mrsrobinson
Well-Known Member
All else equal, if you could only have one, would you own a boat you can cruise in and spend weekends on, or a waterfront 2nd house?
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Depends if I want to stay married or not!All else equal, if you could only have one, would you own a boat you can cruise in and spend weekends on, or a waterfront 2nd house?
Love this question, since I’m “semi” retired I only work M-W-F so Tuesday and Thursday are my boat work days. I never have to convince the Queen to go out on the weekends. With the full canvas/GenSet=Cool and Heat/and NC weather it’s fantastic. My house/pool/hot tub/10 minutes from our marina gets a bit neglected especially since all the kids are grown and either working life or finishing college but it’s nice to come home. We love our long 3-4 day overnights on the boat better than the house when it’s just us. Very cozy and we have everything we need. Our friends moved to waterfront and have a pontoon boat with their own pier. So very convenient but they love the GirlyGirl showing up with A/C and Heat plus full head for a cruise and food at a local watering hole. So to try and answer the question, right now the boat has eaten more money than the house only because the PO didn’t do his job. I think next year it will be flipped. But you can’t beat this!!!Agreed to waterfront property with a small boat to run around in.
Regarding maintenance cost, I'm not sure a boat is less or more expensive than a house. I'd have to see the numbers, which will be difficult unless you do both and compare.
A 2nd house is a lot of work to keep up and maintain.
AgreedAnd a boat isn't?
We chose the boat and never looked back.
T-W-T…. How did you miss that memo ?Love this question, since I’m “semi” retired I only work M-W-F so Tuesday and Thursday are my boat work days. I never have to convince the Queen to go out on the weekends. With the full canvas/GenSet=Cool and Heat/and NC weather it’s fantastic. My house/pool/hot tub/10 minutes from our marina gets a bit neglected especially since all the kids are grown and either working life or finishing college but it’s nice to come home. We love our long 3-4 day overnights on the boat better than the house when it’s just us. Very cozy and we have everything we need. Our friends moved to waterfront and have a pontoon boat with their own pier. So very convenient but they love the GirlyGirl showing up with A/C and Heat plus full head for a cruise and food at a local watering hole. So to try and answer the question, right now the boat has eaten more money than the house only because the PO didn’t do his job. I think next year it will be flipped. But you can’t beat this!!!
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