Seems like a good deal

Posted by Playful_Quality4679@reddit | sailing | View on Reddit | 46 comments

So I am not ready to buy, I have boat money but not boat time. So I am just crewing for now. 15 years again until ready for my own boat but I came across this. Does this seem to be an exceptionally good deal? What am I not seeing here?

https://www.yachtsite.com/yachts-for-sale/moorings-50/?photos=true#image-214214

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Raneynickelfire@reddit

I'm not seeing a price, so I have no idea if it's a good deal or not.

I will say - I'd hesitate owning a blue boat. Hope you're a fan of lots of detailing!

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Gl3g@reddit

You’ve got to click “back to details” near the top. Extensive list of every component. (And price)

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Playful_Quality4679@reddit (OP)

$52500.

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New_World_Native@reddit

I would look elsewhere and get a survey on anything that you're considering to purchase.

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cdemarc3@reddit

I don't think it's an exceptionally good deal, if you really wanted it you could get it a lot cheaper. 40 year old boat that was a Charter(built for the moorings) used hard and put away wet. The hurricane damage wouldn't necessarily scare me if I knew exactly what was done/had pictures of the repair, etc. I'd definitely push for those records

It's also quite large which means the upkeep will be incredibly expensive. 50 Ft is a lot of boat to take care of and find slip/storage for.

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Raneynickelfire@reddit

Where did you see a price?

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Playful_Quality4679@reddit (OP)

$52,500.

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overthehillhat@reddit

$52,500.

This is a Down Payment on a boat

That will own you

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Playful_Quality4679@reddit (OP)

Mooring ball, but yes noted. Working hard to pay for boat money.

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cdemarc3@reddit

Gotta think crew too. A 40 footer can be handled by a couple, a 50 footer you need crew. All the loads are exponentially bigger

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Lord-of_the-files@reddit

That's a bit of a generalisation. We're 47ft and my wife and I, both quite small people, can handle everything.

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Playful_Quality4679@reddit (OP)

We have two big kids, ok a lil too much boat for a couple.

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drossmaster4@reddit

I used to single hand my dads 50’er and when I had crew let’s be honest they didn’t do much at all. Two older kids will be enough to help.

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Oldbitty2snooze@reddit

I have been involved in more than one ex moorings yachts. I can tell you that they have minimal maintenance and they were abused,used and put away wet so to speak. This is not a deal it is a gamble. In my view. I have been a yacht broker for 35 years and crewed and owned several boats/ over the years.

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overthehillhat@reddit

abused,used and put away wet

Sounds like most Trade-Ins

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DarkVoid42@reddit

hell no. its not a good deal at all. ex charter crap monohull with hurricane damage ? hard pass.

get a nice new catamaran or something if you have boat money. a 40-44ft catamaran can be easily soloed and will run you half a mil in good used condition non charter (owners hulls) or about a mil new. i would do new.

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btongeo@reddit

I don't mean to be rude but I think we have very different ideas about what boat money means! You can buy a lot of boat for much less than a million or even quarter million. Great if you can afford it but for a lot of people that's completely out of reach.

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