chris5635
Member
- Aug 9, 2009
- 66
- Boat Info
- 29' Carver(left the Sea Ray camp, looking to come back)
- Engines
- twin 350's inboard
No..Not the kind your thinking of. Let me give you guys a little background about myself before I dive into asking advice on my current situation.
Im a 22 y/o college student in my 2nd to last quarter at Ohio State(Buckeye). I also work full-time at the Columbus airport(not a career but a good job for a college student) Ive posted on here a few times mostly just asking for quick advice but I do actively read everyone's stories and have learned a lot about boating from you guys(and a few funny stories there are some characters on here!) LoL.
Last year a friend of mine and I went halfs on a classic 1978 26' DA. Which we bought for 4k, which seemed like a pretty good deal for how much boat we got and the condition (which although it does have a few nicks and dock dings is overall pretty immaculate). I grew up on Erie and Cumberland so I am pretty situated to the dock life and everything that goes with it booze, good friends, conversation, fish stories, and steaks on saturday nights. My co-owner has not had this experience and although he seems to be enjoying himself quite a bit..His wife is not at all...
Last weekend was our first weekend all together on the boat...It didnt turn out the greatest...Me and her have never exactely gotten along that well considering they are 4 years older than me with two kids and she views me as a party animal college student who wants to put strippers in her husbands face..one time only and you have a rep for life
Anyways me being 22 young and restless I kind of lived up to my party animal reputation. First me and the co-owner(we did make it very clear last year that HIM and I were buying boat not THEM and I) stayed up all night friday and then proceeded to eat breakfast and light the fires at 5:30am saturday morning and went out..She wasn't thrilled by being woke up to the sound of 350 cutting open water..Saturday I went out on a friends boat all day to the bars to give them some space..The space lasted till about 1230am when I brought a girl back to the dock..Who convinced me to go swimming(I know swimming in marinas is a terrible idea but when a girl drops and shirt and bra and tells you it would be one of the biggest mistakes of your life not to get in this water you kind of just have to go...anyways after about 20 mins me and her decided its time to move to the boat..I was thinking they were fast asleep but not the case as me and naked girl board the boat....
Anyways and here is where I need the advice..if anyone is still reading after this novel of a post. I get a phone call monday morning telling me how his wife never wants him on the boat while I am there again...Pretty much proceeds to tell me we need to sell out or I need to buy him out...He had made a few comments earlier in the year about living 2 hours from the dock, whereas I only live 30 mins, and how he wasn't getting as much use as he wanted out of it and maybe we should maybe sell it...The boat is solely titled in my name(again HE and I bought the boat not THEM and I so we both agreed if a divorce ever occurred between THEM it would not be an issue)..
My real question is I dont want to sell the boat and I don't exactly want the whole boat(but I will buy his half with left with no other choice)..Part of the fun of a joint venture is half costs for everything. When we bought the boat we never talked about what each other's intentions would be for the boat once we had it..I always thought we would dock on cumberland which he wasn't willing to drive his 2 kids 5 hours(which was a realistic point so we found something as close as possible to splitting the difference) He never had any ideas of what you do with a 26' cabin cruiser. So its fair to say he bought it with out really knowing what he was getting into..As im sure all of you know boating is not all fun and games..
My real question is where should I start my offer of buying him out..All together I would say we put about 5k total in boat, life jackets, safety requirements, lines, fenders, etc, etc..So where should I start the bidding I know what he is thinking that is 50% or at least that what im guessing hes thinking. However, I feel like since we didn't buy a boat just to sell it a year later and I am being put at an inconvenience for that fact that I didn't plan on shelling out another 2k into the boat(at least not this soon) and many many more dollars for paying ALL maintenance and just general care and boat items should I not negotiate this in. He is a really good friend who I have known for years so I would like to keep that intact and Im not looking to screw anyone over(Sole title so I could but I wont) How should I proceed? Has anyone ever had this happen or know of it happens? Im sure with all the shared boats it has had to come up in the past...Anyhow thanks for any advice/comments because im sure people will have different opinions on this one..Good meeting everyone officially and happy boating the summer is opun us
Thanks,
Capt. Grizzly Bear
Im a 22 y/o college student in my 2nd to last quarter at Ohio State(Buckeye). I also work full-time at the Columbus airport(not a career but a good job for a college student) Ive posted on here a few times mostly just asking for quick advice but I do actively read everyone's stories and have learned a lot about boating from you guys(and a few funny stories there are some characters on here!) LoL.
Last year a friend of mine and I went halfs on a classic 1978 26' DA. Which we bought for 4k, which seemed like a pretty good deal for how much boat we got and the condition (which although it does have a few nicks and dock dings is overall pretty immaculate). I grew up on Erie and Cumberland so I am pretty situated to the dock life and everything that goes with it booze, good friends, conversation, fish stories, and steaks on saturday nights. My co-owner has not had this experience and although he seems to be enjoying himself quite a bit..His wife is not at all...
Last weekend was our first weekend all together on the boat...It didnt turn out the greatest...Me and her have never exactely gotten along that well considering they are 4 years older than me with two kids and she views me as a party animal college student who wants to put strippers in her husbands face..one time only and you have a rep for life
Anyways me being 22 young and restless I kind of lived up to my party animal reputation. First me and the co-owner(we did make it very clear last year that HIM and I were buying boat not THEM and I) stayed up all night friday and then proceeded to eat breakfast and light the fires at 5:30am saturday morning and went out..She wasn't thrilled by being woke up to the sound of 350 cutting open water..Saturday I went out on a friends boat all day to the bars to give them some space..The space lasted till about 1230am when I brought a girl back to the dock..Who convinced me to go swimming(I know swimming in marinas is a terrible idea but when a girl drops and shirt and bra and tells you it would be one of the biggest mistakes of your life not to get in this water you kind of just have to go...anyways after about 20 mins me and her decided its time to move to the boat..I was thinking they were fast asleep but not the case as me and naked girl board the boat....
Anyways and here is where I need the advice..if anyone is still reading after this novel of a post. I get a phone call monday morning telling me how his wife never wants him on the boat while I am there again...Pretty much proceeds to tell me we need to sell out or I need to buy him out...He had made a few comments earlier in the year about living 2 hours from the dock, whereas I only live 30 mins, and how he wasn't getting as much use as he wanted out of it and maybe we should maybe sell it...The boat is solely titled in my name(again HE and I bought the boat not THEM and I so we both agreed if a divorce ever occurred between THEM it would not be an issue)..
My real question is I dont want to sell the boat and I don't exactly want the whole boat(but I will buy his half with left with no other choice)..Part of the fun of a joint venture is half costs for everything. When we bought the boat we never talked about what each other's intentions would be for the boat once we had it..I always thought we would dock on cumberland which he wasn't willing to drive his 2 kids 5 hours(which was a realistic point so we found something as close as possible to splitting the difference) He never had any ideas of what you do with a 26' cabin cruiser. So its fair to say he bought it with out really knowing what he was getting into..As im sure all of you know boating is not all fun and games..
My real question is where should I start my offer of buying him out..All together I would say we put about 5k total in boat, life jackets, safety requirements, lines, fenders, etc, etc..So where should I start the bidding I know what he is thinking that is 50% or at least that what im guessing hes thinking. However, I feel like since we didn't buy a boat just to sell it a year later and I am being put at an inconvenience for that fact that I didn't plan on shelling out another 2k into the boat(at least not this soon) and many many more dollars for paying ALL maintenance and just general care and boat items should I not negotiate this in. He is a really good friend who I have known for years so I would like to keep that intact and Im not looking to screw anyone over(Sole title so I could but I wont) How should I proceed? Has anyone ever had this happen or know of it happens? Im sure with all the shared boats it has had to come up in the past...Anyhow thanks for any advice/comments because im sure people will have different opinions on this one..Good meeting everyone officially and happy boating the summer is opun us
Thanks,
Capt. Grizzly Bear
