How many women here own their own boat? - Page 5

JulieMor · #41 10-26-2012

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Originally Posted by DRFerron

Almost every message thread in herSailnet gets at least one post from men wondering why it exists. That's normal.

Maybe not normal but certainly sad.

So...... Let's end the hijack...

How many women here own their own boat?

TheTardis · #42 10-27-2012

I do... And I'm in the process of becoming a liveaboard.

SloopJonB · #43 11-03-2012

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Originally Posted by smallboatlover

donna aren't you married? that doens't count

She said once that she does the hunting and the buying - hubbie only cuts the cheques - that counts in my book.

SloopJonB · #44 11-03-2012

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Originally Posted by chef2sail

If the definition is that because I am married our boat is considered community property and in any type of divorce settlement therefore it is considered split ownership, no one who is married is the primary owner of their boat.

If you bought the boat before you were married you may have somehwat of a case but not after 7 years of marrige in MD.

If there is someother definition I guess my wife owns our boat. Just as I do.

I think the answer for this question is for sole ownership.....therefore you arent married. Dave

The one who changes the oil, paints the bottom and goes up the mast is the owner for the purpose of this discussion - legalities bedamned.

SloopJonB · #45 11-03-2012

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Originally Posted by Faster

Our dock neighbour owns her own C&C Northeast 39, she did the Pacific circuit several years ago, and now continues to cruise the boat, usually with pickup crew so she's often virtually singlehanding.

She was also the first female graduate from the Royal Military College in Ontario. Quite the gal....

My last doctor used to own that boat until his wife made him sell it and downsize to a C&C 29. He joined the Navy shortly thereafter. (really!)

SloopJonB · #46 11-03-2012

I just want to ask where these boat owning women were when I was single?

zeehag · #47 11-03-2012

i have 4 female cousins with their own boats--oops--one was left under water in sandy-- she counts , tho, as she still has one, is just broken...

benjiwoodboat · #48 11-03-2012

I met my lovely wife because she was looking to buy a boat and inquired about the boat I was selling. I had never before met a woman who wanted to own her own boat...so I didn't let her go. She didn't buy mine, but she did buy a Nor'sea 27 and we sailed in convoy on two separate boats for a few years. Now we will own a shared boat but we are aware of the keeping it shared equally!
Ben
P.S. She keeps a blog at sailingsimplicity.com

skygazer · #49 11-04-2012

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Originally Posted by benjiwoodboat

I met my lovely wife because she was looking to buy a boat and inquired about the boat I was selling. I had never before met a woman who wanted to own her own boat...so I didn't let her go.

Smart move!! Congratulations on your marriage.

nodders · #50 11-04-2012

on our dock with about 80 boats, at least three of them are owned by single women; all extremely avid and accomplished sailors....