Wally, you're a saint. This is the first cost breakdown that actually means anything to me. Thank you. Also thanks for your site, it's super helpful all the time. I was just reading your pedestal replacement article this morning.
And that's a lot of money to spend on Marinas. A thought occurs: would it have been cheaper to simply buy new chain outright? And now a question, are you parked in La Paz or are you getting around? (for that year) Steve www.sv-suhana.com Toronto On Thu, Feb 13, 2014 at 12:31 PM, Wally Bryant <w...@wbryant.com> wrote: > I can't find the post from someone who said it's easy to go cruising on > less than 2K a month. That's true. Here's my Quicken report for 2013: > <http://www.wbryant.com/temp/2013spending.pdf> > (I'll probably delete that link in a few days.) > > It's interesting to note that I spend more on Tequila and Tobacco than on > groceries. I suppose that's not much of a surprise. I do like to cook, > and have the galley for it, and so don't spend a lot of money eating out. > And when I do, I actually prefer cheap tacos and local fare, or pick up > slow roasted chicken or ribs and take it back to the boat. > > Note that I exceeded my budget last year, but I got lazy and spent a lot > of time in marinas. It wasn't just lazy, though, I was really worried > about my anchor chain, which was so rusty after dragging it through the > sand for four years that it left a couple of cups of rust on the foredeck > every time I dropped the hook. I didn't feel safe leaving the boat > unattended at anchor. > <http://www.wbryant.com/temp/oldchain.jpg> The pic doesn't really show > the bad part, which is buried halfway through the pile. > > Then, last week, some rich guy who's getting ready to cross the Pacific > had all new chain brought down, and gave me his old stuff, which was only > used for one season, for a buck a foot: > <http://www.wbryant.com/temp/newchain.jpg> *Score* That's pure karma. > > Wal > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > CnC-List@cnc-list.com >
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