beancounter
Well-Known Member
We didn’t intend to buy a boat this year. “Let’s be methodical about this, and finish the garden and decorating jobs first” we said. Perhaps start to look in the autumn, or spring 2006. A sane & sensible approach.
But a little investigation wouldn’t go amiss, would it?...Let’s visit some brokers, just to get an idea of what we like and don’t like, to help us when we decide to hunt in earnest….
So we made intermittent visits around the East Coast & to the Hamble, made copious notes, took photos & compiled a fat file of brokers spec sheets. Good research data for when we decide to hunt in earnest….
I combed back issues of magazines for test reports of likely boats, and noted lots of comparative data, plusses & minuses, just in case Mrs Beancounter asked me about such things, when we began to hunt in earnest….
Much data was compiled on marinas & comparative costings worked out. The odd sunny day was spent nosing around possible homes for the boat, ready for when we decided to start the hunt in earnest…..
So where did it all go wrong? (Or right!) I dunno.
I’ve heard that you know the right boat because she’ll wink at you. This was probably more a case of her throwing her arms around us and giving us a smacking great kiss. An hour of clambering over her, then the fatal decision was made over a cuppa in the sunshine.
Offer, haggle, agreement.
Gulp.
Are we excited? – Yes
Are we apprehensive? – Very
Are we sane & sensible? – Probably not. Do we care? – NO
Tee Hee
But a little investigation wouldn’t go amiss, would it?...Let’s visit some brokers, just to get an idea of what we like and don’t like, to help us when we decide to hunt in earnest….
So we made intermittent visits around the East Coast & to the Hamble, made copious notes, took photos & compiled a fat file of brokers spec sheets. Good research data for when we decide to hunt in earnest….
I combed back issues of magazines for test reports of likely boats, and noted lots of comparative data, plusses & minuses, just in case Mrs Beancounter asked me about such things, when we began to hunt in earnest….
Much data was compiled on marinas & comparative costings worked out. The odd sunny day was spent nosing around possible homes for the boat, ready for when we decided to start the hunt in earnest…..
So where did it all go wrong? (Or right!) I dunno.
I’ve heard that you know the right boat because she’ll wink at you. This was probably more a case of her throwing her arms around us and giving us a smacking great kiss. An hour of clambering over her, then the fatal decision was made over a cuppa in the sunshine.
Offer, haggle, agreement.
Gulp.
Are we excited? – Yes
Are we apprehensive? – Very
Are we sane & sensible? – Probably not. Do we care? – NO
Tee Hee
