Never Sell Your Boat Locally

[Garret]

I guess you can apply the same approach to all things, especially if you live in a suburban area. My friend live in Wisconsin Dells (it's basically a small town 7k<) and he sold his mustang which at that time used to have a unique color way. It hurts to see this car at the local Walmart.

Is he a Dukh Driver? Does he run the go kart track?

[Bruce Brown]

To love and to have lost, is better than to never have loved at all.
can’t remember where I read this years ago? But I find it is true, hurt and all.

Canto XXVII of In Memoriam for A.H.H. by Tennyson

[JimConlin]

If you’ve got a real emotional investment in the boat, and don’t need to get every possible dollar for it, you can be more selective about a prospective owner’s intentions and capabilities. It’s like putting your child up for adoption.
I own several small boats that I built and like and haven’t used much recently. If and when they leave me, they’ll go to someone worthy.

[keith66]

My last wooden sailing boat i sold to a gentleman who appreciated her & looked after her, in turn he sold her to a guy who owns a large marina, I am told she looks great!
On the other hand our subsequent yacht an Anderson 22 (Grp)... I did a massive refit to sort her out & when we outgrew her after 7 years I sold her to a fellow club member.
Nice bloke but he has trashed her with terminal neglect over the last ten years. The worst thing is she was immaculate & her mooring is 50 yards away from our current boat. So every time we leave the mooring i have to see her covered in bird crap & green grime. I have to look the other way.