Looking for older 53MY

[Sparky1]

I guess i should have made a comment on this topic instead of the other one about boat prices. Thanks to captn erich for the pm which help alot. Thanks to every body else too.

 

[Sparky1]

Captn Erich told me about two boats on the boats for sale part of this sight. One is a 60 motor yacht the other is a 70 motor yacht with a cockpit. He says it costs about $300 a day for a lisenced Captain. I plan to live on it more than ride on it so maybe that would be okay. May be I should ask this on a new topic but would I be crazy to spend 600-700 thousand on a boat at my age? My son likes boats but not that much. Could he get most of the money back if I leave it to him or should I buy another house near the water. I hate my apartment and i will leave my house to my daughters some day not to soon I hope.

 

[ThirdHatt]

You (or your kids) would be better off financially if you spent $200k on a nice 53 than if you spend $600-700k on a 70' Hatt. Worst case you lose $50k on the 53', but you could easily lose $200k+ on a 70' boat.

Just my $.02.

 

[SKYCHENEY]

A waterfront home is much more marketable than a boat. If you just want a view of the ocean, buy a house. Only those of us who really love boating are irrational enough to own one a boat. If we let logic prevail, we would never own one. I guess it just shows that we have an emotional side to our personalities too in that we let our hearts win out when it comes to boating. Be careful, you too could become addicted and there is no cure.

 

[Pascal]

true but where do you find a waterfront home for under 500k?

 

[CARL GUZMAN]

There are plenty of nice canal homes in the keys with salt water canals that go no where ( pluged canal ) yes thats right no where I think the army engineers when they made the cuts where out fishing or something
I'm a member of the realestate board down there too and only have two listings but I'm trying It's the bubba system down there you know...

this was thred related because any one looking for a boat should know about waterfront parking fo it...

 

[Sparky1]

Sorr to be so long but my son came down from Baltimore to see me and just flew back this morning. He likes the idea of buying a big Hatteras and says he will help me find one and come stay with me sometimes when he can get away from his work long enouhg. He said he will take over the boat when I go away for good. Now i guess I will be looking for a boat now maybe bigger than 53 feet since he will come and bring grand kids sometime also. Thank you for helping me find something and maybe I can get help to find a place to park it if it isn't someplace I want to live already.

 

[ThirdHatt]

Sparky1, The three or four staterooms offered on a 53 or 58 is all you will find in accomodations until you go MUCH bigger. Even the 75-80' Hatt's are still only 4 staterooms, so all you really get is more "elbow" room. Once you get that big, you need to leave room for Captain/crew accomodations as well.

My wife and I honeymooned on a 104' Broward in the Bahamas for 2 weeks and it only had 3 owners and guest staterooms. There were two more staterooms forward, but those were reserved for crew. We are fortunate enough to vacation regularly on a 120' and it only has 4 staterooms for owners/guests and three more forward for crew and one up on the skylounge level behind the bridge for the captain.

My point is that you can't get more boat for the money than the 53 and 58 Hatt's. You can certainly pay alot more, but your bang for the buck advantage goes downhill rapidly once you pass 58', IMHO. Just to go from a 58YF to a 61CPMY, (same boats but the 61 is 2' wider and 3' longer with the EXACT SAME FLOORPLAN) the price goes up $200k. I simply can't justify that.

 

[SKYCHENEY]

I agree that larger than a 58 won't gain you much except extra expense. The boat will weigh more, which means more fuel burn. The slip will cost more, the washing and waxing and bottom cleaning will cost more. Everything goes up as the size increases. We typically have the two of us plus our 2 younger children and another couple aboard without any problem. We have also taken day trips with 7 kids and 8 adults aboard our 53. Go look at a few examples of each of the models from the 53MY and 58MY series 1 and 2, and also the 61MY. You will see the differences in size and price and then you can decide for yourself. The larger the boat, the harder it is to find dockage as well.

 

[Chapeaux!]

Now i guess I will be looking for a boat now maybe bigger than 53 feet since he will come and bring grand kids sometime also. Thank you for helping me find something and maybe I can get help to find a place to park it if it isn't someplace I want to live already.

Sparky1...I have to agree with ThirdHatt. I have six grandchildren and four children. While that sounds like a lot, they are seldom on the boat at the same time and only usually for day cruises. We have a 53 YF and have plenty of room for one family of visitors at a time for extended (1-2 week) periods. Last year, we had Son, Daughter-in-law and their two children at Atlantis in Nasasau for ten days. had a great time and no one had their space infringed on. Remember, unless your son makes a serious change in lifestyle and moves in, you will be alone with your cat most of the time and will rattle around a 53 like a beebe in a boxcar.

Sure sounds like you're moving in the right direction..and do not be afraid of the DD two strokes. Read the article highlighted below. Although it was written some time ago, it gives a good description of the basics of DD's and describes both their good and bad points. As far as the number of those motors built, I know that in the 1970's they were building 180,000 each year. That's a lot of motors for them to sell if they weren't good.


Good Luck and happy hunting!


http://www.yachtsurvey.com/comparing_diesel_types.htm

 

[jim rosenthal]

Sparky, I think the BIGGEST boat you should buy would be a 53MY, at a stretch a 58. You will find plenty to keep you busy on a boat that big. They are very complex machines with lots of things on them that require regular maintenance. Ask anyone on this forum.

It sounds like you are going from very little boating to a pretty big boat to say the least. Essentially jumping into the deep end of the pool. That's fine, but be prepared to spend a lot of time reading manuals and learning how to run the boat, and yes you DO need a captain to instruct you- not just for a day or two, but for a few days a week for a month or so. You want to have fun, not scare yourself or hurt yourself.

If you just want to be on the water, and are not especially interested in going boating, a house is better. The good thing about a boat is that it moves. And boats that move regularly are healthier boats.