"I Hate My Boat"

[AndrewMac]

lol - I was wondering if anyone was going to post on this thread again, or whether stillraining had succeeded in posting a complete showstopper.

[deniseO30]

I'm not in that pic!!!!! GRRRRS.. Id say everyone is stunned lol

[SundancerKid]

I don't hate my boat, I love it. I just hate other people's boats. Especially power boats. Especially BIG power boats driven by dimwit powerboaters who want to drive through our nice sheltered harbour creating maximum wash.

Oh, and that picture. I hate that picture.

[Stillraining]

Hee Hee!...

My daughters found it a couple years ago doing a school report on obesity....

I said hey I have to have that!......Its my secret weapon I use every once in a while.....I think the last time I used it was for some guy fishing for a ton of fun with an all girl crew..

[Editorneal]

I live less than 100 feet from the water. I grew up on the water, spent 20 years in the Navy, and I can't afford a damn boat. Anyone who is so petty that they whine about their boat ought to be dragged behind someone else's boat and killed.

[nemier]

...a bit harsh, but fair.

[deniseO30]

Not far from my YC there is a go fast boat for sale, it had to have cost 60-100 K when new. it's a mess just sitting there. one has to wonder how someone can spend so much money and loose interest in it.. but it seems to a very common thing.

[Editorneal]

Thanks, nemier. Hopefully, in this wonderful American society I live in, I will be able to afford a ******* boat by the time I'm too old to enjoy it. I'm 57 years old and retirement is a distant dream, much less any kind of relaxation time. I sit on the dock and watch everyone else go by. It would cost $15,000 to use the dock if I owned a boat. I keep hoping I'll be able to afford a jon boat or find a wash-up. Seems the only people in the lower 48 who can afford boats already have boats, and the only people who win boats already have boats. And after eight years of Bush, we've hit parity with Zambeziland as far as everything else is concerned. Bring on 2012, Mayans.

[kootenay]

I hate not having a boat. I look at you and am jealous. One day soon but right now its bareboat only. So every time you want to "hate" your boat think of those of us poor disadvantaged souls who don't have boats and should the guilt get to you and you want to donate your "horrible" boat to a poor disadvantaged sailor please think of me.

[deniseO30]

Well guys, I'd say if you really want a boat you can find one. There are free boats to be had just about everywhere in the world! Yes, you may have to work hard to make it sea worthy but at least you can do that as your time and budget allow.

You have to be pro-active also.. don't expect someone to just call you one day saying "hey, wanna free boat?"