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While he's got a budget of $140,000, it's plenty, provided you don't get a huge boat... the problem is that his budget and his wife's desires are at odds with each other.
Also, getting a loan for a boat, given that he's retiring, might be a bit problematic. Most banks aren't going to be interested in giving a loan on a boat that may be disappearing over the horizon, unless he has substantial other assets to use as collateral.
He's also looking for that rare beast that can move well in light air but has a comfortable motion in heavy seas... with a lot of room for fairly limited budget.
Personally, I'd recommend he look at something in the 37-40' range, which will be considerably less money than something in the 45-50' range, and much easier for him to handle. He doesn't say what kind of experience he and his wife have in terms of sailing or if he has any prior boat ownership experience. He may be in for a rude awakening... owning a boat ain't cheap. Longer the boat, the more it costs to own.
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You know what the first rule of sailing is? ...Love. You can learn all the math in the 'verse, but you take
a boat to the sea you don't love, she'll shake you off just as sure as the turning of the worlds. Love keeps
her going when she oughta fall down, tells you she's hurting 'fore she keens. Makes her a home.
—Cpt. Mal Reynolds, Serenity (edited)
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