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I'm so amused. I finally bought a boat - a Columbia 26K - which is not the boat I wanted, but it was the boat I could afford at the time.

My wife was very apprehensive about sailing (until I took her out). She was immediately in love. I had bought her sailing lessons for Christmas, and she's off taking the course right now. Last night she called and said, "I love this, it's perfect, I want to do more, lots more. We need to look for a bigger, more capable boat."

Oh. Oh. Twist my arm. Force me to look for a nicer boat.

I'm very amused.

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Well, there is a Tayana for sale on this board. It is pretty. It is very capapble. Not sure about the PO as I have seen pictures that he is a cross-dresser... but other than that, your wife would be very happy!!

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Well, there is a Tayana for sale on this board. It is pretty. It is very capapble. Not sure about the PO as I have seen pictures that he is a cross-dresser... but other than that, your wife would be very happy!!
The cross-dresser bit doesn't bother me. Might be a tad outside my price range. 'Course, he does have it listed as "best offer."

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Well, yeah, but are you sure he is talking about the boat??? Again, you better look at the pics of him in drag!!

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You're very lucky, better take care of that gal. My wife would trade the sailboat for a cushy stinkpot in a heartbeat.
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One of the unexpected joys of my life is that my wife enjoys sailing nearly as much as I do.
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My wife is like that too....wanted a bigger boat...

and now I have to haul the extra head, the beds, the galley etc.etc....all useless weight......

Next time, I'll take her balooning....so I can have the boat as I want
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bout three years ago moved up from 25' to 36', love our boat.
At the last show my wife was on the Catalina 470 I belive it was,
we are now in the market for a larger boat and on a two year plan.
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