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11-18-2012, 10:55 AM
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I have had sailing boats for many years and have always maintained them well. My budgets were from $1500 for my 27 footer, to $6000 for my 55 footer.
Often I have seen it quoted that between 10 and 20% of the purchase price should be alotted to maintenance on an annual basis. What am I doing wrong?
Pedros has a budget of $200,000. So he is therefore going to need up to $40,000 per year or $800 per week to maintain the boat he buys? I simply cannot imagine how he could possibly spend such an amount purely on maintenance unless someone sells him a real bomb.
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11-19-2012, 07:51 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2012
Home Port: brisbane
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[QUOTE=svhoneybee;36260]Sounds like you have answered your own question with regards to age. That probably means you need to start a new discussion about what sort of boat you need to go cruising. Some questions to decide include where you will cruise, how many permanent crew on board, will there be occasional extras, is draft a big deal for you, what is your ongoing budget for maintenance and for living, will you use marinas a lot, are you ever going to go off shore. Don't forget that buying the boat is only the first step in emptying your bank balance. Allow 10 - 20% of purchase price each year for maintenance and expect to spend a big chunk immediately after purchase to fix problems and change things to suit your needs. The good news is that it is a buyers market, the bad news is that there is a lot of lemons out there. Good Luck
1.. where ... queensland coast
2... one permanent crew ...the missus
3... no extras unless you call a meal and a look around ashore when possible an extra
4...hoping 20,000 a year will cover all
5...only use marina when needed, hopefully can anchor most of the time, is that possible??
6...10 to 20% of purchase price for maintaining my boat annually ....
Thats me buggered!!
7... yep would like to go offshore if l can purchase the right catamaran and gain enough experience
8... draft is quite a big deal for me, thats why i was looking at catamarans
9...lemon... if I am sensible and go through the right channels...survey etc surely I can get a good seaworthy catamaran with out getting ripped off.
Cheers
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11-19-2012, 07:57 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2012
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Originally Posted by Auzzee
I have had sailing boats for many years and have always maintained them well. My budgets were from $1500 for my 27 footer, to $6000 for my 55 footer.
Often I have seen it quoted that between 10 and 20% of the purchase price should be alotted to maintenance on an annual basis. What am I doing wrong?
Pedros has a budget of $200,000. So he is therefore going to need up to $40,000 per year or $800 per week to maintain the boat he buys? I simply cannot imagine how he could possibly spend such an amount purely on maintenance unless someone sells him a real bomb.
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Sounds like you are doing it right to me auzzee.
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11-19-2012, 08:09 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2012
Home Port: brisbane
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[QUOTE=svhoneybee;36260]Sounds like you have answered your own question with regards to age. That probably means you need to start a new discussion about what sort of boat you need to go cruising. Some questions to decide include where you will cruise, how many permanent crew on board, will there be occasional extras, is draft a big deal for you, what is your ongoing budget for maintenance and for living, will you use marinas a lot, are you ever going to go off shore. Don't forget that buying the boat is only the first step in emptying your bank balance. Allow 10 - 20% of purchase price each year for maintenance and expect to spend a big chunk immediately after purchase to fix problems and change things to suit your needs. The good news is that it is a buyers market, the bad news is that there is a lot of lemons out there. Good Luck
1.. where ... queensland coast
2... one permanent crew ...the missus
3... no extras unless you call a meal and a look around ashore when possible an extra
4...hoping 20,000 a year will cover all
5...only use marina when needed, hopefully can anchor most of the time, is that possible??
6...10 to 20% of purchase price for maintaining my boat annually ....
me buggered!!
7... yep would like to go offshore if l can purchase the right catamaran and gain enough experience
8... draft is quite a big deal for me, thats why i was looking at catamarans
9...lemon... if I am sensible and go through the right channels...survey etc surely I can get a good seaworthy catamaran with out getting ripped off.
Cheers
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11-19-2012, 09:21 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2012
Home Port: Hobart
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Pedros, you might consider centreboard monohulls as a possible solution, though we haven't found our 1.7 metre draft much of a hindrance.
As for maintenance costs, when you start looking at boats, you will soon see what happens when the maintenance budget is too small. Good luck with it all. Might see you on the water soon.
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11-20-2012, 02:33 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2005
Home Port: Darwin
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Pedros, have a gander at this http://www.cruiserlog.com/forums/f55...html#post36277 . Posted today under a different thread. Don't know the cost, but it appears to be a substantial craft.
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11-20-2012, 11:22 AM
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Join Date: May 2011
Home Port: Bundarra, NSW
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Originally Posted by pedros
Found your inflatable yet mate ??
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Heh. Nope, I bought a proper dinghy. Hope you have as much fun as I'm having. :-)
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11-21-2012, 09:48 AM
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Admiral
Join Date: Feb 2006
Home Port: Who cares really...
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Buy one on the west coast of the US and sail it to Australia. By the time you reach Bundaberg, you will know how to sail and you will have saved yourself qos of thousands of Aussy Dollars.
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11-22-2012, 12:21 AM
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Join Date: Nov 2012
Home Port: brisbane
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Originally Posted by Trim50
Buy one on the west coast of the US and sail it to Australia. By the time you reach Bundaberg, you will know how to sail and you will have saved yourself qos of thousands of Aussy Dollars.
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Hmmmm
Not a bad idea
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11-22-2012, 01:44 AM
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Admiral
Join Date: Jan 2005
Home Port: Darwin
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I did exactly that. The surveyor's evaluation puts me about $50,000 ahead...plus I get to sail the Sea of Cortez, brilliant, and then I can sail home via Bora Bora...priceless!
The process of buying a US flagged boat is simple. The transfer of registration to Oz is equally painless. The cost of import is based upon purchase price, not Oz valuation (as long as you get the boat home in a reasonable time frame), and the cost of getting it home (freight) can be factored into the equation to further reduce the final import cost.
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