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Freebird....I know you’re trying to help our fellow Hatteras friends find a new boat, a 53MY, but is a 58YF out of the question? It’s basically 53MY with a cockpit. :)
In my own continuing search for a boat, I came upon this listing in the Great Loop website which looks like a really nice YF. The ad on the great loop site has this broker link:
https://www.amyachts.com/our-listing...-states-713396
Bigger than what I want, but looks nice.
275 I think is out of his price range. I believe Randy said max 125
. Oops! I must have missed that tidbit somewhere. Oh well, that is a nice YF for someone wanting to spend a little more, even if not quite that much. You never know...make an offer. I bought my 58MY for $175,000 less than asking. You just never know....Quote:
Originally Posted by rsmith
I sent him a link for a 53yf kind of a rare bird. A neighbor had one he wanted a cockpit but did want a 58. I don’t know what you loose space wise over a std 53
Billy Mahoney aka bigbill told me about that one before realizing it was unrealistically priced. I did call about a 53YF that’s close to Charlie Freeman, but it needs too much work. You lose quite a bit of living area vs a 53MY, but I thought they might like the two stateroom layout. I’ve been on a 53YF and think it’s a great boat.
I think the YF for two people would be a good fit. I prefer a cockpit. I just think line handling and deal with a tender or using the swim platform is much easier. IDK but when I’m traveling I always get these transient slips that are stern to. Seems the slips are always too long and there are usually no mid piling to keep you from drifting into a neighboring boat. Just a lot easier with a cockpit. I delivered Mike P’s 53 for the PO in 93 from Lauderdale to Georgetown Md by myself. The My is great for getting the lines on the outside poles. But the stern lines are a PITA unzip the enclosure try to throw the line to the guy on the dock he misses then your dangling over the rail trying to pull the line in before it goes in the props or you drift into the boat alongside. I can see how a lot of these MY guys anchor out and either listen to the genny all night or run off their inverter and lay in a pool of sweat.
My next boat will definitely have a cockpit, and I think the two stateroom 53MY would be ideal. Not sure what the difference in salon size is, but it felt about the same on the one I spent a brief amount of time on. Pretty sure the master is the same and possibly a little larger.
There was a nice one (appeared to be) on the Great Lakes a couple of days ago, but it seems to have disappeared.
When I started my search for a live-aboard, the two cabin 53YF was top of my list. From recollection saloon was about same size but you lost aft deck space of MY to the cockpit on the YF. Could only find three cabin ones at the time, so 58YF with three staterooms was next on the list.
Good Info for someone in the market for a Hatt, Thanks.