When is enough, enough

[Pete]

With age creeping up daily on me, and just reading Walter P's comment about hanging up boating at 81, I have a question/poll?

Discounting sudden onset health problems, at what age do members exit the Hatteras ownership experience by choice?

 

[Bill Allen]

65 and the worse thing I ever did could kick myself in the butt.

 

[BobWaz]

I am 66 now. Hope to keep it going as long as I can. However, my wife is older than me and has a harder time in helping out in docking, etc. Perhaps the writing is on the wall but just don't want to see it.

 

[Pete]

BTW, I am coming up quickly on 75. I am in the middle of replacing 5 Lifeline 8D batteries, single handed. Old have been removed and one new is installed to maintain 12 volts, just in case, as I take advantage of all the space available to do other maintenance. I have definitely found that as the muscle decreases, more creative engineering thinking is required.

I also deal with a personality trait called perfectionism. Makes it hard to subcontract work. I have taken a few steps down this road, hiring out boat washing, bottom painting, and exterior detailing.

 

[Bob Bradley]

To paraphrase my friends in the NRA, "when they pry my cold dead fingers from around the wheel."

 

[Passages]

It more a matter of your personal fitness than age.

That said, 80 plus or minus seems to be the number where most leave the captaining to others.

 

[Passages]

BTW, I am coming up quickly on 75. I am in the middle of replacing 5 Lifeline 8D batteries, single handed..

WHAT?

You sir are my hero.

 

[jim rosenthal]

I've planned for the next owner of Blue Note in my estate planning. I have no intent to sell her, ever. I decided long ago that the idea of watching someone else drive her away was more than I could bear, so I've made my mind up that when my boat and I part company, it will be when I die. Which hopefully will be a long time from now.

 

[Boatsb]

My son will take over and treat me like a VIP.

I hope he see this.

 

[Bob Bradley]

My son will take over and treat me like a VIP.

I hope he see this.

Very Incontinent Person?

 

[sgharford]

At 87, my Dad just gifted me his 17' Boston Whaler last week, been in our family for 30 years. It was actually the boat yard that does winter service that did him in, just couldn't take the aggravation anymore. He' still relatively healthy, hoping he will still take it out once in a while knowing the headache is now mine.

 

[SEVEN]

I didn’t get my Hat until I was 65. 45 years in 3 different Chris Crafts. I hope to be motoring until I’m 80 plus. God willing.

 

[Freeebird]

My son will take over and treat me like a VIP.

I hope he see this.

Very Incontinent Person?

That's some funny $hit right there.

 

[Freeebird]

I'm not sure why anybody ties age into such decisions as we all age differently. I plan to keep doing EVERYTHING I enjoy until my body stops allowing me to do so. We can only plan so much in life, and the rest is just... fate, luck, whatever. Just be happy you're still in the game vs worrying about when you won't be able to play anymore.

 

[jim rosenthal]

Now that is profound. Well done, Birdie.

 

[johnjen50]

Well said Randy. Life is too short to worry about EVERYTHING........

 

[jrbrein]

I plan on acting my age as if I do not know how old I am!

Jon

 

[Pete]

Let's not confuse curiosity with worrying. Curiosity is very good at all ages, worrying not good at all ages.

 

[Boatsb]

Enjoy it while you can.

You never know when fate will take it away from you.

 

[madhatter1]

I am 55. Been dealing with gout like attacks on all my joints for years. Just getting that under control now. I currently have Bells Palsy. So now I am double ugly. A few years back nearly lost a leg to an extreme staph infection.

I still work on and run my boat, ride MX bikes with my sons (I am actually fairly fast in the woods but no more big air jumps for me), work on my classic car, do burnouts (sometimes) in my classic car, even though I own the company my tool belt is on more than off, etc., etc., etc.

You are only as old as your mind thinks you are. Sure the body slows down and needs some more TLC to keep running but activity is what keeps us going. Sit in a chair and wait for the end and it will come soon enough.

I'll climb to the bridge for as long as I possibly can. Have already done it with crippling gout pain and it was worth it for a day on the water.

Enough is enough when its simply not possible anymore. Up till then its an individual call to make.