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Guru
Enough maybe but one more regardless.
If you want to boat do it. Find a boat that you like for an acceptable price but as for getting your money back forget it.
If you are that worried about an "exit strategy" then you will spoil it.
Same for your house. You enjoy it for whatever reason of yours.
We have had our boat for 33 years. Will we get our purchase price or close, NO.
Our expenses back, No, not even close.
Initially the boat purchase was 65k , then add approx. 12-15k expenses per year for operating , mtce. and other items we would have been better served financially elsewhere.
BUT we like our boat, have enjoyed our time with it and Don,t regret it.
We started smaller though and that was where we learned we like boating.
I do see ,maybe too many, who never boated and jumped into a large boat and scared themselves silly. It is NOT a car. We learned some thing about mtce. and handling on smaller vessels and as we moved up we added to our knowledge and skills each move.
If you are a jumper then get some help and training for the handling and operating to jump start the learning.
Don,t ignore the financial aspect but Don,t freeze on it either.
And look at LOTS of boats. Not just website cruising but real eyeball and footwork looking.
If you want to boat do it. Find a boat that you like for an acceptable price but as for getting your money back forget it.
If you are that worried about an "exit strategy" then you will spoil it.
Same for your house. You enjoy it for whatever reason of yours.
We have had our boat for 33 years. Will we get our purchase price or close, NO.
Our expenses back, No, not even close.
Initially the boat purchase was 65k , then add approx. 12-15k expenses per year for operating , mtce. and other items we would have been better served financially elsewhere.
BUT we like our boat, have enjoyed our time with it and Don,t regret it.
We started smaller though and that was where we learned we like boating.
I do see ,maybe too many, who never boated and jumped into a large boat and scared themselves silly. It is NOT a car. We learned some thing about mtce. and handling on smaller vessels and as we moved up we added to our knowledge and skills each move.
If you are a jumper then get some help and training for the handling and operating to jump start the learning.
Don,t ignore the financial aspect but Don,t freeze on it either.
And look at LOTS of boats. Not just website cruising but real eyeball and footwork looking.