Buying a used sailboat, the most important thing
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I was really surprised that you did not include some of the cheaper marinas in the keys. I will be there in December, and I am being charged, $3.50 a foot. A nice marina (Sea Bird) in Long Key. I am usually on the hook but for Christmas I thought it would be nice to be a little closer in. Good winds.
Most important is where will you keep??? Currently I have a 45ft slip but my marina told me it a 2 to 3 yr wait list for anything 50ft or bigger. I was planning on selling my 40ft and going bigger but now I’m not so sure about anything over 48ft. Oh most marinas don’t allow liveaboard That’s something nobody told me…
Even on dry land, a 41 foot boat will cost you $450-$750 a month.....plus insurance. If youre in Florida, with a $100k boat, it will be $700-$1000 a month, just to own the boat (storage and insurance)(not including maintenance and payments on the boat if not paid for).
I was lucky as an over the road truck driver. ( yes some truckers sail 😃) I'm only home from Friday to Monday morning, so most marina's don't consider me a live aboard. I stay.the weekend and go to work. Now, when I retire in a few years we'll see.
Don't forget laying over or on the hard in Arkansas or similar affordable up river stays. A CB radio gives you a lot of local information and welcomes. I consider a boat a launch. A way to jump on the water, do heavy trips, return to a trailer, and get fixed up in a backyard. If you can trailer your boat, you own it.
Indeed, that's great for inland cruising.
But anything that'll fit on a trailer is not something you want to be doing 300 mile Caribbean passages in!
To your point however, large marinas in rural areas are your best bet for reasonable prices. I'd imagine you don't even have to go up river, just stay the heck out of south Florida...
Exactly what I've been thinking - where can I put it for a couple months while I go back on land?
Slip fees in the Med go from extremely expensive to affordable , some marinas in Spain are ok
Greece too, as long as you're not really close to Athens. For example Lefkada marina is huge (600+ slips) & charges 5 grand a year for a 40-footer.
Dont overlook trailer sailing..
Yes its a major pain in the butt to set it up but no slip fees and no storage fees
Great information! You're the only sailing CZcamsr sharing this kind of knowledge. Thanks so much.
Absolutely brilliant!!! So much useful information. Thanks so much.
Glad you are back!
You already destroyed my dreams of a 45CC. Both with the 45 foot slip and with the CC(pendulum), see i do listen. But this is great i love going father south. Ill be sure to fill up on everything and buy you a beer in Puerto Rico before heading spending the winter close to the equator
Super helpful video!! Much appreciated!! 🙏✊🔥
Thank you
Never buy a boat unless you can buy 8t outright. Chumps finance
things I did not think about thanks for the jolt back to reality
Most important thing to do if you want to go sailing is to stop watching CZcams lol
Except this channel of course 😊
@@SailingPauHana Of course! 😁
EXACTLY!
EXACTLY!
Great video thank you!
Im really itching to buy a liveaboard, and now the UK is burning its bringing me closer to selling the house, buying a boat and getting the hell out of dodge! ill definitely be going to with full consult package to get on the water sooner "rather" than later 😁
Don’t be a fool and sell your home !
Once the money pit boat drains your funds you’ll have nowhere to go . It’s happened to many.
@@jacobuszwanenburg1629 ah I didn't want to write a lengthy essay, but my plan is to sell the house and leave the UK for good (retire in Asia), the sale should provide enough for a boat and an apartment in Thailand, I work remotely and aren't too far away from drawing on my pension, although im looking at £150,000 boats, maybe a fairly new Dufour 41 as they should be in that range in a couple of years. Firstly i need to sell my workshop contents and all the crap we accumulate.
You take them sailing and they throw up, maybe it's you? (Sorry Chris could not resist)
I will never see another human as soon as i get my boat…. 😂😂😂😂
Nice video. Thank you for taking the time to make them. I was wondering if you can share which map program were you using during your video? Please advise!
Good stuff!
Fulltime Philippines I plan.
Have you ever sailed to Jamaica? Is it comparable in price to USVI’s?
It's a rip off ,everyone avoids it
Expensive boat slip? Check Florida (i.e.: Ft. Lauderdale and Boca Raton).💰💸
What if your over a year out. Does the ultimate consulting package make sense this early?
@@TaylorAMiles yes, I normally tell clients at least a year out, gives us plenty of time to work together
Great show today...
What is that boat at the beginning? Its beautiful
Moody 41 ds
In Finland I pay about 400 euro per season for a slip, and another 400 for haulout lot.
@@petrisuominen5237 must be nice, we have places like that in the states but they are places no one wants to be
@@ChasingLatitudes Over here that is a pretty standard rate, there are more expensive options too, but they are in the minority. In guest harbors the standard rte is about 35-40 euros per night. 50 and over is considered expensive.
@@petrisuominen5237 nice
Have you done a video on the types of maps that are useful for sailing the Caribbean? Where to get the best maps? I've been looking and they add up quick.
@brianmaguire6814 yes , I have a video with all the free noaa charts
Thanks, you're the man!!!
What type of sailing you want to do….once you answer that question you will know
@@gabykouric bounce around the islands and every now and then do a long distance.
@@gabykouric I'm not far from Subic Bay
How much to transit the Panama Canal in a 40' sailboat? Can u advise a westward passage from Panama to the PI, with stops in HI, etc?
@@leonardmoore2833 5k ish
I am from Michigan but reside in the Philippines. Never sailed. I have my great lakes boat certification. Advice
What is a Great Lakes Certification? I sailed there for 25 years and have never heard of it.
@@SailingPauHana I was a Marine cop. I wrote tickets on the lakes. Marine patrol academy. I went through the Kirtland regional Police academy and the Michigan Marine patrol officers academy held in Houghton Lake Michigan
Oh, youre that guy 😂
@@SailingPauHana 😂😂😂🎸😎
@@SailingPauHana I just subscribed
Hi there! What is the cost for Punta Cuna? 😊
Very expensive. Dominican Republic marinas in general are expensive. In Santo Domingo there is a marina but not safe. On the north of the republic close to Puerto Plata is Luperon. Luperon is a free location with many boats. If you do not join a close watch group of boats, your boat will become vandalize by the locals. Just facts. I will never visit the DR again.
How much to pass through the Panama canal?
About 5k these days
Ouch
@@ChasingLatitudes If you're lucky. Now it is getting harder to pass. They have a new limit of big ships per day. Sad but true. I hope that the new train passage from Mexico can get on their way soon. I believe it could be much shipper to ship your smaller boat on a train and save lots of time doing so. The Mexican train will be an aid to the Panama Canal. Not a replacement.
how much is a slip in Hati?
A million Zimbabwe dollars
@@ChasingLatitudes LMAO
Slips and Robberies are absolutely free there
@@ChasingLatitudesThat's about $0.03 at current conversion rates