Originally Posted by eradicator
Come on guys, you've all seen them. You all actually USE your boats regularly but you've all seen 'em....you know what I'm talking about. The DRIVEWAY QUEENS! I have a neighbor to remain unnamed...he owns a beautiful boat, probably 24-26' long, only a couple of years old. Last year, he took it out a grand total of ONE TIME! This year, he took it out the morning after my daughter and I brought our boat home....hmmmm. Last year I asked him why he never took it out and he mumbled something about his wife always insisting that her brothers family come along, and the fact that said brother in law never chips in for food or gas...so for that, he makes his boat payment every month but never actually uses his boat! Personally, I'd tell my wife that tightwad can't come but maybe he handed over his "manhood" to his wife when he got married. My other neighbor down the street, who also never clocks hours, dutifully washes his covered boat. You know, in the spring when the pollen is dropping from the oaks, he'll scrub the cover, same during the summer and fall. My baby and I were trying to figure out if he's trying to make it look like he actually uncovers it and uses it once in a while since neither of us has ever seen the cover off the boat, or the boat missing from the driveway. What the deal with that?
I'm all understanding about having more then one hobby and what having multiple children and their schedules will do to your plans on a weekend. I've also seen some beautiful boats go to trash while never burning an ounce of fuel.
Or the boat that has broke but the owner makes payments, but won't fix his engine? What kind of financial sense does it make to make payments on something that you can't use for want of a $300 repair bill? It happens, I saw it more then once while I was shopping. The best one was when I arrived to look at a 22' cuddy with a 150 outboard that needed a carb repair(marina quoted him 300 he said) and the owner told me that he's selling it because he doesn't use it and he doesn't want the payment anymore...ok, fair enough I thought.....then I asked when it last ran and he tells me 3.5 years ago! I actually had to turn my head so I wasn't rude.
My last all time favorite is the expression "needs TLC".....I probably looked at close to 40 boats before buying. One owner of a "needs TLC" boat had a TREE growing in the cockpit!! That is not "needs TLC", thats "need renovation"! My God, he had so much crud in the back that a tree took root...and the tree was a good 12-15 feet tall!!
So guys, tell me your favs, you all have more experience then I do, maybe you can tell me why people throw their money away.
Just having a little fun,
erad
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