Looking for a floating two bedroom apartment with good sea views

[Sticky Fingers]

That's a handsome thing.

 

[kashurst]

That's a handsome thing.

I see it out and about a few times a year, it's better than the pictures
MrsA said no..........wobbly lip face

 

[JB]

Flopper stoppers are good at counterracting the rolling of the boat.. but they are a pain to set up. You need 2, ideally 3 people to do it. You need to be able to keep the plate somewhere where it can easily be found otherwise it is not worth your while setting it up if you are at anchor for a few hours. We only use it when at anchor for a few days minimum!

 

[Sticky Fingers]

...wobbly lip face...

... Translation?

 

[kashurst]

... Translation?

wobbly lip face - imagine small boy about to cry when told he cannot have a new toy.

 

[madabouttheboat]

I agree with Hurricane. If you don' want to go far or fast, the fuel bill of something like the Squaddie is not a problem.

 

[Sticky Fingers]

wobbly lip face - imagine small boy about to cry when told he cannot have a new toy.

? haha, of course. I thought it was a load of random typos...!

 

[Sticky Fingers]

I agree with Hurricane. If you don' want to go far or fast, the fuel bill of something like the Squaddie is not a problem.

Or pretty much anything else TBH. Fuel is a very small proportion of my annual costs.

 

[westernman]

Or pretty much anything else TBH. Fuel is a very small proportion of my annual costs.

True but the French tax (DAFN) on boats includes a tax on the hull length and one on the engines.

A pair of CAT C12s will cost 4500 Euros per year tax for the engines alone.
A pair of Volvo D4s will cost 1012 Euros per year for the engines.

The tax is calculated from the cylinder capacity and has higher rates for bigger engines. A pair of CAT C12 squeezes (just if my calculations are right) into the 50-99 CV class (I make it 98CV). Which is 50 euros per CV. 100 CV and above it is 60 euros per CV. The first 5 CV are free if under 100CV.

 

[Sticky Fingers]

True but the French tax (DAFN) on boats includes a tax on the hull length and one on the engines.

A pair of CAT C12s will cost 4500 Euros per year tax for the engines alone.
A pair of Volvo D4s will cost 1012 Euros per year for the engines.

The tax is calculated from the cylinder capacity and has higher rates for bigger engines. A pair of CAT C12 squeezes (just if my calculations are right) into the 50-99 CV class (I make it 98CV). Which is 50 euros per CV. 100 CV and above it is 60 euros per CV. The first 5 CV are free if under 100CV.

Really? Wow I didn't know that. Is that for Fr registered boats? Or all boats that are kept in Fr?

 

[westernman]

Really? Wow I didn't know that. Is that for Fr registered boats? Or all boats that are kept in Fr?

All boats (regardless of flag of registery) kept anywhere in the world by anyone who is either French (even if not resident in France if I read things right) or a French resident and all boats which are French flagged.

 

[Sticky Fingers]

All boats (regardless of flag of registery) kept anywhere in the world by anyone who is either French (even if not resident in France if I read things right) or a French resident and all boats which are French flagged.

OK thanks, you live and learn

 

[Clancy Moped]

Nordic Tug 40 - Nordic Tugs

 

[Alicatt]

This popped up on my feed this afternoon
LONG RANGE PILOTHOUSE TRAWLER 52 motor yacht for sale | De Valk Yacht broker

 

[Never Grumble]

Redefining On Water Lifestyle | Premier Marine Lodges
Doesn't go very fast but waterside views

 

[rgarside]

Dashew?

 

[westernman]

Dashew?

Not made any more. And very few available second hand.
And none at a sensible price.

 

[TwoHooter]

Brought that around from Antibes to UK about 2008 for the new UK owner. Domestic systems ran off a large inverter; you knew that the kettle had boiled because the radar stabilised again

westernman has already turned this boat down, but that post has stuck in my mind and I hope that nobody would be put off buying it because of a defect that could easily be fixed if it hasn't been fixed already. I've passed Moby Dick on the Hamble a few times and it always looked good.
The Nordhavn Europe website says 'VAT paid' but the Yachtworld listing says 'European VAT paid' - I wonder if they were able to position it in Europe at the witching hour and then brought it back to the UK.