The two happiest days for a boat owner

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flrockytop

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You know about the two happiest days of a boat owners life being the day he buys it and the day he sells it. This usually does not hold true for C-Dory owners. It's usually a sad day to see one's C-dory being towed off behind someone else. I know that I was sad to have to trade in my CD19 to Wefings when I got the CD22. I tried to figure out how I could keep both. But you have to look at the positive. Now, someone else has got a fine CD.

Roger
 
Roger , just think of how emotional you will be when you get your Venture 26 !As an introductory gesture towards your path of enlightenment and freedom I might have to set one up for Cobia Fishing soon to ease you into the therapeutic healing and personal growth process of up sizing ! When the time comes and the scars heal from the 19'A to 22'C trauma ,I will be there for you , you know I will.............And Ill clean the fish .
Marc
 
it's sure good to have a trained professional to help one through one of lifes painfull progressions...especially if they're a PHD......that would be a Pilot House Dealer
 
B~C":10rsnofa said:
it's sure good to have a trained professional to help one through one of lifes painfull progressions...especially if they're a PHD......that would be a Pilot House Dealer
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You say "PHD", I say "pusher". Geeze, at least give the guy a chance to get the boat wet before you start talking about "the next boat", Marc. :mrgreen:

Roger, I have long since learned not to say, "Honest, I'll never want another boat again. Really. This is the last one, and this time I mean it." 8)

I have never been happy about selling a boat. If I had the room and the money, I'd keep 'em all.

Best wishes,
Jim B.
 
JamesTXSD":qdg84tby said:
B~C":qdg84tby said:
it's sure good to have a trained professional to help one through one of lifes painfull progressions...especially if they're a PHD......that would be a Pilot House Dealer
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Roger, I have long since learned not to say, "Honest, I'll never want another boat again. Really. This is the last one, and this time I mean it." 8)

Best wishes,
Jim B.
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Jim. I know what you mean. But I went from the 19 to the 22 in only about four months. That's why Marc Christened the 22 with the name "The LAST ONE- -THIS YEAR. " If I ever hit the lotto, I would go straight to Marc for a Ranger 29. I do love that boat. I could see myself spending a lot of hours cruising with that one.
 
After being a sailor for many years and many different sailboats, the last being a Hunter 33'. I was very sad :sad to finally sell.

If you want a sailboat this is a test to see if you would really like one: set a large fan in the bathroom blowing on high into the shower, get into the shower with all of your clothes on and turn the cold water on high. Stand there for a few minutes and you will know what I mean. Also in a sailboat it takes forever to get anywhere. The wind in always non-existent or on the nose.

I bought a CD-25 from Marc in 2008 and am very happy :lol: with it. It is my last boat. I plan to keep it forever and my estate can figure out what to do with it when I go to that deep blue ocean. When I am on my CD-25 even on the trailer in my back yard I am already where I want to be.
 
damason":2cxdqynd said:
After being a sailor for many years and many different sailboats, the last being a Hunter 33'. I was very sad :sad to finally sell.

If you want a sailboat this is a test to see if you would really like one: set a large fan in the bathroom blowing on high into the shower, get into the shower with all of your clothes on and turn the cold water on high. Stand there for a few minutes and you will know what I mean. Also in a sailboat it takes forever to get anywhere. The wind in always non-existent or on the nose.

I bought a CD-25 from Marc in 2008 and am very happy :lol: with it. It is my last boat. I plan to keep it forever and my estate can figure out what to do with it when I go to that deep blue ocean. When I am on my CD-25 even on the trailer in my back yard I am already where I want to be.
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Dave I know what you mean about sailboat. That was my first love. I started out with a 22 foot Sparkman-Stevens design. It was like the C-Dory, a classic, bullet proof design, despite it's size it was capable of going anywhere. Shallow draft with lead keel plus a swing keel. Not knowing any better, at the time, I moved "up" to a 28 foot hunter and then a 38 foot hunter. I didn't mind going slow but being a mile from destination and having to zig-zag 10 miles to get there got to me. I used Mr. Yanmar a lot. A long line of power boats finally got me to the best, C-Dory.
 
Can't say any day I sold a boat of mine was a good one...other than a reality check that man does not live on boats alone... but I think some of us could.

My boats have done much better of late than some 401Ks and such and that too has been shared by some other boating friends.

So.. am I the only crazy one that wants to go to Alaska and bring new life into that old 27' 83 gillnetter?

Go get on your boats with a friend!!

Life is good..but often just too damn short!

Byrdman
 
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