There are many, many ways to skin that cat :-)
I can understand the all or nothing thing, but if that means compromising
a marriage, the kids college, other hobbies (I also own a race car.. but I
digress), or your ability to retire early or at all.. There are other
options..
Personally, I would picture myself eventually trucking "Take Five" over to
the nearest navigable water way to the coast (Lake Guntersville in
Alabama), cruise on down to Ft Lauderdale / Miami area , and berth the
boat somewhere in the vicinity. From there I would take vacations on the
boat and cruise to the BVI's / surrounding Caribbean islands, perhaps
finding a suitable marina in the Caribbean and fly there / do some island
hopping for 2-3 weeks at a time vacations.
This way I keep my house, my job, see my kids, occasionally blast 'round
Road Atlanta in my track car, basically get my cake and eat it too.
One of my (car) racing friends has a 48ft Beneteau First he keeps in the
Greek isles and 'Visits" on his vacations it seems to work fine for him :-)
Docking fees in South Florida or Caribbean and flying gets expensive?
That's peanuts compared to the opportunity cost of zero income for a year
or more...
My 2 cents
Francois Rivard
1990 C&C 34+ "Take Five"
Lake Lanier, GA
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