I don\'t own a yacht
But I have friends that do. So I get to go on cruises lots of weekends. They get to stay and wash and clean up afterwards, while I help a little and then they push me off to go home.
Thing is, all of them, and they are all expert captains and experts on ships in general, all are buying their ships second-hand. They know what to look for in a second-hand yacht and they get top value for their money, every time. Of course, the occasional freak will slip by, but that's the rare exception.
When I ask them why they do not buy a brand new yacht, which they can afford by the way, and the difference between new and second-hand can be almost fifty percent off, they all say the same thing: Let the other guy do the dirty work and suffer the breaking in.
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