Surprisingly emotional....

[rwoofer]

...when you have to hand over your boat to it's new owners. Must be the memories that go with the boat that make it so.


Good luck and fair winds to forumite SPGE who is sailing Marmalade (ex Hana) to the East Coast this weekend.

 

[BlueSkyNick]

the boat may have gone but the memories will stay behind with you !

 

[hlb]

We had this when we drove up to Scotland, to spend the last weekend on the boat. We were met by the new owners moving in. Looked a bit sad, some one else repositioning my VHF and I felt a bit wrong rumaging through there stuff for my charts and bits and pieces.

 

[peterb26]

Confession time!

When I sold my "last but two" boat I had to deliver it to Lymington and leave it there.

I took it on my own. Secured it to the pontoon, checked nobody was looking - gave it a quick kiss on the wheelhouse - and left (never daring to look back!). /forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif

 

[ccscott49]

So? Whats wrong with that, I pat mine and say bye bye everytime I go to work for a month, the boat gets a kiss!

 

[Koeketiene]

I know - when I sold our previous boat I had similar feelings.
In the month between "sale agreed" and "sold" I kept hoping he'd change his mind.
When the new owner took Yanita away I could not be there.

Oddly ennough, when I think how much better Guapa is and how much I love her it feels like I'm betraying Yanita's memory.

 

[ccscott49]

I'll have to die before Englander is sold, because I would be completely overcome and wouldnt be able to handle seeing her go, just too much has happened on her to let her go.

 

[Guest]

I have seen my boats later after sale .... and always regretted it ... the changes made .. etc.

I try to walk away and never see it again ... just keep the memories I have without later additions.

It's like selling a part of yourself ... cutting of an arm. Best done quick and cleanly.