DON’T DO IT!!! It’s like getting an extra wife! They cost a lot of money, always need something & you’ll probably only take her out a couple times a month after the newness wears off. If you get rid of her, you’ll be lucky to get half of what you put into her. Rent or borrow.
Haha. Nothing I’m gonna buy. I couldn’t afford anything in the class…
After retiring I got bored so I took a relief job on an OSRV. Worked when I wanted to. Ended up going full time for several years and finally retired completely, spending time on hobbies. Still wake up before the sun is up. Get together occasionally with a fellow retired relief Master over beers. Occasionally miss going to sea but as they used to say in the Navy, When I start missing it, I get two coke bottles filled with sand, hang them around my neck and stand outside at midnight while my wife sprays me with the garden hose.
There will be the dog, a canoe, my decoys, and my trusty 870…and when in the spring a new fly rod, ratty truck, waders, water and snacks, and a map of every dang trout stream I can reach in a month of driving.
Oh, and my better half, good food, and wine.
5 more years.