dslittle
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Even if it was full time I still would not go with an enclosed cockpit, but invest in a a good cockpit tent
Totally agree.
Even if it was full time I still would not go with an enclosed cockpit, but invest in a a good cockpit tent
I starting to wonder if there a nice little earner to be made by offering a bed on our boat for a week to see how us full time liveaboard really live and survive in the Med .
I'm told someone does this on the Thames and makes a nice earner but seems attract a degree of negative publicity from those on the Thames forum and the river authorities from his business venture .
But the Greeks ......... are much more relaxed and a bit of private chartering would just make the officials chuckle in approval at Vic's business prowess
I don't think so. The Greeks are currently engaged in a big crackdown on illegal chartering, with massive fines being handed out in the Ionian. Several threads about this on various forums.
I don't think so. The Greeks are currently engaged in a big crackdown on illegal chartering, with massive fines being handed out in the Ionian. Several threads about this on various forums.
Whoosh!
From my own experience, I used to have a 40 foot Victory 40 (also known as Trintella lV) It had a fully enclosed cockpit. That was wonderful in northern latitudes, but was just too hot for the Med.
I sold it and bought a Westerly Oceanlord - spent money on Sunshades, ripping the fridge out and starting again (happiness is a cold beer in the med - not a noisy engine charging to keep it cold) Solar Panels - 80 meters of chain and a sensible anchor and anchor winch. Uprating the alternator, batteries, charging systems and monitoring systems, Holding tank etc etc......
I find the centre cockpit work on that size, giving a good, well aired aft cabin.
Your budget must include all the improvements that you must have for extended cruising in the med. say £70K for the boat and 30 for improvements - yes it could well cost that.
And it went down the canals of France easily.
How do you think something like one of those modern moody deck saloons (e.g. moody 45 DS) would do in the med? Hard to see how it would not turn into an oven, even with tinted windows.
With a genset and AC I suspect as plenty of space to fit out