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Resident 2B · 02-02-2010, 06:02 PM

Twofootitis is real and might be as costly and dangerous as the H1N1 flu.

I believe there are two approaches for a new boater on the lake. The first I will call "Test Boat/Right Boat" and the second is "Right Boat from the Start"

In "Test Boat/Right Boat" you purchase a good used boat that will fill your needs for the next few years. You get you Safe Boating Certificate, you learn about the lake and its many rocks and weather harzards and you get a good ides about what you want longer-term. When you buy the longer-term boat, it should serve you for the next six or more years.

"Right Boat from the Start" will get you into Twofootitis. Twofottitis can cost you a lot of money over time. Because it is a myth that you can ever buy the right boat from the start, you buy a boat, it does not work as you had hoped, so you buy the next step up. That also does not work very well, so you buy the next step up again...and again...and again...

I would start with someyhing you're are comfortable with that will allow you to explore the lake on weekdays and while staying close to home on weekends. I would commit to keeping that boat for three seasons, no less. You would then realize what is and is not important to your boating style and your budget and go for the boat, most likely new, that meets your needs, perfectly. This way, you buy the boat of your dreams without wasting a lot of money through the cycles of Twofootitis.

Good luck and have fun doing this!

R2B

02-02-2010, 06:02 PM	#25
Resident 2B Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: North Shore, MA Posts: 1,358 Thanks: 996 Thanked 314 Times in 164 Posts	Twofootitis Twofootitis is real and might be as costly and dangerous as the H1N1 flu. I believe there are two approaches for a new boater on the lake. The first I will call "Test Boat/Right Boat" and the second is "Right Boat from the Start" In "Test Boat/Right Boat" you purchase a good used boat that will fill your needs for the next few years. You get you Safe Boating Certificate, you learn about the lake and its many rocks and weather harzards and you get a good ides about what you want longer-term. When you buy the longer-term boat, it should serve you for the next six or more years. "Right Boat from the Start" will get you into Twofootitis. Twofottitis can cost you a lot of money over time. Because it is a myth that you can ever buy the right boat from the start, you buy a boat, it does not work as you had hoped, so you buy the next step up. That also does not work very well, so you buy the next step up again...and again...and again... I would start with someyhing you're are comfortable with that will allow you to explore the lake on weekdays and while staying close to home on weekends. I would commit to keeping that boat for three seasons, no less. You would then realize what is and is not important to your boating style and your budget and go for the boat, most likely new, that meets your needs, perfectly. This way, you buy the boat of your dreams without wasting a lot of money through the cycles of Twofootitis. Good luck and have fun doing this! R2B