# I found what I want for Christmas... **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [October 7, 2013, 11:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-found-what-i-want-for-christmas/670577 "2013-10-07T11:32:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Sunspace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunspace/32/1250_2.png) [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2013, 6:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-found-what-i-want-for-christmas/670577/21 "2013-10-10T06:26:02Z")
> [@Ethilrist](#): > > Well, yeah, but has she? When she’s good, she’s great; when she’s bad, she’s _better_. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![ducati](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/cc9497/32.png) [@ducati](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ducati)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2013, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-found-what-i-want-for-christmas/670577/22 "2013-10-11T19:25:35Z")
I thunk I posted this, but it’s gone… Anyway, go big or go home! [I doubt I’ll ever afford this](http://www.wally.com/ace/), but it’s growing on me. Pure elegance, small enough for rivers and big lakes, or bouncing around the Caribbean. A garage for your toys, room for your harem\* to bask in the sun. What more could you want? If you can afford this boat, you can afford all the girls from say, [The Tilted Kilt](http://www.stangpit.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/Tilted-Kilt-girls.jpg) in Dallas to join you. For the year. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![aruvqan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aruvqan/32/2891_2.png) [@aruvqan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aruvqan)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2013, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-found-what-i-want-for-christmas/670577/23 "2013-10-12T00:34:44Z")
> [@ducati](#): > > I thunk I posted this, but it’s gone… > > Anyway, go big or go home! [I doubt I’ll ever afford this](http://www.wally.com/ace/), but it’s growing on me. > > Pure elegance, small enough for rivers and big lakes, or bouncing around the Caribbean. > A garage for your toys, room for your harem\* to bask in the sun. What more could you want? > > If you can afford this boat, you can afford all the girls from say, [The Tilted Kilt](http://www.stangpit.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/Tilted-Kilt-girls.jpg) in Dallas to join you. For the year. 😃 Eh, soulless fiberglass and laminates. Doesn’t seem to be calling my name. So you can have it and enjoy it. ---
**Author:** ![ducati](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/cc9497/32.png) [@ducati](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ducati)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2013, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-found-what-i-want-for-christmas/670577/24 "2013-10-12T03:42:48Z")
Can’t I like both? 😃 ---
**Author:** ![aruvqan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aruvqan/32/2891_2.png) [@aruvqan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aruvqan)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2013, 11:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-found-what-i-want-for-christmas/670577/25 "2013-10-12T11:15:10Z")
> [@ducati](#): > > Can’t I like both? 😃 Yup, just keep your hands off my Elco =) ---
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/21906_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2013, 11:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-found-what-i-want-for-christmas/670577/26 "2013-10-12T11:33:43Z")
Having lived aboard a 32’ sailboat with a newborn and a 37’ sailboat before buying this house, I will say, the Elco is definitely a nice live-aboard. Much more comfy than either of our vessels were. Honestly, the biggest thing I disliked about boat living was having to take my laundry ashore. Sometimes, I miss the relative simplicity of living on a boat, but in my advanced years, I do like having a king bed and a big kitchen and the other bennies that come with a conventional home. But for the right vessel… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-found-what-i-want-for-christmas/670577.md?page=1)