So what happens when...

[Black_Pearl]

So what happens when/if our children aren't interested in boating any more?

I keep reading of people getting progressively bigger boats and yet as we get older it's common to downsize our homes.

So is it just us that are looking to move to something smaller? or maybe we've scared the children off!






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[Deleted User YDKXO]

Thats a fair point. In my case, our teenage son has been reluctant to spend holidays with us on the boat for some years. Our only way of getting him on the boat has been to allow him to bring his mates and/or girlfriend and when you've got 4 or 5 dirty smelly teenagers on board, believe me, you need a bigger boat Now that he's off to uni hopefully later this year, SWMBO and I will be able to spend more time on the boat but if SWMBO is going to be living on the boat for several weeks, she says she wants a boat suitable for that purpose and that of course means a bigger boat. Any way you cut it, you always need a bigger boat

 

[OAF]

So what happens when/if our children aren't interested in boating any more?

Get rid of the kids, its cheaper!

 

[Adrian]

Thats a fair point. In my case, our teenage son has been reluctant to spend holidays with us on the boat for some years. Our only way of getting him on the boat has been to allow him to bring his mates and/or girlfriend and when you've got 4 or 5 dirty smelly teenagers on board, believe me, you need a bigger boat Now that he's off to uni hopefully later this year, SWMBO and I will be able to spend more time on the boat but if SWMBO is going to be living on the boat for several weeks, she says she wants a boat suitable for that purpose and that of course means a bigger boat. Any way you cut it, you always need a bigger boat

Were in the same position, teenage kids no longer want to come on the boat but are really still too young to be left for a long weekend on their own, they would like to bring friends with them but (fortunately) the boat is not big enough.

 

[AdeOlly]

So what happens when/if our children aren't interested in boating any more?

That's a day that I dread and hopefully it's a few years away yet for us. At the moment going on the boat wins over the other potential weekend activities, but for how long I've no idea..... The boy is currently showing interest in football, which would nicely trash the weekend, but he's rubbish at it, and prefers being a beach bum. Long may that continue