"The worst weekend of my life!"

[Gludy]

After the first weekend on my new boat - when we had to put up the newly proofed rear canopy in a gale, put up the radar arch in what felt like a force 10 - get wet through that we ran out of changes of clothes ... get the kids bed wet with that stupidily designed Princess window, have the admiral slip and strain a muscle whilst dis-embarking ...... on the way home in the nice warm car, I said "Well that was OK, we achieved a lot and it was enjoyable in a strange sort of way" .. the reply was "Well you may have enjoyed it but ..... (she stops and thinks a while at this point and then says ... yes, it was the worst weekend of my UFE".

Question to the panel ... does it go up hill or down hill from here?

Paul

 

[Guest]

Re: wife issues

Oh dear. Proper blokes love battling with nature, whereas wimmin don't need the hassle. Part-ex the boat for one with fabulous heating, comfy chairs, a decent telly and extensive possibility for her to show off to her mates. This costs 200k upwards: possibly cheaper than a divorce. It was pushing it a bit to go down that last weekend tho, wasn't it?

 

[Guest]

Re: \"The worst weekend of my life!\"

Probably sideways, as you may end up taking your mates boating instead, that means nobody to cook, clean, do the washing up and any shopping that does not involve going to a chandlery, other than that im sure all will go very well. pjs

 

[Gludy]

Re: wife issues

I had to go down to get the radar arch up etc.
I reckon things can only get better. At least now I can choose the jobs to match the conditions!

Paul

 

[byron]

Re: \"The worst weekend of my life!\"

Stick in there mate, its all downhill from here, things get worse but you get tougher, what seemed like hell yesterday you will laugh at tomorrow when things really get bad.

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[ChrisP]

Re: \"The worst weekend of my life!\"

The worst day of your life becomes valuable experience for tomorrow and food for conversation in the pub. It never gets any better you just get used to it and encounter even worse next time. But do we give up? Never.

 

[steved]

Re: \"The worst weekend of my life!\"

I too bought a boat this year (princess 35), however, have been very careful about choosing the right conditions to take the wife out / on board. Kids love it come rain or shine. Very important to get the wife on the right track from the beginning. Take some friends over, have a good meal, drink plenty........... Generally found it better to do the work type things on your own or with a mate. Have fun

 

[Deleted User YDKXO]

They say you only have 2 good days with a boat, the day you buy it and the day you sell it. You've just had one your 2 good days then.
If your wife's like mine she probably thinks the boat's your toy not hers and you cant blame her for being pissed off helping you put a radar arch up in a gale. I know its not very PC but give her some girlie bits to be getting on with inside like choosing some new curtain material or send her to John Lewis for some scatter cushions. You have to get her to 'buy into' the new toy in her own way or there'll be grief in the future

 

[david_steward]

Re: SWMBO

I must be the luckiest man alive. My wife loves boating, loves the boat, is well involved with all of the wifey bits as well as looking over my shoulder getting oiled up in the nether regions( of the boat).

You have been unlucky with the first weekends weather. Also, a boat is a complicated thing with lots of systems and different ways of doing things from at home. You should soon get used to it all then it becomes part of the fun. After all , you are boaters, privy to all of its secrets, unlike those poor landlubbers who don't know what they are missing.

It will get better if you can get your wife more involved. It must be a joint venture or it will become a stick to beat each other with.

Look forward to the first time that you set of at dawn on a still day and watch the sunrise at sea. If the all the magnificence of a sunrise at sea followed by a landfall on a foreign shore fail to stir your soul then there is no hope for you at all.

Sometimes it will all go horribly wrong, the weather will turn, things will break (everything mechanical if your name's Haydn) but it will be more than made up for when things go right.

One last thing that is very important so I will shout it.

NEVER EVER ADD UP WHAT IT ALL COSTS!!!!!!

Bon Voyage

Dave S

 

[Guest]

Re: SWMBO

Excellent. I also am lucky wife-wise. I never add up how much it costs because I make her pay for fuel and things, and she mustn't tell me about it.

 

[ChrisP]

Re: SWMBO

We must be the lucky ones. My wife was almost born on a boat and I've never been in a situation where she wasn't the one I wanted beside me. She can drive the boat, pass tools, argue with marina staff, do all the cleany jobs and mix the best G&T I've tasted. She must be the best navigator I've ever met because she's always telling me where to go. So all in all, I've got nothing to complain about in that department.

 

[paulineb]

I hope you have your tongue stuck firmly ...

... in your cheek when you utter such MCP obscenities. Or are you the sort of man that thinks breasts ovaries = cleaning & catering machine ????????

Pauline B

 

[Gludy]

Re: \"The worst weekend of my life!\"

In fairness to her, it was terrible weather, the kids were playing up and not everything went right. Her straining her muscle getting off the boat, then getting drenched again walking to the car in horizontal rain did not help either.

She is well into the interiror decor and is buying things all the time to make it better as well as planning things - all to do with colour, style and ease of living. When asked by a friend would she be helming the boat ... she replied "Yes" with a sideways glance at me.... so there are good signs underneath it all.

Also to date it has been long trips searching for a boat, hurried sea trials, a weekend taking things down, a weekend putting things up and a constant stream of money being spent tofuel all this. We have not really begun to use the boat.

Besides which, she is packed with common sense, or an ability to see many things at once, whilst I tend to focus on one thing at a time. So he suggestions etc have been of a very high standard.

We were also greeted by the others on the pontoon with a lot of welcomes and friendship, plus offers of help, advice etc....and she found the pair of boots she has been looking for over the last few months in a local shop and likes Swansea shopping centre. Anyway she just assumed we were off to the boat this weekend coming so that is a good sign.... the weather just cannot be as bad as last weekend.

There ... I have cheered myself up.

Paul

 

[Guest]

Re: SWMBO

We'd better stop this now. If anyone come round our boat(s) then comments such as "gosh your wife is wonderful making all this food etc" or any similar fawning praise is strictly prohibited.

 

[Deleted User YDKXO]

Sounds like you've got it sorted, Paul. Its a good idea to make 'er indoors do a Day Skipper course so she can get involved with the fun part of boating ie navigation/helming rather than leave her to do all the chores like jumping 10 feet to the pontoon 'coz you f....d up the approach or humping 9 fenders to the other side of the boat 'coz you changed your mind on which side to moor

 

[stewart]

Re: SWMBO

Almost - I'm not married but find no shortage of willing "crew" who have never complained once at the chance of a weekend down in the Med, don't have to do any of the work, and don't have to choose the colour of the cushions!!

 

[hlb]

Re:Tother Woman!!

You may find that as time goes by.
The boat comes to represent the other woman in your life.

I went looking out for a new boat four years ago and found a nice trawler yacht that took my interest.

Across the yard was a Princess that my wife fell in love with.
Must admit that I liked it too but having regard to costs maintainance and fuel bills had made me look at the trawler yacht.

Silly male logic however told me that if she picked it she could not complain about costs, ruff seas or anything else nautical.

Wrong,. You will find that in any family argument or row the boat (tother woman) will become the but of all problems. With plenty of jibes about you being more in love with the boat than her. Which eventualy will probably come true. Gradually then the boat takes on an even greater roll as sanctuary from the troubles of the world, family problems and work hell.

The thousands it costs to keep are therefore offset by ever increasing nagging leadind to greater and greater need of TLC. This of course not being provided by wife anymore leads to more dependance on tother woman (boat). Which requires more and more money showering over it to keep it in the manner to which it has become acustomed. (As in wife)

The moral of the story.

A boat's not just for Cristmas. It's for life!!



Haydn

 

[Geoffs]

Re:And eventually....

It'll come down to,

"it's that damned boat or me"

No contest really is it???

 

[Gludy]

Re: SWMBO

Stewart - after reading your post she said "I'll go with Stewart in his boat next time. Tell him I am blonde, blue eyed and 5ft4".



Paul

 

[Guest]

Re:And eventually....

Ah but you'll miss her won't you?

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