Whitelighter
Well-Known Member
Nearly 6 years since I sold my last boat I've finally found, surveyed and agreed a deal on boat number 6.
The issues with the Azimut deal still rumble on but I've put that behind me and moved on. The new boat is a little older than id have liked, and a little bigger, but I am very pleased and I hope that it means that boat number 7 is a loooong way off.
So what is she????
A 1994 Ferretti 150. She is cosmetically in top condition, for her age or a boat 10 years younger. Shopping in the med I expected to deal with sagging head linings and faded wood work but she has non of these. The bulk of the wood retains its high gloss finish (I know cherry is a bit passée but I like it), the fixtures and fittings are of an excellent quality and you can still see the effort put into her build 21 years on.
Ive learnt my lessons, so survey and seatrial were done without a deposit being paid. The agreed price has now been placed in an escrow account with a marine lawyer and once the broker provides all of the papers (which were finitely detailed in the contract) I will fly out, inspect the boat and authorise release of the funds to the owner.
You could say once bitten twice shy applies here.
Hopefully there will be a successful delivery trip post sometime in mid September.
The issues with the Azimut deal still rumble on but I've put that behind me and moved on. The new boat is a little older than id have liked, and a little bigger, but I am very pleased and I hope that it means that boat number 7 is a loooong way off.
So what is she????
A 1994 Ferretti 150. She is cosmetically in top condition, for her age or a boat 10 years younger. Shopping in the med I expected to deal with sagging head linings and faded wood work but she has non of these. The bulk of the wood retains its high gloss finish (I know cherry is a bit passée but I like it), the fixtures and fittings are of an excellent quality and you can still see the effort put into her build 21 years on.
Ive learnt my lessons, so survey and seatrial were done without a deposit being paid. The agreed price has now been placed in an escrow account with a marine lawyer and once the broker provides all of the papers (which were finitely detailed in the contract) I will fly out, inspect the boat and authorise release of the funds to the owner.
You could say once bitten twice shy applies here.
Hopefully there will be a successful delivery trip post sometime in mid September.
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