I've had my 1981 Landfall 38 since 1997. I've put a lot of money into everything from an engine rebuild to all new running gear, a new propane stove, Espar heater, sails etc. batteries Etc.
Meantime I've installed new electronics on many of the Beneteaus sold into Nova Scotia, worked on a whack of other boats of all types, makes, sizes and conditions, and have never felt that the money I spent on Indigo was going to a poor place or should be invested in a newer boat. I think the reason is that my 33 year old boat is every bit as seaworthy as any of the others I've been on, works and sails as well as any, satisfies my aesthetic needs and, perhaps most important from my point of view, has soul that most of the new boats don't have. Next boat will be a 25' wood power boat with a comfortable chair and a BBQ on the stern deck. Rich > On Aug 6, 2014, at 20:35, Dave Godwin via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > wrote: > > Ha! I do keep that kind of accounting on all the money that I have and will > be spending on our boat over the years. I can afford a new(er) boat. > > I’m just wondering why in the friggin’ hell I haven’t pulled the trigger on > that option... > > Cheers, > Dave Godwin > 1982 C&C 37 - Ronin > Reedville - Chesapeake Bay > Ronin’s Overdue Refit > >> On Aug 6, 2014, at 1:56 PM, Burt Stratton via CnC-List >> <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: >> >> If I kept that kind of accounting for my business I could probably afford a >> bigger boat :( >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Danny >> Haughey via CnC-List >> Sent: Wednesday, August 06, 2014 1:48 PM >> To: w...@wbryant.com; cnc-list@cnc-list.com >> Subject: Re: Stus-List big $$$ used C&C >> >> OMG... >> >> If i kept that that kind of accounting foe my boat I'd probably want to >> shoot myself!!! LOL >> >> There is LOTS of things I conveniently forget that I had to pay for!!! LOL >> >> Danny >> Lolita >> 1973 Viking 33 >> Westport Point, MA >> >> ---------- Original Message ---------- >> From: Wally Bryant via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> >> To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com >> Subject: Re: Stus-List big $$$ used C&C >> Date: Wed, 06 Aug 2014 17:39:48 +0000 >> >> Read it and weep: <http://www.wbryant.com/temp/refurbcost.pdf> or read it >> and laugh. Or laugh and weep. Or drink tequila and don't worry about it... >> >> The amazing thing is that I did most of the work myself, and very little of >> it was cosmetic. That was intentional. The boat is structurally sound >> enough to survive anything that *I'm* structurally sound enough to survive, >> but if thieves are cruising by in a panga trying to decide which boat to >> break into, they'll probably choose somebody else. >> >> BTW, the boat that started this thread is not a neglected boat in any book. >> >> Wal >> >> you wrote: >>> Fair warning: You'll spend far more then you think refurbishing a >>> neglected boat, even buying used stuff, being creative with eBay, and >>> working on it yourself . >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album >> >> Email address: >> CnC-List@cnc-list.com >> To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go bottom of >> page at: >> http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com >> >> _______________________________________________ >> This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album >> >> Email address: >> CnC-List@cnc-list.com >> To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go bottom of >> page at: >> http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album >> >> Email address: >> CnC-List@cnc-list.com >> To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go bottom of >> page at: >> http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > > Email address: > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go bottom of page > at: > http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com >
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