absolute zero - I wrote the thing off the moment I bought it. So if it sinks and the insurance company doesnt pay out - who cares! Which is not the same as saying I dont look after it because I do.
I cannot comprehend those who borrow money to buy a boat or put into a boat an amount of money that actually matters to them. Boats are toys not investments.
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I cannot comprehend those who borrow money to buy a boat or put into a boat an amount of money that actually matters to them. Boats are toys not investments.
[/ QUOTE ]Can't agree with those sentiments. In a way I think I'm lucky to be poor enough to feel it when I spend money on anything I cherish. I think it adds to the 'value' I get from it. It certainly adds to the incentive to look after it well.
I still dream of being as rich as user "sandbanksunsets", of course...
I cannot comprehend those who borrow money to buy a boat or put into a boat an amount of money that actually matters to them. Boats are toys not investments.
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I agree - boats are not investments. I have as yet to meet the first bloke to make money out of owning a boat - if you manage to break even, you've done really well.
Don't agree about the borrowing - we borrowed to be able to buy the boat. Every penny we can set aside goes towards the refit.
We stop paying in 6 years time - that's also when I'm due to retire. At that time the boat will be all we own.
For some the boat's just a hobby, for others it's soo much more.
I also concur. In over 30 years and umpteen boats, I have never considered them 'worth' anything, only the value of the pleasure gained through looking after and using them. Pointless poll in my opiniopn.
[quoteI still dream of being as rich as user "sandbanksunsets", of course...
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Can't say as I do...............doesn't seem a very happy chappy does he? Still I reckon we pikies are best off as we are! /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif