Let's talk liveaboards...

aero3113

Just came across this boat

https://www.ebay.com/itm/174496038667

randy56

Beware the engines in a Bluewater are in the middle of the boat. If they have to be removed.............

J3ff

aero3113 said:

Just came across this boat

https://www.ebay.com/itm/174496038667

Wow, another crazy inflated price. Interesting boat for sure! 

J3ff

ah ha... I hope that's done for a long while. The main fear I have now is gas tank problems. 

MarkB

I once met a vet in Florida who bought a nice 45' boat and I observed it, then he invited me in to have a look around. I asked him how it was docking a boat that size ... he was like "never done that ... I don't even know if the engines work" ... he bought the boat just to live on ... it was cheaper than renting a house, and the dock came with water and electricity ... plus no property tax ... I was like gotcha!

aero3113

Check this out @J3ff

https://offerup.co/jXEtFA7z7ab

LaRea

Beware any listing that doesn't show the mechanical spaces.  Also beware any yacht that is offered for $500/foot!  It's like the old saying, there is no more expensive car than a cheap Mercedes.  

Ian

Exactly! First thing I look for is photos of engine room and if there are none, “danger Will Robinson, danger...”

aero3113

icoultha said:

Exactly! First thing I look for is photos of engine room and if there are none, “danger Will Robinson, danger...”

Yea, but if you ask for them and you receive/like, you win.

Aqua_Aura

Trying to sell your boat originally for 45k and all you can do is drive up and take a photo from your car🤔. Seems very odd, probably trying to sell the exes boat 😃

aero3113

I sent a message for more pictures, let’s see what happens....,,⚓️

Aqua_Aura

They're going to ask for your credit card info and that your being investigated by the IRS so you better pay them. 

Standing by for the response 

aero3113

If they ask for my credit card info I will give it to them along with my social security number.

YYZRC

Hey did you guys also get the 9.8m euros from Mr Azim at the IMF bank? I sent all my info and I’m just waiting for the wire transfer to go thru. 

J3ff

Looking for a 40ftish boat that isn't going to be a freakin nightmare like mine has been...

It really doesn't have to move. The plan is to buy a small something with an outboard and use that for fun.

Going to be "living aboard" this weekend during a tropical storm. Fun times. current forecast is for 60 mph winds.. I'm in a semi hurricane hole, but it could get interesting. 

randy56

Hope all your dock lines are in good shape.

J3ff

randy56 said:

Hope all your dock lines are in good shape.

It'll look like a spider web

LaRea

Here's another consideration:  noisy wave slap keeping you awake at night.  There's usually less wave slap with a mid or aft cabin than a v-berth.  

J3ff

Fun times. Hope work is cancelled Monday as I'll be on the boat Sunday night!

RiverRat232

This couple bought a pre owned Nordhavn and recorded some of their training voyage. Maybe I am naive but it seemed like a lot of work and not much pleasure.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XlLnhMg-s7M

Handymans342

RiverRat232 said:

This couple bought a pre owned Nordhavn and recorded some of their training voyage. Maybe I am naive but it seemed like a lot of work and not much pleasure.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XlLnhMg-s7M

Exactly why I dont have a boat

aero3113

@J3ff , I just received a message today about the Chris Craft I posted earlier. Looks like it’s real, but he’s fishing for interested people I think.

J3ff

Thank you areo - probably a little too big and too much to get down here. If I could find a boat with no motors for absolutely nothing, like that here, I'd be all over it!

PickleRick

Lots of big cheap house boats in upstate sc.  Portman marina had a big fire a few years back and some of the bigger marinas all changed their policies to make older house boat owners leave.  Lots of them were being sold or sometimes given away that had not ran in decades.  One was abandoned in a cove down from my parents place before a scraper haulded her off. 



With a double decker house boat in the lakes you usually have a slide.  At a marina in the keys it would be a suislide....the size of the bull sharks that feed off scraps from fillet fish, the removal of the slide would be my first mod.    Id keep the jet ski lifts on the back!

Handymans342

J3ff

wow thats a great price for sure!

J3ff

Thinking this is the layout I like.. https://www.boattrader.com/boat/2001-carver-396-motor-yacht-7580496/ any comments?

LaRea

Roomy.  Standup fridge is nice.  Carver was making pretty good boats in those days.  

TonyG13

One of our dockmates has a similar Carver. He loves it but said the only drawback is getting caught in a crosswind while docking, then it's a bear and that's when he wished he had a lower profile.

Dream_Inn

That's a nice boat, but it is a lot of steps for loading stuff into the cabin or going from platform to cabin.  Also, no space to sit at water level if you raftup.  Depends on how you'd use the boat.  You may want to look at Silvertons as well if you luke that style.