[Paxjourney]

To my lovely amazing hubby who usually gets it. We don't need a boat. Gas is high for the thing. Either you'll have to tow it and use more gas or we will have to moor it more $$$. Yes, I know several of our friends have them. Hey! Several of our friends have boats, go on some rides with them. Hey! Rent a boat a few times this summer. I'm cool with that. Yes, we do have the money to pay for it in full. But, remember that student loan I took out last year to go to nursing school, lets pay that off instead. ABout the same cost as the boat you want.
Yes I know you work hard. Hey you work hard, when in the world are you going to use the dang thing?!

Just rent one a few times, Buy a dingy boat/thing that you can use for fishing the lakes, we don't need one that sleeps 4. Yes I know you were once in the Navy, but DUDE everytime you go deep water fishing you get seasick.

 

[Maluhia]

I feel for you - mine wanted to LIVE on a boat once, and I get seasick on the ferry. Um, no?

 

[hillymum]

Are you married to my husband? Sometimes his logic just kills me!

 

[Uxor]

Must be a guy thing. My husband uses the same logic.

 

[Ornery]

Could you come have a talk with my DH as well? My husband just sold his boat to finance a motorcycle. We've easily spent thousands on "toys" for him while other bills should have gotten paid off first. It frustrates me because I would never think to spend that kind of money on something that doesn't benefit the family. Grrr.

 

[tinybutterfly]

My dh has a boat.

On the bright side...he isn't hanging out at the bars. He's home in drive-way on the week-ends, washing/waxing, tinkering on the boat.

 

[sunflower.mama]

Last year I had to talk my dh out of accepting as a gift his parent's boat, which they were trying to sell. For $65,000! So we would have had to maintain, store and fuel the boat only and I had to say pass. We just could not afford it. They wound up donating it for the tax deduction because they didn't have time to boat with their new habit of golf. Sigh!!!!!!!!! I tried them into letting me try to sell it on craigslist but they didn't want to bother.

 

[SAHDS]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Uxor Must be a guy thing.

LOL, my DH is the one who talked (is talking) me out of the boat!

 

[Paxjourney]

To his credit we don't have alot of big toys. He does own a few guns that he uses for hunting (not open for a debate, we eat anything that is killed and are very responsible gun owners.)

 

[newbymom05]

Tell 'em to go to SC and get one for free! http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/01/bu...1boats.html?em

 

[mnnice]

We used to have a boat, but then we had kids and I was so paraniod about having them fall out and drown we sold it.

DH as a single person kayak now and gets his boat fix that way. It was about $1400 and it doesn't use any fossil fuel.

: He also get good alone time/solitude out of the deal.

I totally agree that renting boats are the way to go because you can get the right boat for the situation and the group you have. I figure we can rent a boat for two or three outings a year in out it costs to just pay the insurance on one fairly cheap boat (many people with boats only get out a couple time a year anyway).

 

[momma_unlimited]

With my dh it's not a boat, its other stuff (hunting land and cabin)- but I figure, why be "The Thief of Joy"? I figure if that's the worst mistake he makes, we're doing pretty good... I've made some unrealistic moves and he's entitled to a couple too. Plus what if he began to resent me? Resentment is such a relationship downer.

 

[cristina47454]

After owning a boat for a couple of years I decided it's much better to have a friend with a boat than BE the friend with the boat. We had a little sailboat and sometimes miss it, but it cost THOUSANDS just to dock (Had an enormous keel, so we were limited in our options). Like others said, I'd rather charter a boat now and again than be stuck with ownership and maintenance.