So, I sit here in the SF Bay Area,
dreaming about the sound of humming DD's while running up the rivers of the Chesapeake,
or of the sound of water slapping against the hull at anchor in the San Juan Islands (or the BVIs),
and I wonder...
My Wife grumbles that we don't use the boat enough.
My Mother-Out-Law does a house swap (Oakland CA / NY NY) with a couple she's known, for about 5 years running.
Has anyone thought to do a Hatt-to-Hatt boat swap. 2 - 3 weeks at a time. ???
Owner/skipper resume ... "bare boat charter" insurance (or whatever it'd be called) ...
sailing area restrictions ... Hatteras owners only (ya gotta know the boats, right?) ...
Is it a half-baked idea?
Has someone already tried it?
( I searched "boat swap" on the Forum and nuthin' came up, so ... )
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Thread: "Boat Swap" like "house swap" ?
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03-02-2020 05:59 PM #1
"Boat Swap" like "house swap" ?
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Re: "Boat Swap" like "house swap" ?
I think the idea may have merit. But, these are older boats each with a litany of idiosyncrasies as long as your arm. For me, turning over Aslan’s helm would outweigh my enjoyment of your gorgeous dream Hatt.
Semper Siesta
Robert Clarkson
ASLAN, 1983 55C #343
Charleston, SC
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Re: "Boat Swap" like "house swap" ?
Almost like a wife swap. You never really know what condition she'll be in when you get her back.
Eric
41TC 1966 Hull #53 "Requisite"
Kent Island, MD/Ft. Lauderdale, FL
"Though she creaks - She holds"
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Re: "Boat Swap" like "house swap" ?
I could see it if you swapped them just to use as bed/bath and galley but not to cruise. I don’t think I trust anybody but Robert to take my boat out. Well maybe John from Scarlett, or Ron from wet ever and a few others to take it out for a spin. But for peace of mind I just assumed rent a nice hotel room in the town I planned on visiting.
SEVEN
1979 53' MY Hull #563
Antioch, California
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03-02-2020 10:29 PM #5
Re: "Boat Swap" like "house swap" ?
They still allow Hatts in San Fransisco Bay?
1978 53' Motor Yacht "LADY KAY V"
Hull number 524
Chesapeake Bay
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Re: "Boat Swap" like "house swap" ?
Randy Register - Kingston, TN
www.yachtrelocation.com
www.Safes4Guns.com
aka Freebird aka Sparky1
1965 41DC #93
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Re: "Boat Swap" like "house swap" ?
My wife had an idea, how about offering to host fellow Hatt owners for say a week or 10 days and show them the local high lites and in return they host you on their boat for a similar time to see their area. We could take someone over to Catalina Island and up to Newport Beach and maybe they could show us somewhere on the east coast we would like to see. That way we run our own boats. John
Mahalo V
1974 53 Motoryacht
Hull Number 406
San Diego, Ca. Ready 32 Nordic Tug, Brunswick Ga.
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Re: "Boat Swap" like "house swap" ?
Bob Leland
1980 58' Yachtfish Hull#473
Seattle,Wa / Phoenix, Az
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03-04-2020 04:37 PM #10