An observation that should give anyone thinking of buying their first boat pause.
In pouring over Craig?s List in my boat search and questioning existing owners, I?m simply stunned by the number of folks who own boats that have literally never used the boat.
Common theme. ?Well, I heard it run when I bought it. But it?s been in my garage for the last three years.?
Or:
?I used to use it for the first few years but it?s been two years since I last took it out.?
Or:
?I inherited the boat from my cousin. He used to take it out but I never did.?
Or:
?I just want it out of my yard. It?s been sitting there since?since?since Bush was in the white house. The first Bush.?
These people make boat ownership seem like some kind of albatross around their necks. They seem to lack both the finances and the inclination to regularly utilize a boat.
Despite all of this, I still want a boat. I think.
It would be my first boat. Am I crazy? Am I likely to become one of these people?a Don?t-Wanter desperate to dump my marine burden?
In pouring over Craig?s List in my boat search and questioning existing owners, I?m simply stunned by the number of folks who own boats that have literally never used the boat.
Common theme. ?Well, I heard it run when I bought it. But it?s been in my garage for the last three years.?
Or:
?I used to use it for the first few years but it?s been two years since I last took it out.?
Or:
?I inherited the boat from my cousin. He used to take it out but I never did.?
Or:
?I just want it out of my yard. It?s been sitting there since?since?since Bush was in the white house. The first Bush.?
These people make boat ownership seem like some kind of albatross around their necks. They seem to lack both the finances and the inclination to regularly utilize a boat.
Despite all of this, I still want a boat. I think.
It would be my first boat. Am I crazy? Am I likely to become one of these people?a Don?t-Wanter desperate to dump my marine burden?