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Originally Posted by cool beans
I have my sailboat now, and I enjoy it (enjoy it more if I used it more) and I like working on it, and I like living aboard. . .but I'm not sure I would do this again?
What I'm saying is, I seem to be missing that level of naivete I had when I bought my sailboat. Now that I know what I'm in for, it's been impossible to get past a second/third look without getting uneasy (sometimes physically ill). 40+ boats and 13 months later, I came close once to buying a Bayliner, basically on impulse, and felt relieved when the survey gave me a reason to back out.
For whatever reason I can't get past the additional list of fixes and $$$$$ cash infusions in the boats I've looked at. It's all junk. . .cheap junk and expensive junk, newer junk and older junk But can it all really be junk? It's got to be a perspective thing, right?
Da hell is wrong with me? I'm finding boats I like, and can afford. . .but it's like trying to decide to kick myself in the crotch again
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Maybe you haven't found the right boat or maybe it's something more. I think one gets two forms of sticker shock-price and time/effort. Perhaps it's a smaller, less expensive, but in better condition boat. I have a friend who looked at Albin after Albin. He was so determined. They all had problems he wasn't ready to tackle. So, he just went and bought a Glacier Bay. Twin Outboards, 2.2 mpg at 17 mph and he's happy. Maybe it's a different style. For instance, you can find Sea Ray Sundancers in better condition and cheaper than you can many cruising boats.
I wouldn't force it. Just wait, relax. Rent or charter occasionally until something hits you.
There are a lot of fishermen who just can't find the SF they want. Well, they end up very happy with a Center Console instead. Less to buy, less to operate and outboards so easier to maintain engines.
Why aren't you using the sailboat? I think that is a question that may give you a clue. If a boat is going to be underused then why purchase one. Why are you even thinking of buying a boat?