[quote=erice]i saw an ad once for an old boat
"cheap or free"
went round to see the guy and it was pretty much a basket case, so i told him i would only be interested if it was free, he said ok
so i asked him where all the parts were and if he could give me a hand rig it as it had sat in storage for many years, we rigged it all up and he was looking very wistful so i told him to go take it out for a good sail
he did
and when he came back asked me if i was interested instead in a half share
i said, like what?, i fix it all up and maintain it and you sail it whenever you want, no thank you!
so he said, fine you can't have the boat
i walked off in disgust
at the end of the season as it was now sailable, only just, he sold it to a newbie for a $300
the noob struggled with it all the next year
and then put it back in storage when he realised what a piece of crap it was.....
moral of the story
if you can afford it
buy a boat of your own
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