: It's amazing how any boat, no matter how big or small, always costs a lot
: compared with how much you want to spend. . .

The definition of a boat is: A hole in the water that you throw money into.

: ...It;s also amazing how one boat
: always leads to another, usually bigger.

This is called the "Two foot rule", which is more of an affliction among powerboaters. they are content with their current boat, but just barely. Eventually they decide that all of their problems with the current boat could be solved if the boat was just 2 feet bigger -- so they trade up. And in a few years time (sometimes sooner) they repeat the process.

: . . .I think I'll build an ocean liner
: next. Hey, there's a good name, well, maybe not.

How 'bout building a submarine? When the weather gets lousy on the surface you can dive and avoid the bouncing waves. Chek out the top of the line boat at www.ussubmarines.com to see what I'd like to have. I'm just about $76 million short, though.

PGJ