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Walk in the room where she is running the vacuum cleaner or doing laundry, and say in your loudest voice "WOMAN, I'M GONNA BUY ME A BOAT". :biggrin
That is not how I would do it, but feel free to use the above idea if you think it would work.
When we fished out of a 1542, I would put her in the front seat and run the terrova with the remote from the back and put her on some good fish. After a couple years of this, I said we need a new boat or you are gonna have to move to the back so I can catch some of these fish. We got a new boat and now sit side by side, and she still catches the most fish.:biggrin
I never ask, I just do. Try it.
Forgiveness easier to get than permission.
Easier to get forgiveness than permission!
Just like removing a band aide.....just rip it off. Don't beat around the bush.
Take her fishing with you. When the opportunity rises, move suddenly and dunk her in. Panic and start the boat and drive off. Go pick up new boat and return to pick up wife. Plead temporary insanity. But I am trying the safer for grandkids and dog approach. Bouf got her convinced.
Promise to sell everything you own that is not about fishing and to forgo birthdays, Father's day, Christmas, etc for the rest of your life. Worked for me.
It also helps to have a wife who is your best fishing buddy. Luckily I do.
If you figure it out let me know, im working on a kayak and shes no on board yet.
Forgiveness is easier to get, but life could still be miserable for a while. :dono
Find a buddy who has a motorcycle - the louder the better. Invite him/her over while the wife is at home. Tell her to come out and see the bike. Admire the bike, with it running of course. Then tell her you have decided to get a motorcycle like that. When she calms down and stops screaming tell her "You're right, I guess I'll just get a new boat instead."
Just tell her, look, it's my way or the hi way. Works every time.
Take control, and don't ask! :bash LOL!
Just tell her that your not getting any younger and that life is short and that you want a new boat to enjoy while your still able
Find the boat you like that a buddy has. Take her with you fishing in that boat so she can see how nice it is to fish out of and how much better it is than what you have now. ( you could also consider starting to have engine problems with your existing boat and explain how much it will cost to fix the engine, have trolling motor problems, and trailer problems in an attempt to garner some sympathy.) Then take her with you to the dealer and get her input on the new boat so she has some say so and buy in. I went shopping for an H17PFC xpress with a 115, took my wife with me and wound up coming home the proud owner of an H20PFC with a 150, and ulterra 80, and two HB Helix 10 SI Units.
And RCC, don't let Carol read this, it might get back to Angela.
Yeah right, Jack!!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by stormcloud
Best one so far I think, you could do what I used to do when I would bring new deer hounds home. Hey sweetly come look what I got for you. :donoQuote:
Originally Posted by gzrglide
Exactly.Quote:
Originally Posted by Cane Pole
Buy the new boat and then hide it for 6 months. Then get it out and when she asks if that is a new boat say NO I've had it forever!
As soon as I can pay off two or three small bills I am buying a new boat.. Have already talked to the wife and we are both on the same page. Come clean and tell her the truth. worked for me. Of course I had a 17' with a 115hp four stroke when we got together. Time for a new one.
Heck, I had to convince her to let me get a new freebie from father-in-law. Of course it has cost probably more than buying a used one in "similar " condition, but set up like I want it to be
If you've married a good woman and taken care of her
You tell her you found a boat you like she rides four hours
To get it with you and buys you supper! True story.
Boy, there's some really "tough" dudes on this site.
Tell her that you really need/want a new boat but you know that now is probably not the best time to spend the money for one. So you've decided to build a new boat and save all that money by doing it yourself. Then show her a list of the things you'll need to buy to get started. And how confident you are in your skills.
WowQuote:
Originally Posted by Cane Pole
A bold plan.
SHOCK AND AWE TIME!!!
Safer for everyone is a classic approach but she may see thru it.Quote:
Originally Posted by huntinslabs
"Everyone's got to die sometime " she'll say
BrilliantQuote:
Originally Posted by Clint
The lesser of 2 evils
Load every tackle box you have in the floor of the boat you have now, when she puts all her things in it has to be stacked on top of tackle boxes. Stumbling room only, crawling across all that stuff all day will assure you need more room.
The Clint Eastwood approachQuote:
Originally Posted by stormcloud
WOWQuote:
Originally Posted by gzrglide
DING DING
WINNER
I do have engine problems
And trailer problems
And not big enough for 14' Rod problems
A Man is King of his castleQuote:
Originally Posted by Tracker123
Me likely
LolQuote:
Originally Posted by ThreeWayMan
I could buy a "good" used War Eagle and really save us money long term
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That's the way we did it :donoQuote:
Originally Posted by crappiehuntr
Approach the wife? Aren't you the King of your castle? The leader of your family? Just go buy the thing. If she knows her place, she won't say one negative thing.
I know my place. It's right there in the boat. I launch it. I load it. I drove most of the 1300 mile round trip to get it. It's our main source of fun, relaxation, sports and thrills all rolled into one. Let her know much you enjoy it and get her to participate. She might just surprise you.
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Originally Posted by Mrs. Crappie Stalker
That is the way my wife and I did it. Except she did not launch it. My doctor told me I had to sell it after my last stroke and silent heart attack. If you have found a good woman then you will not have to ask questions on how to approach her. Instead you should involve her in all family decisions.
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How do you get back in after you have been on the hi way?Quote:
Originally Posted by stormcloud
she probably want say a thing, but her lawyer probably will have lots to say..:hatchet:Quote:
Originally Posted by shadboy
:Rofl:Rofl:RoflQuote:
Originally Posted by Ranger R61
Several years ago, my wife's granddad replaced his older boat with a newer model even though his wife said the old boat was still OK. A few days later, Grandma walked in our kitchen and showed my wife her "new bass boat"...a brand new multi-carat diamond wedding ring. They've been married about sixty years, so I guess they know each other pretty well... :Rofl
I guess I'm lucky. My wife and I went to a local boat show to look at a simple 14 foot open (row boat) aluminum boat with a trolling motor. We left with a new G3 Eagle 170 with bells and whistles..... and it was her idea! She loves laying on the back deck reading magazines while I fish from the front.
Gotta love that!