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61' Hatteras anyone?
212rowboat
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http://www.gilmanyachts.com/yachts/61-1981-HATTERAS/238171
$50k would take this boat in a heartbeat... $30k is a strong possibility.... $15k might take it.
they just planted $3k of batteries on board hoping shoppers hearing it run would increase it's likelihood of sale, but apparently it didn't help much... it runs fine, though, with big twin detroits.
it would need updating. windows/hatches need to be sealed.
if i had a reasonable place to dock it i'd grab it up- refit it, and airBnB the crap out of it...
so here's to community of this board... I ain't mentioning this anywhere else because it should be held close, but it needs to go and it's been on the market a while- i'll give you contact info via private message if anyone is interested.
$50k would take this boat in a heartbeat... $30k is a strong possibility.... $15k might take it.
they just planted $3k of batteries on board hoping shoppers hearing it run would increase it's likelihood of sale, but apparently it didn't help much... it runs fine, though, with big twin detroits.
it would need updating. windows/hatches need to be sealed.
if i had a reasonable place to dock it i'd grab it up- refit it, and airBnB the crap out of it...
so here's to community of this board... I ain't mentioning this anywhere else because it should be held close, but it needs to go and it's been on the market a while- i'll give you contact info via private message if anyone is interested.
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@J3ff don't let this one go! Read 212rowboat's original post again!
send my wife an offer.... she'll respond...
The engines are due for an overhaul (according to Pascoe, http://www.yachtsurvey.com/boatreviews/hatteras_61_motor_yacht.htm), which will set you back $40k. I'd plan on replacing at least five of the seven air conditioners, so there's another $15k. Figure $30k for new electronics plus various repairs and upholstery, assuming you don't find any major problems. Oh, and don't forget taxes and broker fees.
But ohhhh man, what a great liveaboard! I wish the listing had better photos.
If you did all of that work, you'd be in it for $150k, and you'd have a $200k boat. Crap, maybe I should buy it.
But as far as flipping it and making a killing -- I mean, it's a boat. If you want to retire with a 61-foot boat and a million dollars, you'd better start with two million dollars.
the surveyor appraised it at $210k.
it needs seals for hatches and some windows. the engines may or may not need overhaul- don't forget those things are detroits, and can run out well over 5k hours within reason. the kohler gen has 3500 hours i think it was.
hatteras aren't a joke- the cabinets are going to be perfectly joined, and there isn't going to be a lot of mistakes on the skeleton of that thing...especially for that range of years. it no doubt is going to need some love.
here is something y'all don't know... it's in New Bern- which is brackish, mostly fresh. it has been for a long time.
even if $100k went into it, a buyer would still come out on top.
i'd be surprised if a hatteras had any blistering. they're a prideful bunch that make to order.
i bet a good detail & minor tlc.....is all thats needed
but.........on a 61 could be big boat bucks
i gots money that it cant be bought for 15k
so..... offer up. you may be surprised. and, I'm not here to sell it- i could care less what happens to it. my wife has suggested we buy it, but that offers its own issues legally, and- she has no clue what she's talking about. for a retired guy living on the thing, and if it's in relatively good shape- it's a full time job just maintaining it.... then cost of docking.... then updating.... then annual things like chipping the bottom... hells no- i'd want it to enjoy, not be haunted by- if it didn't come with a full time crew it's not something i'm interested in.