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Deleted User YDKXO
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Barry, this thread has gone off on some amusing tangents but not really answered your questions so here's my fourpenny worth
It's very unlikely that you'll keep your first boat a long time because, if you really get into boating, you'll quickly formulate your own ideas as to what you want out of a boat and hanker after another one. So, in order to protect your money, you need to buy a boat that wont lose too much when you sell it. In this respect stick with well known makes and that means British (Fairline, Princess,Sealine,Sunseeker etc) or Scandinavian (Windy,Nimbus, Storebro etc). Avoid US boats as they're harder to sell on
Believe me, it does'nt half wreck your weekend to have to put £400 of petrol in your boat every Sunday evening so go for diesel and, probably, for your budget you're only going to get a decent single engined boat.
Do not think too much about speed. 15-20kts is plenty fast enough in a small boat especially if its choppy
If you're not happy with finance, dont. If your circumstances change it's easy to say that you can always sell the boat on but, even with popular boats it could take months to sell especially during the winter and you could be paying out finance charges when you really cant afford to.
Depreciation. A 10-15 yr old boat (and thats probably what your budget will buy) should have done all its depreciating but the broker will take 6-8% + VAT off you, so reckon on at least losing 10% when you sell
Maintenance. Unless you're really handy with the spanners, even with a single engined diesel boat, reckon on £1000-1500 a year 'coz something is bound to go wrong, or a lot more if you're unlucky.
Just a suggestion but take a look at the Nimbus 2600 or 3000. Single diesel engined (usually with bowthruster), should be good for 15-18kts, cheap to run, roomy inside for their size and should sell on fairly well. A bit sit up and beg and certainly not 'sleek'
It's very unlikely that you'll keep your first boat a long time because, if you really get into boating, you'll quickly formulate your own ideas as to what you want out of a boat and hanker after another one. So, in order to protect your money, you need to buy a boat that wont lose too much when you sell it. In this respect stick with well known makes and that means British (Fairline, Princess,Sealine,Sunseeker etc) or Scandinavian (Windy,Nimbus, Storebro etc). Avoid US boats as they're harder to sell on
Believe me, it does'nt half wreck your weekend to have to put £400 of petrol in your boat every Sunday evening so go for diesel and, probably, for your budget you're only going to get a decent single engined boat.
Do not think too much about speed. 15-20kts is plenty fast enough in a small boat especially if its choppy
If you're not happy with finance, dont. If your circumstances change it's easy to say that you can always sell the boat on but, even with popular boats it could take months to sell especially during the winter and you could be paying out finance charges when you really cant afford to.
Depreciation. A 10-15 yr old boat (and thats probably what your budget will buy) should have done all its depreciating but the broker will take 6-8% + VAT off you, so reckon on at least losing 10% when you sell
Maintenance. Unless you're really handy with the spanners, even with a single engined diesel boat, reckon on £1000-1500 a year 'coz something is bound to go wrong, or a lot more if you're unlucky.
Just a suggestion but take a look at the Nimbus 2600 or 3000. Single diesel engined (usually with bowthruster), should be good for 15-18kts, cheap to run, roomy inside for their size and should sell on fairly well. A bit sit up and beg and certainly not 'sleek'
