How long have you owned your boat?

[underdog]

The recent thread about the Contessa 32 lost to sinking by a ferry , which the owner had owned since 1978, 40 years,made me ponder as to how long people keep their boats.
The longest I kept a boat was 18 years 1978 - 1996. My current boat I have had for 10 years, and I intend to keep for thee foreseeable future.

 

[Poignard]

23 years.

 

[Buck Turgidson]

2 years and counting. She's a keeper ❤

 

[Rappey]

27 years and counting .Better the devil you know

 

[Laminar Flow]

11 on the current, 25 previously.

 

[nortada]

Since new.

 

[mainsail1]

24 years and no plans to change.

 

[ashtead]

We have had ours for 4 years and plan to keep until we are forced to retire to a nice mobo. Our first Bav we had for approx 14 years with few issues and just wanted a bit more space.

 

[dombuckley]

Big boat 22 years, little boat 35 years. No plans to change either of them.

 

[john_morris_uk]

16 years

 

[Bajansailor]

22 years.

 

[cmedsailor]

10 years the last one, 1 year the current one.

 

[colind3782]

Nine years and counting...

 

[Daydream believer]

17 years since new & no intention of changing, until I am too old to sail her anymore- which may not be to far away

 

[vyv_cox]

25 years, still perfectly happy with it.

 

[duncan99210]

11 years and no intentions of changing.

 

[Lightwave395]

15 years, two complete refits inc two lots of standing rigging and a respray, toyed with downsizing but may well keep on until I can't sail her safely anymore, probably spent more than she's worth but stopped counting long ago

 

[Babylon]

13 years

 

[Tradewinds]

28 years this June.

 

[Refueler]

Cant be exact without dragging out photos etc. - but about 24yrs ... and no plans to move it on ... even if I buy another ... she's perfect for the river and local stuff here.

I have deep wide river for about 30km to play in ... with islands for nosing onto ... BBQ etc. Bilge keels and max 1m draft gives me a lot of fun here.