Hatteras For A Motorhome?

[Sparky1]

Anybody out there have a Class A motorhome they'd like to trade (up, down, even) against a Hatt or sell cheap?

My current situation would lend itself to some mobile accomodations. Unlike "sparky", I've never owned a motorhome though I've thought about one for years, just not as a primary residence. I know some of you have owned them, so if nothing else maybe you can offer me some pointers on what to look for.

 

[yachtsmanbill]

Look at the Triple cabin model... but they only come with a single engine! Saw one last week with a pink interior with mirrors, and you wouldnt believe who I thunk of! ws

 

[Sparky1]

Git me a phone number, woodja?

 

[Captned]

My wife wants us to get a motor home. I don’t know, being a livaboard, I kind of look at it like buying ANOTHER depreciating asset. Anybody here lived on one for any amount of time? Pros or cons?

Captned
MBMM

 

[Sparky1]

No doubt about a motorhome being a depreciating asset, but I would be looking at something at the lower end of its depreciation scale. Frankly, making the transition from liveaboard to full-time motorhomer should be an easy one.

My dad bought a motorhome back around 1984, took a vacation to Florida, and never came back. He and his wife... OK, my step-mother, and my half-brother lived in it for almost a year before eventually building a house. Now that dad is in the used car business, I can pick up a good motorhome pretty cheap through the dealer auction there in Lakeland.

I am in marriage purgatory right now, and I need a transitional home. The 41 is more than big enough for me and the boy (every other week), but he needs a yard and a place to ride his bike. My family has some lake property, so I'd have a perfect spot to park a motorhome. I'm also looking at building a dock there (probably just pilings for now) which would eliminate marina fees for my boats. Should the wife have a change of heart, we'll just have another toy to play with.

 

[mobilemn1]

Having been in the purgatory situation a few more times than I like to count, I feel your pain,,,,,,but on the brighter side, I found what you looking for.

 

[sofarelli]

Randy,
We split our free time between the boat and a RV. It's so very similar.
You back it in, hook up the power and cable, get your chair out, and start
drinking. It's a very social lifestyle w/ a fraction of the maintenance. You even tow a land dinghy to get around. The best part is that when you are not using it, you forget about it. It's like the 3rd or 4th car.
I believe that after a sportfish, comes a trawler, and then the land yacht.
Now the down side, most campgrounds or parks are not exactly like
Yacht Club hopping. The character is a little different. Your shirt does not
have to be pressed. Hell, it can be 2 days old. Jeans and Rockport walking
shoes are the fashion.
I just have to recruit Capt. Dave !
Mike
Hattitude

 

[(Nobody You Know)]

My wife wants us to get a motor home. I don’t know, being a livaboard, I kind of look at it like buying ANOTHER depreciating asset. Anybody here lived on one for any amount of time? Pros or cons?

They say overboard discharge at the "slip" can be a real bitch!

 

[Sparky1]

Well, having spent the last two nights with my two sons (did I mention I've adopted krush?) aboard the 41, I've yet again rethought this thing. I've been doing lots of rethinking lately. Seems I tend to reverse myself about every four hours thus proving certain conditions are indeed contagious.

I'll still look at a trade for a motorhome against either of my boats, but I've decided to make the 41 my new home for the next few months or so. Truth is, I moved into a 10 x 40 mobile home on that family lake lot when I was 17, this after my parents divorced. I'm afraid the full circle thing may be more than I can psychologically handle right now.

Ned, if you decide you want a motorhome, you're living in the motorhome dumping ground of the world. Lots of folks buy one thinking they'll spend years on the road in their retirement. Then they head to Florida and buy a house, leaving the motorhome in the driveway. Pretty soon both they and the neighbors get tired of looking at it, and they give it away.

 

[Captned]

"you're living in the motorhome dumping ground of the world"

LOL... I know, there is a TON of them around here.... But, what the hell do you do in one? Ride around, park, eat, drink, repeat? I've traveled ALL over the states when I was younger. (Seriously, all over) and have seen about as much as I want. It's the wife that wants to travel. I want a little house on the water that doesnt rock. (like its doing right now) I suppose I could rent one, take her to one of the crap rv parks and intruduce her to bubba and the clan in the coach next door....Hmmm.....

Captned
MBMM

 

[Sparky1]

But, what the hell do you do in one? Ride around, park, eat, drink, repeat?

Well... yeah, but I'd hope there's at least one more activity you and/or the wife could think of. Remember, we're talking about you now, not me.

Seriously, motorhomers are very much like boaters in that they view each other as kindred spirits. I'm not sure how it is in your snooty, high dollar marina in south beach, but folks are just more friendly in marinas and campgrounds. I had my 58 in a high rent marina when I was in Florida, but with the exception of a few cranky Yankees, everyone was very friendly. There was always some sort of social thing going on which seemed to transcend all our differences both financial and geographical.

I think I would still enjoy having a motorhome, but not as a primary residence. It would make for some memorable week-end getaways in the mountains while dragging along a couple of four wheelers. Maybe if they come out with one with a 14' beam (plus slide-outs), wideload signs, and a flashing yellow light, I'll reconsider the liveaboard thing.

 

[ron6785]

Ihave a 1985 Newell Class A motor home, you can ask anyone who knows anything about Motor homes about the quality of Newells. Most knowledgeable people will tell you that Newells, Prevosts and Wanderlodges are the top quality coaches. This coach has new paint, new rebuild on a 8V92 TA, 12k GEN, 3ac'S, all leather, basement frig/freezer,

While she's a classic, she is contemporary inside and is still a head turner when you go into a motorhome park. She's a conversation piece and I have systems on board that arn't available on current motor homes today. I can start the genset and coffee pot from my bedside. she's for sale, call me if you'd like more information.

She's all aluminum and stainless.

 

[ron6785]

My wife wants us to get a motor home. I don’t know, being a livaboard, I kind of look at it like buying ANOTHER depreciating asset. Anybody here lived on one for any amount of time? Pros or cons?

Captned
MBMM

They're sort of like a boat, most of the same problems have traveled all 50 states and had a great time. I prefer living in a marina to a motor home park simply because boaters tend to be a little more adventuresome than RV'ers. Nothing wrong with the lifestyle though and I still plan to do both. Ron
We're liveaboards also, and yes they are a depreciating assets so buy used. We are ready to sell our class A and buy a fifth wheel trailer because we've been to all 50 states and all the provinces in Canada and now are ready to go some place and sit for a long time and a trailer is best suited for that. However if you want to travel a Class A motor home, in my opionion,is the best way to travel.

 

[34Hatt]

They're sort of like a boat, most of the same problems have traveled all 50 states and had a great time. I prefer living in a marina to a motor home park simply because boaters tend to be a little more adventuresome than RV'ers. Nothing wrong with the lifestyle though and I still plan to do both. Ron
We're liveaboards also, and yes they are a depreciating assets so buy used. We are ready to sell our class A and buy a fifth wheel trailer because we've been to all 50 states and all the provinces in Canada and now are ready to go some place and sit for a long time and a trailer is best suited for that. However if you want to travel a Class A motor home, in my opionion,is the best way to travel.

Hey sounds like you have done both for sure 50 states Nice!

Question can traveling in the motor home be a much smaller Budget then a boat. I would think fuel, parking and maintainence is much less??