To all the virgins..............Thanks for nothing!

yes, be VERY careful with who you go halces with... most stories i have heard where people have done this, it has led to headaches!!!..think long and hard before committing

luke

I'd rather have a cheaper boat and own it (bank or not) than getting a new or newish more $$$ boat and have to get a partner!

I agree, it normally turns into tears
 

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I don't really expect it to be easy.

I just thought I'd throw the idea out there and see if I get any offers from people interested in the idea in principle, after that the next step would be to see if its possible to get past it just being an idea!

Any input appreciated! 

try Jody. Shes been in that situation and might be able to help out with the Good and bad points.

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I seem to remember she owns a kayak these days, there might be a hidden message in that =0

never do that because who gets it week in week out. ?   long weekend ?   australia day ?   new years. ??  etc  etc / 

I did it with a mate that I fished with constantly with anyway.

We shared weekly. It was not like that boat moved from house to house each week more like if it was his week he would pick one of his freinds to come out fishing with me and on my weeks one of my other friends would make the third.

Occassionly he would use the boat one his weekends to take some of his extended family wake boarding when the weather was just as great for fishing but that is the joys of sharing a boat.

All the running costs we split on the basis of how many hours where run up doing each persons time. Nearly 2/3 of the hours where in my time so I paid 2/3 of all the expenses. You can each pay for things thruout the year as they come up and square up the ledger at the end of each year.

The bugger for me came when he split up with his wife and his half now became an asset. I had to pay him out and take on the remainder of the loan.

If your the sort of person that gets upset over the eventual bump, scrape or scratch that is going to occur when the other party is using the boat then its definately not for you. My partner left the boat on the bitumen the first time he used it on his own. He learnt about safety chains the hard way but I still had a boat I had only owned for 2 weeks all gravel rashed on the bottom.

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V8 twin turbo diesel....Ohh what a feeling!

Yeah, I think thats part of the reason to want ali really isn't it?

Where would you keep it?

Is it a 3 way split in regards to time? - you, your brother and the third party?

Do you have RST yet? 

Do you have something to tow with? 

Many items to consider 

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Be careful about partnerships they end freinships, better off with a boat in the shed that you own or the bank owns but its yours and there to use when you want to use it.

Once bitten twice shy, but your choice!!

Actually that is one of the attractions of a larger boat, the tow vehicle has just landed, so its probably about a month off. My brother's business is buying a tow vehicle to three ton, so it will handle a 5m ali boat no sweat!

RST, thats next on my list after I knock off my MR license!

Haven't gone into partnership with anyone but I'd be quite upset if it was a really nice day and it was his/her turn to have the boat, and then you find out that they all went to Adventure World or something like that instead. I'd have to kill somebody...

Onya for considering mate, but I'd advise against it for the reasons stated by the rest of the guys. Share it with your bank instead.

Colin

(Colin 2 - Co-founding member of the prestigious Colin Club)

Well, I've had a lot more cautionary tales and warnings than interest, so I can probably work out where that is heading. Looks like I better get that dingy finished instead!