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We Now Own a Boat

November 15th, 2011 at 11:28 pm

Yup, DH now has a fishing boat.

It did not cost us anything because...
his bosses bought it for him!

One of their clients was selling it for a really low price ($1k). DH tried to talk me into us buying it so we could re-sell it at a profit. I was not going to even go there because of the "What If's".
What if he loved it and couldn't part with it. Smile
What if we couldn't find a buyer? Etc..

His bosses (husband & wife) bought it for him because of all the fond family memories they, and the client selling the boat, have of fishing with their children. It was given as a "Thanks for all you do" gift. Really quite generous.

Hubby picked up the boat which is a 2004 15' aluminum Klamath with an outboard motor, bass seats, (2) fish finders, depth finder, on a very nice trailer. He was also given all the paperwork/manuals/receipts on everything. The seller had bought everything new and paid over $8k.

DH has talked with his dad and several friends and this set up could sell for $4k to $5k pretty easily.

DARN!
Now I wish I would've let him talk me into buying it just to sell it. lol!
Could not sell it now that it's a gift.

Looking over the prior boat and trailer registration it will cost $14/two years for the boat and $25/five years for the trailer.

My co-worker has taken to calling DH "Ken" now. As in Ken and Barbie, because Ken has all these "accessories".
Smile **shaking my head** Smile

6 Responses to “We Now Own a Boat”

  1. Shiela Says:
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    Nice gift.

  2. creditcardfree Says:
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    Enjoy!! And then sell once the joy runs out. Smile

  3. Looking Forward Says:
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    CCFree: Wink
    I am pretty "Eh, whatever" about boating/fishing. My DH on the other hand is all goo-goo eyes with his new "toy".

  4. wowitsawonderfullife Says:
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    Sweet bonus!!!

  5. Frügal Says:
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    Sure wish I could find an employer that personable! Smile

  6. PNW Mom Says:
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    That was a super nice thing of his boss to do! Hope he enjoys it Smile

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