I had entered into this adventure with the idea of buying a turn-key boat and not spending much until we had made the decision about our long-term relationship. Maybe just an anchor as a treat. Fool again I say.<\/p>\n
So way back in April<\/a> I had gone over some of the anticipated costs and then summarized expenditures to date (How Much So Far<\/a>?), but, since we’ve spent a bunch more, I thought I’d cough up a brief update.<\/p>\n![\"IMG_5046\"](\"http:\/\/neverforever.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG_5046.jpg\")
<\/a><\/p>\n
4 Trojan Batteries \u2014 Because the batteries had some bad cells and we are going to be wanting to live on the hook for days at a time.<\/em><\/td>\n| $800<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | Rocna 22 anchor \u2014 Because I want to have faith in my anchor.<\/em><\/td>\n | $600<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | Head Rebuild Kit \u2014 A small leak. I will do the actual repairs myself.<\/em><\/td>\n | $75<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | Paper charts \u2014 All the way up to the Broughtons. I like paper. Besides it’s still the law in Canada.<\/em><\/td>\n | $600<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | Sony Digital Receiver \u2014 All our music is digitized. A CD player that couldn’t hook up to an iPod seemed pretty stupid.<\/em><\/td>\n | $80<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | Boat Cards \u2014 For fun (see below).<\/em><\/td>\n | $40<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | Vinyl Lettering (installed) \u2014 Installation almost doubled the price, but I’ve screwed up vinyl before. Better to get it right the first time.<\/em><\/td>\n | $500<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | Fire Extinguishers \u2014 It was a rush and I didn’t have time to get the old ones recertified.<\/em><\/td>\n | $125<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | New Flares \u2014 Safety requirement<\/a>.<\/em><\/td>\n | $200<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | Rebedding a leaking hatch \u2014 Not sure if this was a good expense or not but…<\/em><\/td>\n | $380<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | New masthead Nav Light \u2014 Sigh.<\/em><\/td>\n | $100<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | Temporary moorage at Granville Island \u2014 A boating Gotcha. You have to pay for the moorage at the repair yard. Tanstaafl<\/a>.<\/em><\/td>\n | $1500<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | Skipper Delivery Charges \u2014 So we could save 1000s in BC sales tax.<\/em><\/td>\n | $400<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | A dinghy safety kit \u2014 It’s the law.<\/em><\/td>\n | $50<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | A new inflatable pfd for Leslie \u2014 It’s a comfort thing.<\/em><\/td>\n | $150<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | 3 new life jackets \u2014 For the dinghy, so we don’t have to use the inflatables and to replace the old scummy ones.<\/em><\/td>\n | $120<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | A new windex \u2014 So we can see which way the winds are blowing.<\/em><\/td>\n | $140<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | Wet Bilge Investigation \u2014 Because who likes a wet stinky bilge?<\/em><\/td>\n | $160<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | Engine check after overheat \u2014 This one ahould be obvious.<\/em><\/td>\n | $325<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n | There are a ton of small things I haven’t recorded, like the new queen sheets, a small cookie sheet, a LED reading lamp, non-skid cat bowls, a new litter box, a few microfiber towels, and even some new fender lines.<\/p>\n There are also a few things we want to get but we will leave until later, stuff like new docking lines ($120+) and new fenders ($50 each), another folding seat and of course some way to generate power. But the moneytree seems a bit bereft and Patience is starting to whack me upside the head cause she wants some attention.<\/p>\n Wanna buy a boat? Huh. I’ve said it before, a fool and his money…<\/p>\n There is a euphemism in boating refered to as the boat buck<\/em>. It’s the equivalent of a thousand dollars. Want a new dodger? Slightly over a boat buck. A full enclosure? Call it 10 boat bucks. A new heater? Another boat buck. I’ve also heard boat<\/em> actually stands for “break out another thousand.” Are we starting to get the picture?<\/p>\n I had entered into this adventure with the idea of buying a turn-key boat and not spending much until we had made the decision about our long-term relationship. Maybe just an anchor as a treat. Fool again I say.<\/p>\n |
![\"IMG_5072\"](\"http:\/\/neverforever.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG_5072.png\")
<\/a><\/p>\n