Comments on: Boat Ownership Expense Report 2008 http://bccelizabeth.com/2009/01/05/boat-ownership-expense-report-2009/ To Boldly See How Far I Can Sail This Little Boat... Caribe, Europe... Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:26:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: Douglas http://bccelizabeth.com/2009/01/05/boat-ownership-expense-report-2009/#comment-1755 Douglas Tue, 06 Jan 2009 07:36:09 +0000 http://bccelizabeth.com/?p=42#comment-1755 Ahoy "T" , is that a reply of concern ? There may not be a cause of concern for you, but you need to know, that a man can not have the freedom to love others, until he has love to give, and approval of himself, to give that love. In this case , he may need success with his boat/transport/new home/ before he is receptive to give love to others, because he is just so dam busy, trying to sort these things out. From reading both of your blogs, I can see that you help each other, in times of need, that is a first requsit to a partnership, the "will to help one another." You guys will have a common problem, as we all do , and that is one of being patient . The cruisers who succeed are ones who can contain their patience, and plan for the long voyage. So in an effort to wish you both well, choose your reading material carefully, so that you can bridge the trials of preparing your boats, before you set off to enjoy the world,,,,,, no small accomplishment, that is! Douglas Ahoy “T” , is that a reply of concern ?

There may not be a cause of concern for you, but you need to know, that a man can not have the freedom to love others, until he has love to give, and approval of himself, to give that love. In this case , he may need success with his boat/transport/new home/ before he is receptive to give love to others, because he is just so dam busy, trying to sort these things out.

From reading both of your blogs, I can see that you help each other, in times of need, that is a first requsit to a partnership, the “will to help one another.”

You guys will have a common problem, as we all do , and that is one of being patient .

The cruisers who succeed are ones who can contain their patience, and plan for the long voyage.

So in an effort to wish you both well, choose your reading material carefully, so that you can bridge the trials of preparing your boats, before you set off to enjoy the world,,,,,, no small accomplishment, that is!

Douglas

]]> By: SailingSimplicity http://bccelizabeth.com/2009/01/05/boat-ownership-expense-report-2009/#comment-1734 SailingSimplicity Mon, 05 Jan 2009 23:19:11 +0000 http://bccelizabeth.com/?p=42#comment-1734 Lusting after a BCC?!?! Your high school girlfriend is a BCC that you will marry? I know you well enough to know there is not a drop of sarcasm in those comments. I hope she loves you as much as you love her. Oh boy! You worry me. But good luck with it all. You will be sailing soon...and lovin it. Its all worth it in the end...I guess. T Lusting after a BCC?!?! Your high school girlfriend is a BCC that you will marry? I know you well enough to know there is not a drop of sarcasm in those comments. I hope she loves you as much as you love her. Oh boy! You worry me. But good luck with it all. You will be sailing soon…and lovin it. Its all worth it in the end…I guess.
T

]]> By: Douglas http://bccelizabeth.com/2009/01/05/boat-ownership-expense-report-2009/#comment-1732 Douglas Mon, 05 Jan 2009 22:48:37 +0000 http://bccelizabeth.com/?p=42#comment-1732 Ahoy Ben, when you are finished, you will really have something good. It was not until I read the outfitting list in the "Offshore Cruising Handbook", by John Niel (sp-?) , that I began to understand just why I was still working on the boat and not out sailing her. Only if I could have seen that list first, could I have determined that I didn't want to, or couldn't, afford the cost and time. There seems to be two major things that we boat owners fail to properly estimate. One is the amount of time it takes for each project, and the other is the amount of cash it takes. Soooo, sailor , you are not alone ! Someone told me that only about 5% of the "wantabes", actually do get to go out cruising, because most under estimated the time and expence needed to do so. The bottom line is to try to enjoy the process along the way, because that accounts for 2/3 rds of the time and effort, the balance 1/3 rd is at sea, actually, doing it . Happy New Year ,,,,,, Douglas Ahoy Ben, when you are finished, you will really have something good.

It was not until I read the outfitting list in the “Offshore Cruising Handbook”, by John Niel (sp-?) , that I began to understand just why I was still working on the boat and not out sailing her.

Only if I could have seen that list first, could I have determined that I didn’t want to, or couldn’t, afford the cost and time.

There seems to be two major things that we boat owners fail to properly estimate. One is the amount of time it takes for each project, and the other is the amount of cash it takes.

Soooo, sailor , you are not alone !

Someone told me that only about 5% of the “wantabes”, actually do get to go out cruising, because most under estimated the time and expence needed to do so.

The bottom line is to try to enjoy the process along the way, because that accounts for 2/3 rds of the time and effort, the balance 1/3 rd is at sea, actually, doing it .

Happy New Year ,,,,,, Douglas

]]> By: Rosie http://bccelizabeth.com/2009/01/05/boat-ownership-expense-report-2009/#comment-1725 Rosie Mon, 05 Jan 2009 21:53:58 +0000 http://bccelizabeth.com/?p=42#comment-1725 I second ben's comment about the BCC and the long history of lusting after same. I've got letters and postcards he wrote to me when he was a young boy on SEA semester with drawings of BCCs all over them! I second ben’s comment about the BCC and the long history of lusting after same. I’ve got letters and postcards he wrote to me when he was a young boy on SEA semester with drawings of BCCs all over them!

]]> By: Ben Eriksen http://bccelizabeth.com/2009/01/05/boat-ownership-expense-report-2009/#comment-1722 Ben Eriksen Mon, 05 Jan 2009 20:12:39 +0000 http://bccelizabeth.com/?p=42#comment-1722 Hey Rich, The BCC is the boat I've lusted after for at least 14 years...She's like the highschool girlfriend I'm going to marry and stay with for the rest of my life. The rigging issue turned out to be time, Sta-Lok would have taken about 1-2 days; Splicing took 3 weeks. Time is money. Ouch. Insane project there on the plane - wow, I can't even imagine. Hey Rich,

The BCC is the boat I’ve lusted after for at least 14 years…She’s like the highschool girlfriend I’m going to marry and stay with for the rest of my life.

The rigging issue turned out to be time, Sta-Lok would have taken about 1-2 days; Splicing took 3 weeks. Time is money. Ouch.

Insane project there on the plane - wow, I can’t even imagine.

]]> By: RichC http://bccelizabeth.com/2009/01/05/boat-ownership-expense-report-2009/#comment-1719 RichC Mon, 05 Jan 2009 19:08:43 +0000 http://bccelizabeth.com/?p=42#comment-1719 Yes that was an expensive year of "non-sailing" boat ownership and hopefully one you won't have to repeat unless you buy another boat? <i>(hey ... that has been known to happen!)</i> I'd like to think that the lessons learned while rigging can be seen as tuition, but when you point out the goal of sailing, I see your point. I'm currently in a similar predicament with flying as my project plane continues to gather dust and moves very little each year. http://tinyurl.com/9lc4nb Yes that was an expensive year of “non-sailing” boat ownership and hopefully one you won’t have to repeat unless you buy another boat? (hey … that has been known to happen!) I’d like to think that the lessons learned while rigging can be seen as tuition, but when you point out the goal of sailing, I see your point.

I’m currently in a similar predicament with flying as my project plane continues to gather dust and moves very little each year.
http://tinyurl.com/9lc4nb

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