New Boat Blues

[MikeJ42]

Is it normal to get the blues a few weeks after the momentous day? You've scratched your galley worktop, a few bits have broken off, the widget you yearned for is really no better than the widget you had before, the weather has turned, there is dog hair in the carpets and the extra cost now seems unjustifiable. I keep looking at the brochure and it doesn't feel like that!

 

[iangrant]

PPD

Post purchase depression, a recognised condition and nothing to worry about.

Everyone suffers completly normal.

Just enjoy the boat



Ian

 

[kid's inheritance]

Buyer's remorse-well known reaction I am afraid
regards
Rob

 

[Moody]

I'm Next Then

Is it normal to get the blues a few weeks after the momentous day? You've scratched your galley worktop, a few bits have broken off, the widget you yearned for is really no better than the widget you had before, the weather has turned, there is dog hair in the carpets and the extra cost now seems unjustifiable. I keep looking at the brochure and it doesn't feel like that!

Thanks for this ray of sunshine. I'm still in the expectation stage as we ordered at the boat show, and our handover is due on the 29th October. So this is what I've got to look forward to in November is it (oh and the clocks will have gone back)

On the upside I spent that much on the boat I couldn't afford any widgets, so I wont be dissappointed there, and I haven't got a dog

 

[blueglass]

Is it normal to get the blues a few weeks after the momentous day? You've scratched your galley worktop, a few bits have broken off, the widget you yearned for is really no better than the widget you had before, the weather has turned, there is dog hair in the carpets and the extra cost now seems unjustifiable. I keep looking at the brochure and it doesn't feel like that!

The amount of money we spend on this hobby does not bear close analysis and if you think about it too much it can bring in a cloud of depression. next spring when you get out on the water properly things will feel different.

 

[enterprise]

After all the excitement of locating, surveying and purchasing your boat it's no wonder that a little 'what now' sets in.
Start with taking a good look at what you have achieved, decide how you can make it special or personalise it to your needs, add a few personal touches and improvements or upgrades (assuming it's not already perfect that is).

Start to get to grips with the electronics, practice using the plotter/radar/fishfinder etc, read the owners literature, locate the service and checkpoints for you engines, start some regular maintenance (even if it's only cleaning & polishing)

Buying the boat is only the first part, what's to come will soon overshadow any reservations you have now, enjoy it, after all you have worked hard to get to this point!

 

[Searush]

It's what you get for lusting after something you neither need nor really want I guess.

But really, I wouldn't know, I've never had a new boat (except an inflatable tender) and keep my boats until it's absolutely clear they no longer meet my needs - 13 years for first one (kids din't fit in their berths any more) and 22 years for current one - which still meets my (and my family's) needs.

I just don't get the "need to upgrade" for a newer model or a bigger boat unless what I wanted to do with it has changed. perhaps if I had "loads of Dosh" - but I don't; so one less thing to concern myself about.

 

[mm1]

new boat

o poor you,i do feel sorry for you having to put up with a new boat!!,joking aside as soon as it arrives the blues will magically disappear,enjoy mm1.

 

[Deleted User YDKXO]

Is it normal to get the blues a few weeks after the momentous day? You've scratched your galley worktop, a few bits have broken off, the widget you yearned for is really no better than the widget you had before, the weather has turned, there is dog hair in the carpets and the extra cost now seems unjustifiable. I keep looking at the brochure and it doesn't feel like that!

Yeah, I felt like that a few weeks after I got married. Both times

 

[MapisM]

I keep looking at the brochure and it doesn't feel like that!

Yeah, I felt like that a few weeks after I got married. Both times

I must sympathize, though at least I fell for it just once.
And I guess I can't complain anyway, 'cause at least I didn't make up my mind based on a brochure...

 

[henryf]

Funnily enough we have never had that with our boat. We bought it brand new and so you'd expect a bit of buyer's remorse after the initial euphoria died down but it never came. One of the things that would have upset me was finding out flaws or short cuts taken in the build process as I started looking round in all the nooks and crannies.

What's probably kept me on a high is the quality of all the services installation. Everything labeled up neatly, decent electrical cabinets, chargers, engine wiring, plumbing and so on. You only really find out about these things as you go to swing a hidden stop cock or have a rummage around when fiddling with something.

Financially I always put the purchase price out of my mind and assume the boat is worth it's second hand price as soon as I sail away in it for the first time. I think the support you get from your dealer helps loads as well. Boat show invites, sorting out any niggles quickly and so on. It makes you feel like you're in a special club and keeps the dream alive much more than being thrown out on your own.

That first weekend away with the heater keeping you snug and warm and the Solent seemingly all to yourself as all the summer boaters stay at home will soon have the mojo back.

I love winter boating more than summer sometimes.

Keep smiling

Henry