bmac
Well-Known Member
- Jan 11, 2008
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- Boat Info
- 2006 58 Sedan Bridge, Walker Bay Generation 390 RIB w/40hp Yamaha, 2014 Wellcraft 232 CC w/Yamaha
- Engines
- MAN 900 CRM
The old boaters saying goes something like "the happiest two days in a boat owners life is the day he buys the boat and the day he sells it." I can admit to feeling that way in my boat transactions up until now, but it was always because I had already picked out (and once, already purchased) my next boat. After almost 20 years of continuous Sea Ray ownership, spanning 5 different boats (320DA, 40DA, 44DB, 52DB and 58DB) I'm no longer a Sea Ray owner and, quite frankly the sale of my 58 earlier this week is definitely not the second happiest day in this boat owners life. My wife actually cried Monday after I told her we had closed. We did not HAVE to sell the boat, actually finances had nothing to do with the decision, but for a number of instinctual feelings now seemed like the time was right. I honestly don't know what our boating future looks like for us. We still have a 23' center console to run around the bay in, but that hasn't really been boating for us. That was more transportation to wherever the big boat was. We typically spend upwards of 90 nights a year onboard which is pretty substantial given the Northeast's abbreviated season. So, without another big boat I will have a LOT of free time on my hands. We may take a year off from boating, we may decide in the spring to go bigger, we may decide to downsize (though my wife has said the 58 was the perfect size boat for the two of us, so I think smaller is unlikely). If we take the year off I will likely rejoin the Country Club set and see if I can get back to the 8 handicap I used to carry. One thing is certain, I won't miss some of the maintenance activities but I will definitely miss the boating lifestyle and the camaraderie that goes with it. Boaters are some of the best people on the planet. In particular, I'll miss the support of this great CSR forum and its members.
I've boated my entire life. As Jimmy Buffet sang "I'm the son of a son of a sailor" so it's in my blood. I'm a USCG licensed Merchant Mariner, Engineering Officer - Steam and Motor, Unlimited Horsepower, Unlimited Ocean. I've crossed the Atlantic quite a few times but won't be looking to merchant shipboard life to get my salt air fix.....I have a feeling I'll be back in a big or bigger boat sooner, rather than later (I was surfing boat porn last night on Yachtworld!!!). But until I make the decision to get back in, I'll be a little sad when I think of all the great times I've had boating. To all of you on CSR, may you have fair winds and following seas. For now, I'm FWE....
I've boated my entire life. As Jimmy Buffet sang "I'm the son of a son of a sailor" so it's in my blood. I'm a USCG licensed Merchant Mariner, Engineering Officer - Steam and Motor, Unlimited Horsepower, Unlimited Ocean. I've crossed the Atlantic quite a few times but won't be looking to merchant shipboard life to get my salt air fix.....I have a feeling I'll be back in a big or bigger boat sooner, rather than later (I was surfing boat porn last night on Yachtworld!!!). But until I make the decision to get back in, I'll be a little sad when I think of all the great times I've had boating. To all of you on CSR, may you have fair winds and following seas. For now, I'm FWE....