prinex
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So leaving berth cost / disaster engine explosions / cosmetic refits etc to the side: I know the costs of keeping my 2005 41 foot Abbate Primatist G41 very well - which basically are around 3K Euro every 2 years to keep the Volvo "feets" healthy, and another 2K Euro in the year in average for "things that break" and engine check / oil change (macerator engine, various pumps etc).
This is a 2 cabins 2 baths double kitchen, 2x Volvo 370s engines with aircon, 6kw generator etc. I do everything myself except engine work (mainly because the engines are so cramped in the engine bay that only the mechanic (30 years younger than me) is able to reach where he has to.
Are the cost for keeping a 60 foot running similar or way higher ? My expectations is that the cost for keeping the Volvo pods running will fall off with a "normal" axe, and engine care costs will go up (due to a 600 foot typically having 800hp or more engines). All other components (electronic, pumps, radar etc) should mostly be the same - one should offset the other. And even antifouling etc - on the Primatist it is done every 2 years when the feets gets serviced. In my marina the 60+ foot people have the boat always in the water, a guy with a underwater lance comes in in June and scraps the marine growth from underwater for something like 200 Euro. Proper hull service is done every 5-6 years or so.
Or is maintenance going up exponentially for some reason (like the water cooling system may cost 2K on the 370s volvo but 10K on a 800hp man for some reason, or bilge pumps costing 3xtimes as much etc).
This is a 2 cabins 2 baths double kitchen, 2x Volvo 370s engines with aircon, 6kw generator etc. I do everything myself except engine work (mainly because the engines are so cramped in the engine bay that only the mechanic (30 years younger than me) is able to reach where he has to.
Are the cost for keeping a 60 foot running similar or way higher ? My expectations is that the cost for keeping the Volvo pods running will fall off with a "normal" axe, and engine care costs will go up (due to a 600 foot typically having 800hp or more engines). All other components (electronic, pumps, radar etc) should mostly be the same - one should offset the other. And even antifouling etc - on the Primatist it is done every 2 years when the feets gets serviced. In my marina the 60+ foot people have the boat always in the water, a guy with a underwater lance comes in in June and scraps the marine growth from underwater for something like 200 Euro. Proper hull service is done every 5-6 years or so.
Or is maintenance going up exponentially for some reason (like the water cooling system may cost 2K on the 370s volvo but 10K on a 800hp man for some reason, or bilge pumps costing 3xtimes as much etc).