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Originally Posted by Mr. Sandman
There is a lot of truth to this....
I bought my latest boat and knew from the moment I bought it (it was my 5th or 6th boat) that it was going to be a multi-year project . Most of the stuff either didn't work or didn't work correctly. When I got it to a certain point I would seriously use it but I knew I would have to keep going with it. Just keep chipping away at the endless list of stuff you want to do to it. I worked my butt off the first year to be able to use it the next summer.
When I am done...really done with it, I will sell it and move on, having enjoyed it for the last few years. Will I get all my $ that I put into it back???? NO but when you factor in the enjoyment I got out of it I always seem to come out ahead.
I am already looking at the next boat (project), it will be a kick ass sport fish express or possibly a big trawler. I would like work on another boat like mine but there are so few I would have to overpay to get one. I feel I have made mine the best one out there. That is a cool feeling.
I enjoy working on boats. I like fixing stuff that does not work right. Adding new stuff, making it better than it was, safer than it was. I like learning new repair skills. I think I enjoy this as much as fishing at times...esp in the winter when I can not fish and my boat is within eyesight every day all winter. I would much rather work on my boat than my house. Houses are boring construction. Cars are cool too but they don't float.
Boats are a PIA but they are really cool. They have so many specilized systems to grasp. I just like being on boats as much as I can and helping others from my experiences (good and bad)
Bottom line....Boats do suck, but they are a blast to be around.
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Well said Capt Jim. I have now owned a boat for 6 yrs (my first) and learned a LOT both about owning and running a boat and even more about fixing a boat. I still don't touch the engine (outboard Suz 150HP) but I have now replaced or fixed almost everything else on the boat and happy to say no longer FEAR THE CHALLENGE!