How many other folk feel the same?
- Thread starter Mudisox
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Praxinoscope
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Wonder if he'd part exchange?
Laminar Flow
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None of us are getting any younger or healthier and at some point we all will have to swallow the anchor. For cruising couples that moment may, sadly, not be symmetrical.
Laminar Flow
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The wife?
Praxinoscope
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I would want a full survey.
cherod
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well respected boats ,, Woods " served his time " with James Wharram , bit boxy in the shape stakes but sail well i believe .
oh ps,, the last sentence does not apply to me ,, not by many years
oh ps,, the last sentence does not apply to me ,, not by many years
Buck Turgidson
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Sometimes you have to make the hard choices. Plenty of fish as they say.
oldharry
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+1. After nearly 50 years adventures afloat, increasing ill health means last year was probably the last for serious sailing. Like many, we did not launch this year. The refit was stopped in its tracks in March, and health issues in June/July mean the work is still not done. But because of the half finished state of things boat is not saleable. I know now that if I do launch next year I will not do more than a few hours day sailing. Will it be worth the cost and effort? While Im actually afloat yes. But, somehow I just dont think it will be enough.
Hard decision to make after a lifetime of sailing. In truth The Decision has really made itself, but letting the boat go....?
ProDave
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And a trial.
Porthandbuoy
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I'd sleep on it if I were you before making my mind up.
Greenheart
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Mudisox, I assume you posted this as a joke...tell me you too are mystified at how many people are actually looking at the boat?
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Mark-1
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I wonder if he'd consider chartering her out?
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I wonder if it is grammatical error or an intentional and amusing slip of the keyboard......
greeny
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Lot of money for a 1987 boat methinks.
Or do they normally go for this money?
Or do they normally go for this money?
ashtead
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I wonder if more sadness behind those words than we realise? As a somewhat younger sailor if my wife could no longer sail I might change to a Nimbus or such like . Chap on a boat near us referred to a young lady we saw on board as his former girlfriend. You might think there are your people out there who might fancy sailing for a few days.
cherod
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Could check the for sale section , maybe no joke !!
Mudisox, I assume you posted this as a joke...tell me you too are mystified at how many people are actually looking at the boat?
Greenheart
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That's very interesting. I struggle to get my other half to come sailing with me...
...but if I bought a Nimbus motorboat, I believe she'd be on board permanently, mixing cocktails.
I've never noticed the sailing side of boat-ownership having any appeal for partners of yachtsmen.
DJE
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We must move in very different circles. I know lots of couples who have sailed together all their lives.
RupertW
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My wife and I sailed in UK/French waters for a couple of decades but eventually she found it too cold and too much faff wearing big plastic coats and trousers whilst getting splashed.
ashtead
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There might be a difference sailing in Fareham to the med so maybe a change of location although I Gosport is not much better.
