JohnSmith1234
New Member
Hello all,
I am looking to acquire a motor boat in the 20-24m range that I could operate myself with an ICC. I am looking also to live aboard the boat for extended periods of time (for weeks, totalling maybe 50-70% of the year) and to cruise around the Mediterranean, and later around the world. The budget I am looking at is 1.5-3m USD.
When it comes to houses, I am 100% for historical buildings and antique furniture. I love living in historical cities, have lived in houses that are 150, 300 and even 500 years old. I like history and all associated with it. I absolutely dislike modern design and would never live in a modern-styled house. Anything later than 1920s is almost always not in my taste.
Hence, when I look at motor boats, I don't like the interior of 95% of modern boats (and exterior for nearly 100% of them) from say the year 2000 and later. Conversely, most old boats appeal to me in terms of their looks outside and feel inside. I have seen quite a few boats made in 1950s-1970s that have a beautiful design. I also saw some motor boats from 1900s-1920s that also look beautiful to me.
Knowing that for many boats with greater age comes a greater number of problems, I wonder what the situation is like for really aged motor boats, say 1950s-1970s and 1900s-1920s. Are those actually useful for the purposes stated? Or are they more like antique collectables / toys that really should not be used too much? I understand there is more maintenance needed, but does it become such hassle that more time would be spent fixing/maintaining things than enjoying the boat? Would the bad weather tolerance or other negative factors be different on such old boats than on any boats from 2005-2015? Are they any more difficult to operate? I imagine a lot of conveniences for navigation / sailing that exist on modern boats would not be available on older boats? Does it make it more difficult operating them, especially for a beginner?
There are also some boats that were originally made in early 1900s and then were completely refit say within the last 10 years. So is buying a boat that is 70-100 years old but refitted say 5 years ago the same as just buying a used 5-year-old motor boat?
Sorry for the lengthy post, but I want my thought process on this to be clear to maximise the value of received responses. Thanks.
I am looking to acquire a motor boat in the 20-24m range that I could operate myself with an ICC. I am looking also to live aboard the boat for extended periods of time (for weeks, totalling maybe 50-70% of the year) and to cruise around the Mediterranean, and later around the world. The budget I am looking at is 1.5-3m USD.
When it comes to houses, I am 100% for historical buildings and antique furniture. I love living in historical cities, have lived in houses that are 150, 300 and even 500 years old. I like history and all associated with it. I absolutely dislike modern design and would never live in a modern-styled house. Anything later than 1920s is almost always not in my taste.
Hence, when I look at motor boats, I don't like the interior of 95% of modern boats (and exterior for nearly 100% of them) from say the year 2000 and later. Conversely, most old boats appeal to me in terms of their looks outside and feel inside. I have seen quite a few boats made in 1950s-1970s that have a beautiful design. I also saw some motor boats from 1900s-1920s that also look beautiful to me.
Knowing that for many boats with greater age comes a greater number of problems, I wonder what the situation is like for really aged motor boats, say 1950s-1970s and 1900s-1920s. Are those actually useful for the purposes stated? Or are they more like antique collectables / toys that really should not be used too much? I understand there is more maintenance needed, but does it become such hassle that more time would be spent fixing/maintaining things than enjoying the boat? Would the bad weather tolerance or other negative factors be different on such old boats than on any boats from 2005-2015? Are they any more difficult to operate? I imagine a lot of conveniences for navigation / sailing that exist on modern boats would not be available on older boats? Does it make it more difficult operating them, especially for a beginner?
There are also some boats that were originally made in early 1900s and then were completely refit say within the last 10 years. So is buying a boat that is 70-100 years old but refitted say 5 years ago the same as just buying a used 5-year-old motor boat?
Sorry for the lengthy post, but I want my thought process on this to be clear to maximise the value of received responses. Thanks.
