Yep, right on the money. Besides, people will easily spend the same amount on a car and not even think twice. They even know that it will be a loosing investment, just in gas alone. Then they get rid of that same car only a few years later just to repeat the cycle. Boats (and cars) are not things that we buy to try or because we plan to use them once a year for a vacation. If that was the case we would just rent. We have all bought into the opportunity to enjoy the lifestyle. If we had been concerned about the cost we would have stayed at home on the couch.
Additionally, I believe that most C&C owners are part of a select group of sailors that have a discerning appreciation for both performance, quality, and luxury. Are there cheaper boats? Yes. Are there cheaper boats with such an outstanding legacy? Maybe, but I haven't found 'em. A product is only what a buyer is willing to pay. I sought after my boat and was eager and willing to pay. Fortunately many other less discerning buyers had passed her up. Josh Muckley S/V Sea Hawk 1989 C&C -- Want to email me privately? Check out: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GNU_Privacy_Guard Then get my public key at: https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B8pEh5lnvP1yU0R5RHBOS2h3MFk/edit On Feb 21, 2013 7:50 AM, "Della Barba, Joe" <joe.della.ba...@ssa.gov> wrote: > You wake up, quietly get in the dinghy with the dogs, push off and drift > 50 feet away before starting the outboard, and head to shore. The dogs pee > while you get the morning paper and some coffee from the coffee shop. > Heading back out to the mooring field with the morning sun flooding the > anchorage with an orange glow you gently climb back aboard to surprise your > still sleeping wife with the treats from shore and think you wouldn’t be > anywhere else for ANY amount of money. Or the sane people realize they > could go on a cruise ship or other expensive vacation two or three times a > year for what it costs to run the boat. So we the not-quite-right sail on > and the sheeple get herded here and there on the latest discount tour to > some tourist hell.**** > > ** ** > > *Joe Della Barba* > > *Coquina* > > *C&C 35 MK I* > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > >
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