John,
I've always very much enjoyed whatever time I spent around boats, starting with rowing at Canon Hill Park...been around parts of the Pacific with Warner, escape drill from a sub, troop transports, sailing in Norway etc, various overnight ferries and a run through Panama Canal, Caribbean cruise, scuba diving and windsurfing, but I've never thought of owning a boat - tell me, what is the attraction of it for you? One reason I'm seriously asking is because there's a couple of us looking to do something different now that we work less, and want to diversify interests (and get some time away from 'er indoors).
tramp