After paying more than $4,000 to have his sunken sailboat raised Tuesday, Jeff Bryde decided it was time to give up the expensive hobby.

After four years of being in dry land storage, Bryde decided to put his sailboat back in the water this summer. After some trouble getting it back in condition, he only got to sail it once in the season. Sunday, he found it was no longer floating.

鈥淭he storm kind of put it on the bottom there,鈥� said Bryde, who said he was first shocked when he noticed the boat was underwater. That turned into being depressed when he got the estimate for raising it, then to shock and depression when he got the final bill.

Bryde has owned the 1973 21-foot clipper since 1985 when he bought it for $5,500.

鈥淚 was married with two small kids and it was ideal,鈥� said Bryde. 鈥淚t was actually my pride and joy, I鈥檝e got a lot of fond memories.鈥�

Bryde decided to give away the boat when one of the Diving Dynamics crew told him he knew someone who would take it off his hands.

鈥淚 wasn鈥檛 too sure if there was any structural damage and if that was the reason it sank,鈥� said Bryde, who said the sinking was the latest in a series of problems.

Not long after he put it back in the water this summer, he found it with the mast fallen. That was repaired, but earlier this year, he found it had broken loose from its moorings and was pinned under a wharf.

鈥淚 am going through a lot of issues with my sailboat,鈥� said Bryde. 鈥淏eing retired now, I was planning on spending my leisure time on the lake.鈥�

Bryde is taking the loss of his boat and retirement plans in stride.

鈥淭hings happen and you hope the bad things don鈥檛 continue,鈥� said Bryde. 鈥淵ou take whatever is given to you.

鈥淚鈥檓 not going to have to worry about where I was going to moor my boat.鈥�

It鈥檚 not the first boat he has lost. He also lost a kayak on Mission Creek after being turned over in fast-moving water. He managed to get free and make it to shore, but the kayak drifted on down the creek and was never found.

鈥淢aybe I should stay off the water for a while,鈥� Bryde joked. 鈥淭here鈥檚 never a dull moment in my life. For some reason, I keep getting adventures.鈥�