Re: [Cal_Boats] free boat(????)

When you build something . . . essentially from parts you pay markup and taxes on every single thing you buy. Then if you put a value on the time spent searching for, purchasing and installing the parts that just adds to the cost. That said, it allows you to spread the cost out over time, learn the boat and get the satisfaction of doing the work yourself. Paul In a message dated 2/3/2010 3:22:42 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, so… [at] yahoo.com writes: When I got Shpritz one of the well to do boat brokers at Anacappa Marine said to me: "The most expensive boat you can get may be one that someone gives you for free". I said uh-huh.I hadn't a clue what she meant, but two months later, still there at the boat yard, I began to comprehend what she meant. Then they taught me what what one "boat buck" was. A thou. Jerry --- On Wed, 2/3/10, Allen Edwards <al… [at] allen.edwards@all> wrote: From: Allen Edwards <al… [at] allen.edwards@all> Subject: Re: [Cal_Boats] free boat To: Cal_Boats@yahoogrouTo: Ca Date: Wednesday, February 3, 2010, 10:02 AM It was an inheritance, not a gift. I buy paint and epoxy by the gallon. Painting the mast is next. I better lose some weight before I do that or I am going to be seriously worn out. :-) Allen On Wed, Feb 3, 2010 at 8:05 AM, r good <_my1972ih@hotmail. com_ (mip://14c30cc8/mc/compose?to=my… [at] hotmail.com) > wrote: if you have to paint it or feed it it is not a gift. Reggie To: _Cal_Boats@yahoogrou ps.com_ (mip://14c30cc8/mc/compose?to=Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com) From: allen.edwards@ PaloAltoPhoto. com Date: Wed, 3 Feb 2010 07:49:51 -0800 Subject: Re: [Cal_Boats] Cal 20 A wise person once told me that there is no such thing as a free boat. I got my boat for free, $150,000 ago. Allen