HELP I'm preparing to tell my wife I want a new boat

OK, I bet I sounded like the tough guy in the post above huh? Actually, what worked for me when I got a new truck was to work the "it's for the kids" angle. Wifey fell for that one. And then she needed a new vehicle which cost almost twice what I spent on the truck. Her reason, she just wanted a new vehicle.

Why does it work this way?

Mark W
 
I agree with Steve.

Last Christmas I bought my daughter a new snowmobile and never told my wife a thing about it untill I opened the trailer around noon time after all other gifts were opened. That near cost me a marriage. This year at Christmas time I bought myself a new sneakbox. I figured she didnt speak to me for almost a year for the snowmobile why not do it again this year. I just told her about the boat a week or so ago... I think I may never have sex again... hahaha.. at leat with her... She is madddd. Use Nike's saying Just do it!! Worry about the minor stuff later..

Brian just keep asking yourself a few times a day who wears the pants here? Who's the boss in this house? You do what's right!! Oh yea good luck!!! Buy the boat and when the smoke clears she'll be happy you did.. Tell her quality time with the family is your number 1 issue here. Ed
 
Ballard:
My favorite thing to do is to just say "I won it at the DU/Waterfowl/Delta/Bass/Pheasant/ Dinner" It's how I get a bunch of outdoor gear!
 
Here is how I handled it...

"...Sweetheart, I am in my mid-forties and I think it's time to buy a red corvette, grow a pony tail, get a tattoo on my neck and join a nudist camp..."

"No? ok then, can I have a boat instead? "


It's fail-safe.
 
Brian hit it if you have kids.
I have convinced mine that I will definately need a bigger wider boat for when Youri starts to shoot and Hana is old enough to go along too. Cant fish or hunt 3 out of my boat. Told her if she wants nice & quiet Saturday mornings to sleep in while I take the kids fishing, we need a bigger boat.
She like quiet saturday mornings, so this is going to be easy. As soon as she finished grad school, I get to start boat shopping! Pretty much decided on the G3 1548 mv with a 25 Yamaha but the Lowe 1667 Angler is nice too.
If you dont have kids, still use the safety angle.
 
Brian. 1st you must be happily married.2nd make sure you don't have a big life insurance policy on your self.This is what worked for me.I would have my hunting partner stop by and tell him of the close tragitties and miss haps that almost or could have killed me, like large waves almost swamping over the bow, motor problems etc you got the Idea.Then Bob my hunting partner would say dam Cas you better get your self a new and bigger boat for safty, I'd hate to hear of you being found face down inthe water drowned to death in the Rehoebeth bay or Del. R iver all of this is being said in ear shot range for the wife to hear. Today I'm a proud owner of Hightech boat called the HAWK with a15 h.p. mercury and trailer, and buddy let me tell you it's awsume. Good luck man. Big boys need big toys..And thems not cheap.
 
I desperately wanted a duck boat back in about 1999 & 2000, of course we live in Washington State and there were very few duck boat dealers around here. In all my research, I found that Xpress, War Eagle, Sea Ark, etc... was down south.... hmmm??? My wife had ALWAYS said she wanted to take a trip to New Orleans - LOL, in looking at the map, it was obvious Arkansas was only "this far" from New Orleans!

Anyway, I did a bunch of research and sprung my idea for the "dream 25th anniversary vacation" = a road trip down south to see a lot of the country we'd never seen before, 3 days in New Orleans, stops at any stupid antique store she wanted.... AND, oh ya honey...I really want to buy this duck boat...

LOL, it was a GREAT trip, great boat (until I sold it this year and got a bigger/faster one) but she got hooked on boating, fishing out of a bigger boat (we had a 10' Livingston) so getting this lates boat last April was much easier!

LOL, anyway, my first boat ended up costing a lot of $$$$$$$$$ but it worked, a divorce would have cost a lot more!!!
 
You don't need no stinkin reason!!! Just tell her that your recent medical "event" - God told you to get a new boat. Its that simple! It might be a Noah thing, it might be that He wants you to help reduce the expanding snow goose population or possibly the nuisance resident canada goose population. Who is she to doubt the word of God??? That is a winner my friend! I drink Sam Adams or Yuengling if you want to say thanks!

Tom
 
Who has the best excuse /reason?
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Your looking at this backwards. Buy it, bring it home and tell her "look what I just bought".

My manlaw #7 list below.
It's better to hear BS from my wife about a purchase already made, than to hear BS about a purchase she will not let me make. Either way I'm still gonna hear BS, LOL!!!
 
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Tom, that's a good one. Who is she to argue with the will of God? I've brought home many different "stray boats" over the years but I'm fixing them and selling them and I show her the prophits so she is in general agreement. I did however buy a new Ford F150 while she was visiting her parents. Never said a word until she saw it in the driveway. "I needed it" was all the explaination I gave. That was over a year ago and I'm still hearing about it. We also have new rules about spending caps without discussing it first. "Yes Dear" - Jim
 
OK, here's how you do it - it'll take some time, though. Get some cataogues for big boats (Grady Whites, Lund Alaskan, big War Eagle, whatever is in your area). Start talking up these big boats for fishing, family, safety, etc. Have her see you on the net researching them. Talk non-stop about them. Get prices and leave them laying around where she can see them. Ask her what she thinks about getting a big boat. All of this kinda low key. When she says no for about the 10th time, say you'd settle for a little boat and show her how the duck boat would work as a compromise because it is so "cheap" compared to what you want! As Steve says - easy, peasy.

It just might work. Or it could be like giving a cat a bath - when the scar from your head to your toes heals, you move on to something less risky.
 
Get the boat. Show it to her and tell her you're acting on direction from God, the livestock's arriving next week and, oh, by the way, she needs to stock up on rain gear and pooper scoopers.......
 
Hold the boat! What kind of duck boat are you talking about? Why can't you and the kids make a Scaup or Cackler? What could she possibly say against that? Quality time with the kids, teaching them math, reading and a ton of other skills that will bode them well in life.
 
I'm with Lee. If you can carve a decoy you can build a boat.

Then again you could buy the boat and when she gets stressed. Grab your heart and fall down on the floor take a couple of deap breaths then quietly say " The Doctor said I shouldn't have any stress" Take a couple more breaths then get up and then run for your life.
 
I can't believe you guys are posting all our best spouse-manipulating strategies on a public forum like this. Do you realize what could happen if this gets out?!!!

Next thing somebody will be asking us to post GPS coordinates of our secret huntin holes. Jeesh!!
 
You know Mrs. Brian is looking this thread over, as well as other hunting widows. We're all DFM.

I like Lee's idea. Subterfuge. Devious and simple. I'd go with that.........
 
Brian,

I must say that this is one of the most entertaining threads that I've read in a long time. Almost laughed my a$$ off the chair more than once. Now down to tactics, are there any big rivers or bodies of water near your house that might flood? Well I live with in a few miles of the Saint John river (NB) and it floods every few years. Oh ya baby watching the news and seeing grief stricken family's just barey escaping natures wrath by using their boat to get to higher/safer ground. The women and kids are all wrapped in blankets and drenched as they limp into the waiting ambulance. I just keep saying to the wife, if there was ever a big flood like that and it surrounded our house while we were sleeping, I'm not sure that we'd be able to fit ALL the kids into our small boat. Ok Ok I've already tried it and all it got me was the evil eye. I've already got a pretty nice 14 Ft princecraft with a 25 hp on it so I can't complain. Usually what I do when I want something is ease her into the idea that I need XXX and do alot of research about it, It's all about managing expectations. You say things like when we can afford it I'll get it then and keep reminding her about how old your boat is. I guess that you got alot more advice than you counted on. Entertaining read for sure.

Bill G.
NB
 
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