Well said, Josh! Andy C&C 40 Peregrine On Thu, Feb 21, 2013 at 11:38 AM, Josh Muckley <muckl...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Yep, right on the money. Besides, people will easily spend the same > amount on a car and not even think twice. They even know that it will be a > loosing investment, just in gas alone. Then they get rid of that same car > only a few years later just to repeat the cycle. Boats (and cars) are not > things that we buy to try or because we plan to use them once a year for a > vacation. If that was the case we would just rent. We have all bought > into the opportunity to enjoy the lifestyle. If we had been concerned > about the cost we would have stayed at home on the couch. > > Additionally, I believe that most C&C owners are part of a select group of > sailors that have a discerning appreciation for both performance, quality, > and luxury. Are there cheaper boats? Yes. Are there cheaper boats with > such an outstanding legacy? Maybe, but I haven't found 'em. A product is > only what a buyer is willing to pay. I sought after my boat and was eager > and willing to pay. Fortunately many other less discerning buyers had > passed her up. > > Josh Muckley > S/V Sea Hawk > 1989 C&C > > -- > Want to email me privately? Check out: > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GNU_Privacy_Guard > Then get my public key at: > https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B8pEh5lnvP1yU0R5RHBOS2h3MFk/edit > On Feb 21, 2013 7:50 AM, "Della Barba, Joe" <joe.della.ba...@ssa.gov> > wrote: > >> You wake up, quietly get in the dinghy with the dogs, push off and drift >> 50 feet away before starting the outboard, and head to shore. The dogs pee >> while you get the morning paper and some coffee from the coffee shop. >> Heading back out to the mooring field with the morning sun flooding the >> anchorage with an orange glow you gently climb back aboard to surprise your >> still sleeping wife with the treats from shore and think you wouldn’t be >> anywhere else for ANY amount of money. Or the sane people realize they >> could go on a cruise ship or other expensive vacation two or three times a >> year for what it costs to run the boat. So we the not-quite-right sail on >> and the sheeple get herded here and there on the latest discount tour to >> some tourist hell.**** >> >> ** ** >> >> *Joe Della Barba* >> >> *Coquina* >> >> *C&C 35 MK I* >> >> _______________________________________________ >> This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album >> http://www.cncphotoalbum.com >> CnC-List@cnc-list.com >> >> > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > > -- Andrew Burton 61 W Narragansett Ave Newport, RI USA 02840 http://sites.google.com/site/andrewburtonyachtservices/ phone +401 965 5260
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