Held on as long as I could
 

Well, after much debate and even potentially having to get rid of the Bullet last year I will finally be listing her for sale shortly. This year I have a wedding to plan and pay for and will be buying a house. I'm still in denial, but it has to be done since the money I'll be saving will help a lot. I'm not going to disappear from my boating forever, but until things settle again and the soon to be wifey and I are also planning to start a family so priorities change a bit. The good news is I've got my eye on 38' next time :D

http://www.offshoreonly.com/classifi...le-o69113.html

pics of the Bullet????

I know you think that Cig is expensive, but it pales in comparison to what a wife is going to cost you.

Multiply by 10.....For ex-wife

don't for get da Kids lol Stick w Dogs

There are some in this thread I posted when I bought it. I'll be putting up recent pics as I post my ad.

http://www.offshoreonly.com/forums/c...oday-pics.html

Trust me, she's already started lol... Plus she knows I want to get something bigger eventually that is a little more family friendly. I don't mind since my idea is the 38' Donzi center console. I'd love a Cig center console, but they are always way out of my price range haha

lol... Kids are in the plans brother.... We both want a family so it will be good.. Plus I'm set since I just bought a new F350 so my tow rig is ready for an eventual upgrade :D

Bad plans

Kids and spending every weekend on the boat is what got us into out 33 zx. The room is above and beyond any in its size range and the 38zx is even bigger and still get to keep my speed boat. Just an option to keep in mine when you r getting back in the game.

If only we could teach our boats to cook and clean house, life would be so much more simple. :)

So is there actually link to the ad?

Married 33 years with no kids.

I hope you just didn't ruin a good thing.

I thought kids where the only thing that ruined it. I know I'm not capable but I try.

ill definitely be looking for more room and family friendly. I'm still trying to come to terms with getting out of it for a while, but life's priorities are different right now.

28 yrs for us on the 17th this month w none here. But to each his own. I am sure those little hands would help detailing lol

They will learn early haha.. Its going to be a busy year none the less.

My girlfriend of 15 years just moved out. She isn't happy anymore. We haven't been fighting, It's something going on in her head, and she's trying to figure herself out. No kids, I wish we would have got married and had them. We finally talked the other day about some things, without her yelling. She was so hurt over the years of disappointment, because of not asking to marry her. She wanted nothing more than to be married to me, I don't know why lol. Honestly, if I could go back I'd marry her and payed more attention to her. She's my best friend, a very simple girl, low maintenance. I miss her unbelievably.

I hope you have a great marriage. Boats and cars are just possessions, there's all kinds of them out there. There are only so many once in a lifetime women.

Sorry if I'm off topic, but it helps to talk about it, and don't make the mistakes I did.

Yeah, it is kinda off topic but topics move frequently......

Sorry to hear after 15 years it's over, I bet you feel like crap right now and it will probably get worse before it gets better. Take comfort in your friends and family, they'll all be on your side regardless of whether you make good decisions or bad ones. Keep busy, work as much as possible and go boating any chance you get to take your mind off things.

We've all been there and somehow, we all pull through ok but it can take time.

Cheers mate!
Jon.

Edit: Just to smash my post to pieces, you could do what Mseuro suggested below.......
I don't know anything about the circumstances but people close to you will still support you either way. Take solace in their comfort.

If there is a chance you should fight for her and show her you mean to be with her as long as she will have you. We all screw up, it's how we deal with the aftermath that determines our direction in life. I know if it were not for my wife I would not be where I am at now. Good luck.

I'm doing the best I can, I refuse to give up. Her family is devastated about it too. I'm glad and it makes me so happy that they think that much of me, and our relationship. I love her family.

I'm just giving her space and letting her figure it out on her own. Nothing I can say or do will help. But I'm here hoping and praying. I keep the texts short, sweet, and light. I always tell her I love her and miss her.

Thanks for listening guys.

Good luck with the sale. I hope someone gives you double your asking price as a wedding gift!!!

Not sure if I want to give you a friendly hug or a big slap in the face!

Give her some space and leave the lines of communication open but don't get back together if you dont really know why you broke up because nothing has changed. Maybe your new views on marriage is all she wants and she worked out how to hold you to ransom? The silent ultimatum..... Clever girl.

Sorry to the OP, we're taking a 'love break' from boats.

Good luck.

RR

You know she could have asked you.

She may have, not something I remember though. Lol.

RR, she's too honest for that, or she'd still be here.

I wouldn't get half the enjoyment out of life without our little kiddos. Life didn't have much of a meaning before them.

Put them little bastards to work !


http://33outlaw.zenfolio.com/img/s9/...87053731-4.jpg

hammer down so why didn`t you ask her? 15 years is a long time.

I'm still looking for the ad for this bullet. :whistle:

We started dating in high school. I was 18 she was 17, I guess I was just selfish, wasn't mature enough, just a dumbazz. Let her slip through my fingers man. We text today for a short. No boat rocking. Her mom told me she hopes she comes home, and she has her moments. Fingers crossed.

Will the Hammer bite the Bullet and go Marauding back to his Mistress?

Maybe he'll seek out a Huntress, a real Rough Riding Gladiator? Perhaps he'll run the Decathlon like some Top Gun pilot with a nasty Vice stopping only for a coffee with a sexy Tiger at a nearby Cafe? As the Mystique deepens, we await his next move.........

:lolhit:

Well done - ecspecially from a fountain guy!!

Sorry to hear man. I hope things work out for you one way or another.

I wouldn't call it a love break. It has been a long couple years in general. I do have a wedding to plan and we are both excited about it, but I also lost my mom January 2nd to leukemia and its been a lot going on with that and trying to work through her estate. The fiance and I are also going to be buying a house so with everything going on it makes the most sense to sell since it won't be used much at all for a few years. Plus its my excuse to go bigger next time haha. She's already said "Will the bigger one be kid friendly?" haha

It's coming man haha. My thread is more of a venting since I know its going to happen. With the boat still winterized and put away I figured I'd start an ad by April just to know the weather will start getting a little better and be able to actually show the boat.. :D

Mate, sorry about your mom, doesn't matter how much we think it over, there's no way to prepare for the passing of parents.

Since we're spilling the beans about family v. boats and such, at 52 years of age, I'm finally about to become a father and I'm boatless. A baby in April, a new house to be finished in June and I'm boat shopping!

Do I buy a family boat hoping the little bub will like boats? Do I buy a 'filler' just to get me on the water for a few years or do I just say stuff it! My girlfriend doesn't really like boats and will probably influence our daughter accordingly so I should be totally selfish and just buy something that makes ME happy?

Just make sure if you sell, there is a separate 'boat fund' with enough money to buy something nice down the track. My girlfriend doesn't know about my money but she does know there's money for a boat and always will be!

Good luck with your plans, sounds like your GF is cool about boats so that's a big plus.

Cheers!
RR

Mom was only 62. She fought as long as she could... Its hard dealing with the estate. It doesn't feel right..

She loves boating. We are just going a little more manageable for family and the dog. I like the Donzi centers so they still have a bathroom and I can get it with the small cuddy if I really want one. The outboards won't give me the sound from the BB's, but I can still cruise at a decent speed and not be the slow guy on the water. The Chesapeake is pretty big and we like to be able to go different places

I didn't have a boat....got married, then got a boat.

Then I had a kid and got a bigger and faster boat.

Then I had another kid and got an even bigger and faster boat.

Works for me.

Funny, our boat history has gone similarly. When my wife told me she was pregnant the first time one of the first things I said was "we're going to need a bigger boat". Now with the second kiddo I told her we're going to need more HP just to haul all the baby bags, lol, viola repower. Point being kids can be great leverage!

I see what you did there. Very clever indeed for an expatriated Fountain guy. Bravo.

Hey, Dr. Phil called and.... Nevermind OP is tryn to sell a boat. LMFAO

Edit: You should bring the boat to LOTO for the PBC Cigarette Rendezvous 6/17. With a for sale sign on it. You and your girl get to attend an awesome event and you sell the boat. Cool way to exit the brand so to speak.

Ad is up...

http://www.offshoreonly.com/classifi...le-o69113.html

I need to add more pictures when i get home, but I wanted to get it listed this week.