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Old 03-26-2014, 05:45 PM   #21
Jeffrey S
Scraping Paint
 
City: Full-time onboard
Vessel Model: Trawler
Join Date: Oct 2007
Posts: 929
We start our 12th year next week. The information and suggestions you've gotten already have been excellent. But here are a couple extra to help create a happy environment for doing more than just a delivery of the boat to Marco Island:

- Get your wife involved with the destination planning. Typically, you'll be the one figuring out how to get from point A to point B. Let her decide what A and B are. It'll make the trip more enjoyable for both of you.

- Never give up an opportunity to meet and hang out with other boaters. It's not about the sunsets, anchorages, or ICW. It's about the people. The ones who connect with lots of other boaters last a long time. The ones who don't often sell their boats sooner.

- As you've heard and will hear many times, never have a schedule. But it goes deeper than that. If the weather is getting worse, stay put. If you like a place, stay longer - weekly and monthly slips are way less expensive than daily transient rates.


It's all a wonderful experience. Just make sure it's all fun and not a hard-moving delivery.
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