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Old 20-09-2011, 13:58   #1
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I Just Bought a Boat !

I have been a member of this forum for almost 5 years now. I have bought and owned a few smaller boats. Today I just but my first big boat. S/v "Callisto", 1983 35 ft CAL. I am so totally psyched!!!!!!!!!!!!

And nervous. I haven't really been sleeping a lot lately in anticipation of this sale, I don't feel like a will until I deliver her myself to her new berth in Boston and have her tucked away nicely for the winter.

I will post pictures soon. It looks like the broker just took the listing off of yachtworld....cause I own her. Ha ha ha!!!!
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Old 20-09-2011, 14:13   #2
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Congratulations!!!!!

This is really great news!!!!

Please keep us informed in great detail how your adventure shapes up.

Non-boat owners will harrass you with the old canard -- a boat is a hole in the water you throw money into. What they don't realize is this -- that there is nothing on earth, other than perhaps a young mistress, that is more satisfying to spend money on, than a boat!

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CONGRADULATIONS

Is this the boat with core issues?.......i2f
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Old 20-09-2011, 14:26   #4
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Congrats, you've been looking for a larger boat for some time. Glad you finally found one to suit you. Have fun with her!
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Old 20-09-2011, 14:31   #5
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Congrats! Enjoy one of the two happiest days of your life! Cptn Happy
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When I pulled the trigger on the b40 I was very nervous also. There was a stomach churning 2 day drive up to Maine. My dad went w/me and he is a big sailor(got me into it) and having him there helped. It all worked out well in the end...
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Is this the boat with core issues?.......i2f
You say issues, I say....well....issues. Yes.
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Congrats! Enjoy one of the two happiest days of your life! Cptn Happy
Don't listen to this bull hockey!!!

Every day since I bought my boat -- working on a thousand of them -- is one happier than the next. Having a boat = life. Not having a boat = death by a thousand land-based cuts. Don't listen to the nay-sayers!
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Congrats. cant you guys sail during the winter?my friend ownes a 34 hunter with an enclosed cockpit that allows him to sail year round..sure beats looking at it sit for 6 months...DVC...
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BEST WISHES on sorting them out. Did you finallly find some insurance too?.......i2f
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BEST WISHES on sorting them out. Did you finallly find some insurance too?.......i2f
I did indeed, I am going with progressive.
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Sounds like a new boat party is in order, who's close to Maine????????????
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Old 20-09-2011, 14:55   #15
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i will b back home in boston this weekend and will be happy to crew for you while you sail her down to boston. i will be available sunday (late morning), monday or tuesday.

awesome feeling huh?

congrats!

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