[PCW] PDQ 41 article in Power Cruising

[Robert Deering]

Greg,

Everything you say is true, but you're overlooking one fact - buying and
owning a boat is not a rational decision for most people.  It's all about
the fantasy.  

But we have to do something with our time and money.  My cousin has spent
tens of thousands on decorating himself with tattoos.  My uncle collects and
restores antique tractors and steam engines.  Other people do even stranger
things in the pursuit of happiness.  So if it makes you happy and you have
the money (or don't), go for that $600K boat.  And if you want it to have
lots of swoopy curves and paint flames on the bow and plant a ferris wheel
on top...hey, it's YOUR fantasy!

Bob Deering
Juneau Alaska