[Public-List] Purchase/Survey Advice

[Gordon Laco]

John Bloss, the late great yacht broker of Port Credit, Ontario, used to say

"Never let money stand in the way of your pleasure."

He used to say the word 'money' with such contempt, I knew he meant it.

Gord #426 Surprise





On 10/15/08 6:26 AM, "dickdurk at atlanticbb.net" <dickdurk at atlanticbb.net>
wrote:

> Hi Chris
> 
>> boats have a way of clouding sound judgment. Tell me I >cant afford it
> 
> The boat aphorism is: if you have to ask, you can't afford
> it. Hope this helps :)
> 
> I really, really hate to spend money. The thing is, the
> only time I like to spend money is when I spend it on the
> boat. What is helpful about the Alberg in this regard is
> it's built like a battleship; once you get past a certain
> level of yearly maintainence, the spending is optional. It
> will sail with the current sails, and old 8 track tape
> makes great tell tales-so much for electronics.
> 
> Just what are you saving your money for, anyway? Bet it
> won't be as satisfying as a cruising/class racing
> sailboat.
> 
> MichaelGrosh
> #220
> 
> 
> On Tue, 14 Oct 2008 18:59:20 -0700 (PDT)
> Chris Martin <notcmartin at yahoo.com> wrote:
>> Hello All
>> 
>> I've been lurking in the background for a while soaking
>> up what I can about these fine boats. A few of you were
>> kind enough to let me help (mostly watch, really) at the
>> work day in June and ever since then I've been casually
>> looking for an A30.
>> 
>> A boat turned up in the Annapolis area I plan to look at
>> tomorrow. I think I'm pretty well versed in the boats,
>> thanks to the website and this list, but would appreciate
>> an opinion from an owner/expert before I get too serious.
>> I also have a copy of a survey from 3 years ago, for what
>> it's worth.
>> 
>> I'm really looking for some honest advice, you know how
>> boats have a way of clouding sound judgment. Tell me I
>> cant afford it, or it's better to move on, please! :)
>> 
>> Also, if I go to the next step, I will be looking for a
>> survey. Ideally I'd like to find some one that knows
>> A30's and isnt looking for vacation money.
>> 
>> Thanks for any advice
>> 
>> Chris
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