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08 April 2013, 22:14
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Country: UK - Wales
Town: Swansea
Boat name: Space Hopper
Make: RibTec
Length: 5m +
Engine: Evinrude E-Tec 75
Join Date: May 2012
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Anyone told fibs to the mrs when spending on the boat?
Getting an A-Frame fitted Wed in Birmingham Marine Fabrications, although i suddenly found my self telling porkies to the mrs on how much it was all costing lol.
Anyone else suffer from this with the wife  I am hoping she does it with me when she says those shoes were on offer lol
I wont feel so bad then
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08 April 2013, 22:19
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Country: UK - Scotland
Town: Central Belt of Scotland
Boat name: Puddleduck III
Make: Bombard
Length: 5m +
Engine: 50 HP
Join Date: Mar 2009
Posts: 2,066
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the smart ones don't post they wrong doings on rib net!
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08 April 2013, 22:20
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Country: UK - England
Town: Warwickshire
Boat name: Impulse
Make: Ribcraft
Length: 5m +
Engine: Suzuki 140
Join Date: Sep 2011
Posts: 1,020
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Yes we all have! Any one that says they are the boss in their relationship are deluded!
My Mrs never noticed that I upgraded the plotter for a bigger garmin chartplotter. Cracks me up everytime we go out as it stares her in the face!
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08 April 2013, 22:22
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Country: UK - England
Town: Wakefield
Boat name: Bouncer
Make: Redbay Stormforce
Length: 6m +
Engine: 2x Honda 100 Hp
MMSI: 235025718
Join Date: Jun 2009
Posts: 4,177
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Originally Posted by mctaggart
Getting an A-Frame fitted Wed in Birmingham Marine Fabrications, although i suddenly found my self telling porkies to the mrs on how much it was all costing lol.
Anyone else suffer from this with the wife I am hoping she does it with me when she says those shoes were on offer lol
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These things have to be done
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08 April 2013, 22:24
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Country: UK - England
Town: Royal Wootton Bassett
Length: 8m +
Engine: 250
Join Date: Jul 2008
Posts: 8,047
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I've never lied to Mrs W, I have a rib and a sib and that's it 
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08 April 2013, 22:29
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Country: UK - England
Town: South Yorks
Boat name: Black Pig
Make: Ribcraft
Length: 5m +
Engine: DF140a
MMSI: 235111389
Join Date: Feb 2008
Posts: 12,167
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She stopped asking years ago
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Rule#3: Tha' can't educate pork.
Rule#4: Don't feed the troll
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08 April 2013, 22:34
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Country: UK - England
Length: 3m +
Join Date: Sep 2008
Posts: 2,767
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Originally Posted by AJ.
Yes we all have! Any one that says they are the boss in their relationship are deluded!
My Mrs never noticed that I upgraded the plotter for a bigger garmin chartplotter. Cracks me up everytime we go out as it stares her in the face!
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She's noticed. She's storing it up for the right moment ... trust me...
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08 April 2013, 22:54
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Member
Country: UK - England
Town: surrey
Boat name: el nino
Make: tornado humber
Length: 7m +
Engine: outboards
Join Date: Jun 2009
Posts: 958
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Does it matter is you money or hers you spending, ?
Your long time dead
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08 April 2013, 23:04
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Member
Country: UK - Scotland
Town: Glasgow
Boat name: stramash
Make: Tornado
Length: 5m +
Engine: Etec 90
Join Date: Feb 2006
Posts: 5,090
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Originally Posted by ShinyShoe
She's noticed. She's storing it up for the right moment ... trust me...
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I'd say that was fair comment , so the wise will have 'clocked' something of hers to counter with. ... I've already got mine in the bag  ...I've gone a step further and contributed to it .... Cheap at half the price of getting away with my own wee, nay ... Considerable blag 
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08 April 2013, 23:13
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Member
Country: UK - England
Town: Zummerset
Boat name: irven arlyss
Make: Humber Oceanpro
Length: 6m +
Engine: evinrude 135hp
Join Date: May 2012
Posts: 394
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Originally Posted by AJ.
Yes we all have! Any one that says they are the boss in their relationship are deluded!
My Mrs never noticed that I upgraded the plotter for a bigger garmin chartplotter. Cracks me up everytime we go out as it stares her in the face!
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My mrs never noticed that I changed the wheels and tyres on the landy, plus put a snorkel on, well not for about a month anyway! By that time it was not too bad.
I didnt lie, just didnt tell her!
She doesnt know I have just had it remapped, and a few other "improvements" either.
Working on getting a new Garmin 751, to replace the old 400 series. I think she might notice that, but maybe not?? I will just wait and see if she does! 
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08 April 2013, 23:21
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Member
Country: UK - England
Town: Bristol
Make: Humber
Length: 5m +
Engine: Mercury 60 outboard
Join Date: Jul 2012
Posts: 114
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Girlfriend, not wife, which makes life easier... It's my money my decision and she accepts it.
A few moans now and again, but its work hard, play hard.
Rib craft 585 next !
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09 April 2013, 00:00
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Member
Country: UK - England
Town: Royal Wootton Bassett
Length: 8m +
Engine: 250
Join Date: Jul 2008
Posts: 8,047
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Originally Posted by Ian_st
work hard, play hard.
Rib craft 585 next !
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09 April 2013, 00:19
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Member
Country: USA
Town: Leesburg
Make: Zodiac
Length: 4m +
Engine: Outboard 40
Join Date: Feb 2011
Posts: 53
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My Mrs. has been the driver on the which boats we get ("get this one", "we need a bigger one"). So spending on the boat is not a problem. I've decided to let her have her way on this.
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09 April 2013, 03:39
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Member
Country: UK - England
Town: Sticks, N.Yorks
Boat name: Tamanco
Make: Honwave 3.5AE
Length: 3m +
Engine: Tohatsu Outboard
Join Date: May 2012
Posts: 1,175
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Originally Posted by ssobol
My Mrs. has been the driver on the which boats we get ("get this one", "we need a bigger one"). So spending on the boat is not a problem. I've decided to let her have her way on this.
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My wife also said " we need a bigger boat with more room". Who am I to argue....
To be fair in our house it's a standing joke that she loves shopping for clothes/boots etc. I just buy what I can for the boat (s) and get on with it. She pitched in 50% of our first little boat and I 've never asked for a penny since, she doesn't seem to mind !!! 
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09 April 2013, 05:16
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Member
Country: USA
Town: CA
Make: Zodiac RIB-P
Length: 7m +
Engine: Suzuki 250
Join Date: Aug 2010
Posts: 1,235
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Same story here.
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09 April 2013, 06:42
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Member
Country: UK - England
Town: Bromsgrove
Boat name: Kick-Ass !
Make: PAC/Artic 22
Length: 6m +
Engine: 250hp Yamaha
Join Date: Nov 2003
Posts: 3,577
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my signature says it all
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MY BIGGEST WORRY IS THAT MY WIFE(WHEN I"M DEAD)WILL SELL MY TOY'S FOR WHAT I SAID I PAID FOR THEM.
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09 April 2013, 08:46
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Member
Country: UK - Scotland
Town: Fort William
Make: Ribcraft 585
Length: 5m +
Engine: Yamaha F115
Join Date: Mar 2012
Posts: 2,919
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Now that the Searider project is finished I'm at home in the evenings a lot more now.
She suggested just the other day that I get ANOTHER project as she gets to watch her kak on tele when I'm out in the workshop tinkering.
It would be rude not to wouldn't it?!
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09 April 2013, 09:26
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Member
Country: Ireland
Town: Castlebar
Boat name: Clewless
Make: Valiant DR 490
Length: 4m +
Engine: 60 hp ETEC
MMSI: Awaitng one
Join Date: Oct 2007
Posts: 1,339
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Tonto has the right solution
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09 April 2013, 11:32
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Member
Country: Australia
Town: Sydney
Boat name: Solveig Xpress
Make: Grand
Length: 3m +
Engine: Mercury
Join Date: Jan 2013
Posts: 41
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My Mrs has stopped asking. As long as there is $ in the bank she's happy. But no way I want her selling my toys if I bight the bullet, she'd let them go way to cheap
Had a mate years ago, he'd tell his mrs his new diving kit was mine and vis versa, worked well until i bought a rebreather...
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09 April 2013, 14:33
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Member
Country: UK - England
Town: swanwick/hamble
Boat name: stormchaser
Make: custom rib
Length: 8m +
Engine: inboard/diesel
Join Date: Aug 2007
Posts: 3,848
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I get away with murder down here and can do almost what I like, she's my mate as well a my girlfriend and I would get in all kinds of crap without her, I do talk to her about boat stuff but she wouldn't stop me buying or doing anything, but what she does do is to point out why it isn't really a good idea, sometimes she comes up with real good ideas, we work on, her monies her and mine is mine and we put in the pot for house etc, that way if she wants a handbag or shoes she just gets them, if I want another boat, I'll buy it, it's worked for 25 years
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