Cost of Changing Boat - Depreciation - Cost to Change etc - Buy to last????????

[erbster]

Hmmm I think 65k was my budget after a few glasses of wine!! Realistically less would be good! It was just I wasnt that enthusiastic about the sub 20k options!

In vino veritas perhaps?
Build the ' value added' house extension, be silly not to.

And get a seal 26 on a trailer that you can keep at home , cheap see? Or a wee plastic gaffer.
Worry about the bigger boat, west coast and North Sea family crossings later .
Buying well, you won't lose on depreciation nor storage.

There!

We bought a trailer sailor for that reason, but then we live a long way from the coast and didn't want to be limited to one stretch of water. Am enjoying the low running costs...

 

[Tranona]

I never said there were lots of them. The op only wants one
Don't get the hump because you were wrong otherwise you will spend your whole life being miserable

Why on earth am I wrong? I have not made any recommendations - it is you that is misleading, recommending a boat that is not generally available on the basis that you think it is "best" in one particular aspect.

The OPs requirements are nothing out of the ordinary - not dissimilar from many others and can be met by a wide range of boats. If you read his original post he was not asking for specific recommendations, let alone the "best" 31 footer for singlehanding. He was asking should he buy a cheaper boat that meets his needs now knowing that he might have to change in the future, or spend more money to get a boat that would meet his perceived future needs at a higher price. He gave examples of the types of boats he was looking at to illustrate his dilemma. Same dilemma many face and the messianic advocates of specific boats, particularly their own, don't help resolve the dilemma.

And anyhow - how is he going to get a boat you recommend if there are none available?

 

[roblpm]

Why on earth am I wrong? I have not made any recommendations - it is you that is misleading, recommending a boat that is not generally available on the basis that you think it is "best" in one particular aspect.

The OPs requirements are nothing out of the ordinary - not dissimilar from many others and can be met by a wide range of boats. If you read his original post he was not asking for specific recommendations, let alone the "best" 31 footer for singlehanding. He was asking should he buy a cheaper boat that meets his needs now knowing that he might have to change in the future, or spend more money to get a boat that would meet his perceived future needs at a higher price. He gave examples of the types of boats he was looking at to illustrate his dilemma. Same dilemma many face and the messianic advocates of specific boats, particularly their own, don't help resolve the dilemma.

And anyhow - how is he going to get a boat you recommend if there are none available?

Thanks for everyones thoughts so far, very informative.

You two - stop bickering!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Pete7]

Keep looking for a decent moody 31 they are excellent boats.

Absolutely. We were in a similar position 7 years ago and bought a M31 with bilge keels. She has met our needs perfectly. We bought her at the Swanick second hand boat show and there were 5 to choose from so we viewed each of them in an afternoon and then went back to look at the one we preferred. The kids are now late teenagers so don't want to come with us. Boat not fast enough for son and daughter, they preferred the 30 knot rib. She remains the perfect size for us and the dog. Wifey pulls the odd rope and drives when we are anchoring, otherwise it me to do the stuff to make her go. Auto pilot makes and all lines lead aft with in mast reefing makes this all very easy.

If you are not in any rush to buy then the various second hand boat shows on at the same time as Southampton Boatshow worth considering by taking a long weekend with the wife down sarf.

Active owners association with own forum also a major plus. http://www.moodyowners.net/moa_home.shtml



Pete

 

[roblpm]

Absolutely. We were in a similar position 7 years ago and bought a M31 with bilge keels. She has met our needs perfectly. We bought her at the Swanick second hand boat show and there were 5 to choose from so we viewed each of them in an afternoon and then went back to look at the one we preferred. The kids are now late teenagers so don't want to come with us. Boat not fast enough for son and daughter, they preferred the 30 knot rib. She remains the perfect size for us and the dog. Wifey pulls the odd rope and drives when we are anchoring, otherwise it me to do the stuff to make her go. Auto pilot makes and all lines lead aft with in mast reefing makes this all very easy.

If you are not in any rush to buy then the various second hand boat shows on at the same time as Southampton Boatshow worth considering by taking a long weekend with the wife down sarf.

Active owners association with own forum also a major plus. http://www.moodyowners.net/moa_home.shtml



Pete

Pete

Everything points to this being the right call. Budget is about right, size about right, speed about right, etc etc

However the only problem I can see is that it is 7 years on from when you were looking and assuming they are about 1988 vintage are past 25 years old. I obviously need to get down south and have a look as the ones I've seen up here are manky!!

 

[tyce]

Pete

Everything points to this being the right call. Budget is about right, size about right, speed about right, etc etc

However the only problem I can see is that it is 7 years on from when you were looking and assuming they are about 1988 vintage are past 25 years old. I obviously need to get down south and have a look as the ones I've seen up here are manky!!

Mine ain't manky, bought 2years ago however I did view a few manky ones before seeing mine. I actually think that for the money they are the perfect boat.

 

[Pete7]

There were a fleet of M31 charter yachts in Scotland for along time, I wonder if you have viewed some of these. You might still be able to charter one for a few days to see if they suite you, that would be well worth doing. Charter price seems a little high so try for a weekend or mid week deal, cash talks on the South Coast for charters especially at short notice rather than the boat sat idle.

http://fy-charter.co.uk/fleet/kiwi/

Pete

 

[Babylon]

Mine ain't manky, bought 2years ago however I did view a few manky ones before seeing mine. I actually think that for the money they are the perfect boat.

Funny that. The only Moody 31 I ever looked at, a few years ago now, was incredibly manky. My now ex-wife was quite disgusted, but she couldn't see that it was largely cosmetic and capable of being cleaned up - even though the price was too high to reflect this. The broker guy (Ancasta) just shrugged his shoulders.

Maybe they're the sort of boats that some (but obviously not all) owners don't really care about?

 

[tyce]

I think in fairness as with all boats there was varying degrees of mankyness. One was all but abandoned and others just weren't up to the standard of mine, but if I had not seen mine I would have thought they were ok.

 

[Daydream believer]

You two - stop bickering!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Nothing wrong with a little wind up
I am sure if he saw i was smiling he would do the same
Pints all round?