many, many thanks to tcm for such a comprehensive response.
Someone said bigger boat equates to less use (or smaller boat more use) and I’m not sure I’d agree with the logic. I can see us not using a smaller boat as frequently because we got bored of it too soon but using a bigger boat because it is a boat, caravan and B&B all-in-one – especially at a marina with lots to offer.
Chartering/Hiring a boat sounds like a great idea – just to see if any of the kids get sea-sick for a start !!
Does anyone have any recommendations?
I’m definitely going to book myself on a course. This should give me the skills needed and the chance to chat with other boaties (including at least one very experienced one) to answer more questions.
Once again, thanks for all the friendly advice.
I’ll be back /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif
