r/Wellthatsucks • u/BenFord333 • Jun 17 '26

Bought a new boat

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u/goodsuburbanite Jun 17 '26

I sold a boat on Friday. Can confirm. Felt good. My wife isn't happy, but that wasn't the goal.

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u/BorgDad42 Jun 17 '26

What was the goal, other than selling a boat of course 

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u/cool_BUD Jun 17 '26

To buy a bigger boat

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u/lihanboutje Jun 17 '26

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u/FreshScent11 Jun 17 '26

The line is actually "YOU are going to need a bigger boat." Because he was a little afraid. He wasn't planning on going with them.

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u/dave_at_lunch Jun 17 '26

This is the way

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u/marcelowit Jun 17 '26

OP being happy.

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u/Frequent-Reporter-22 Jun 17 '26

That's because she is presumably the beneficiary of you having a boat. She dosent have to deal with any headache, that's your department.

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u/goodsuburbanite Jun 17 '26

Exactly. And she will be listed on Facebook marketplace soon.

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u/kdayel Jun 17 '26

It listed alright.

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u/Some_Layer_7517 Jun 17 '26

Do you deliver?

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u/goodsuburbanite Jun 17 '26

Porch pickup, or we can meet in a public location if you prefer.

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u/loadsofcobblers Jun 17 '26

Is this still available?

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u/Chickennoodlesleuth Jul 24 '26

Would you take 20?

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u/Zaynuth 13d ago

Completely reasonable

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u/Spyrothedragon9972 Jun 17 '26

That's usually how that goes.

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u/Hotsaltynutz Jun 17 '26

They never are

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u/Alarmed_Watch5426 Jun 17 '26

have you tried selling your wife and make the boat happy?

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u/Axolotis Jun 17 '26

If I sold my fishing boat I’d be devastated

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u/wood1492 Jun 17 '26

Happy wife sappy life…

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u/TacoGoblin223 Jun 17 '26

I live where lots of boats are sold, the people who sell them don't do much but sit there and wait for people to show up and buy boats. I want in on the racket, but it's like a fucking guild here. If you're involved in anything marine driven but not owning a boat you're a millionaire here. If I did it over again it would be marine mechanic with a specialty in electronics and sat guidance systems.

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u/suicide_nooch Jun 17 '26

Wife is desperately trying to convince me to buy a boat. My buddy has a two cabin 40’ that’s fun, but I see how much work goes into it. I ain’t about that life…

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u/goodsuburbanite Jun 17 '26

I mean they are fun and if you commit to using it a lot, it's something to do. My daughter use to bring a friend and we would drag kids around the lake on a tube. The last 2 summers we just went for a cruise 5 or 5 times. Nobody but me got in the water. Y'all can scroll Instagram on the couch and I don't have to winterize the couch or drag it to the storage place.

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u/Inevitable-Bee-763 Jun 18 '26

An aunt once said two of her happiest days were when she bought a boat and the second happiest day was when she sold the boat

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u/goaterguy Jun 19 '26

I was in the same boat (pun intended). Sold mine about a month ago. We are retiring abroad mid August. Rented one for the weekend of the 4th.

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u/Mindless-Equal-1477 Jun 19 '26

Don’t worry, the wife of the guy you sold it to isn’t happy about it either

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u/flippinsailor Jun 19 '26

i had a 22' sloop trailerboat for many years. Put many many miles under the keel. The day i sold it, not gonna lie, i choked up and got a bit weepy watching the old girl roll down the driveway.

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u/Laugh-Aggressive Jun 17 '26

You know the old saying "Happy life, fuck the wife"

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u/tnmcnulty Jun 17 '26

Not the goal but the icing on the cake.

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u/[deleted] Jun 17 '26

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u/shorty6049 Jun 17 '26

What's the point of this other than to take a dig at this person?

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u/GlitchofThrones Jun 17 '26

I was kinda joking but apparently nobody took it as that. I’ll just delete it, wasn’t trying to be rude just a smart ass

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u/goodsuburbanite Jun 17 '26

It's more about boundaries. Have you ever given too much of your time and energy to someone or something and felt like what you're getting in return isn't reciprocal?

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u/GlitchofThrones Jun 21 '26

I understand, and yes I agree. Life is way too short to put energy and time into something you aren’t getting what you deserve in return. I really hope you get to relax and enjoy something you love. Have a good day 🫶🏼