When I decided to buy my PDQ 32 a bit over 3 years ago, the markets--boats, securities, and real estate-- were in the toilet. Boat shopping was good, but investments were down; it was a time to buy or hold securities, not sell (that should have been done earlier). So I borrowed the money for very little.
The deal was that I would pay the loan primarily with bonuses, writing income, proceeds from the sale of my Stiletto, and rent from a small commercial property I bought before I got married. I've been spreading maintenance dollars thin, mostly because I like to tinker and because of habit; it offends my pride if I can't fix something and perhaps design something better. I've got a cheap slip; $100/month.
And so in 39 months I'm all done. Feels nice being debt free, with only pluses on the balance sheet. Oh, she's going to need some money in a few years. The engines are long in the tooth and loud, but they'll hang a few more seasons. The main has a stretched leach, but it only shows in strong wind and I'm no racer. The tramp has only a few more seasons in her. But really, PDQs are pretty low-maintenance solid boats, so I'm looking forward to some pretty low cost relaxation for a while.
Ahhh.......
Friday, April 20, 2012
Monday, April 2, 2012
I browse many forums and comment more than I need to. I tell myself that, indirectly, it sells my book. There's some truth in that. Mostly, I'm bored. And I do learn a lot; there are a lot of smart folks out there.
Yet I never fail to be amazed by the number of folks that ask dumb and overly broad questions rather than make some effort minimal search the question first. I don't think I'm being to harsh. There are good questions: those on new topics, fine points, brand-specific problems or ideas, and those written just for the joust. But honestly....Search engines are the best free tool of our time. I feel bad, asking folks to type about something I could have found quickly, and I feel bad about wasting forum's space. And yet, dumb questions get the most answers, since the multitudes--including those that don't actually know--will post an answer. I find "ASK" to be hysterical; the clueless voting for right answers on topics they don't understand.
Pass the popcorn. My rant for the day. I've been waiting for a year for a reason to post this cool graphic.
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