[willy]

Nah Blue trust me it aint cheaper, just spending it differently thats all. It is fun though, I have always wanted a large sailboat or possibly a smaller trawler style boat to actually stay on the water for weekends etc. I love being there.
A friend of mine has an older Grand Banks that he weekends on all summer and fall, has it berthed on the Hudson river just north of the Tappan Zee Bridge. I love the sailing but your days out and where you can go are subject to the weather report. He has this Grand Banks and it is like a townhouse on the water, cruises at 12 knots, fairly shallow draft and it works great to fish from. His is a single screw diesel and he get between 2-3 gallons per hour cruise. So it is very economical to run out. You are no speed demon but very sea worthy and 10 knots gets you there fine. And if worse comes to worse weather wise you drop anchor put the ball game on the big screen pour a cocktail and give a super model a good spanking on the couch ;D