skrmusic
New Member
Season after season I pine for a boat and always find an excuse not to purchase and put it off. A friend or coworker will tease, "the best days of a boat owners life are the day they buy and the day they sell, har har har", "do you think you're up to owning a boat (because you're woman)". Or just being afraid of the financial commitment "what if we have a downsizing at work?", ...endless psych-outs.
Two weeks ago we got the news that a coworker, and recent retiree had died. This guy did everything right. Built up some wealth for a very comfortable retirement, retired young, moved to FL and was looking forward to getting a boat and spending leisurely days with his wife out on the water. He had maybe 3 months of "quality" retirement, and then he got sick. Never got the boat, spent his time doing chemo and watched his retirement dream fade away.
So, this is the year.
This is the year, to put my fears aside, this is the year to tell the naysayers "shut up" (and stop being jealous), this is the year to put me first and go for my dream. This is the year I stop being a dreamer and start living the dream.
I've spent a week poking around places like Yachtworld, Craigslist, etc. to understand what I could get for my price range, joined this forum and poked around to see what people like/don't like about the types of boats they have. Finally, I have hooked up with a broker and discussed my thinkings, looked at a few boats in that category and now we are off.
My status should change from "boatless" to 240 Sundeck owner by June 1.
This is my first post on the forum, stay tuned for more of my adventure!
Susan
Two weeks ago we got the news that a coworker, and recent retiree had died. This guy did everything right. Built up some wealth for a very comfortable retirement, retired young, moved to FL and was looking forward to getting a boat and spending leisurely days with his wife out on the water. He had maybe 3 months of "quality" retirement, and then he got sick. Never got the boat, spent his time doing chemo and watched his retirement dream fade away.
So, this is the year.
This is the year, to put my fears aside, this is the year to tell the naysayers "shut up" (and stop being jealous), this is the year to put me first and go for my dream. This is the year I stop being a dreamer and start living the dream.
I've spent a week poking around places like Yachtworld, Craigslist, etc. to understand what I could get for my price range, joined this forum and poked around to see what people like/don't like about the types of boats they have. Finally, I have hooked up with a broker and discussed my thinkings, looked at a few boats in that category and now we are off.
My status should change from "boatless" to 240 Sundeck owner by June 1.
This is my first post on the forum, stay tuned for more of my adventure!
Susan