MOBY2
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Like Rebbecca too 
"The Beast" is currently at anchor in the Carrick Roads
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cherod
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Universal cause if strife !!
Stemar
Well-known member
I wonder just how many Euromillions rollovers you'd need to buy and run a thing like that.
She absolutely isn't to my taste, I'd far rather have something that looks more traditional, and I'm with Plum Duff. I don't want to need crew. That isn't to say I might not use them sometimes, but I'd want a boat I could manage myself, even if there is a lot of clever technology making it possible.
Following that train of thought, I also wouldn't want something that's so big and expensive to run, I need to charter it out to help with the bills. To me, that's just willy waving.
She absolutely isn't to my taste, I'd far rather have something that looks more traditional, and I'm with Plum Duff. I don't want to need crew. That isn't to say I might not use them sometimes, but I'd want a boat I could manage myself, even if there is a lot of clever technology making it possible.
Following that train of thought, I also wouldn't want something that's so big and expensive to run, I need to charter it out to help with the bills. To me, that's just willy waving.
cherod
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I remember some yesrs ago a friend of mine bought a BMW but could not afford the fuel for it !! But with a boat like that if you can affird to buy it then maintaining it will not be a problem
DJE
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I wonder if the rule of thumb for running costs (10% of the value of the boat per year) still applies when the value is in the tens of millions.
cherod
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how do you calculate that 10 % ,, is that with using " experts / specialists " do do all the work , like fibreglass repairs, mechanics for the engines, riggers for the rigging , leckys for the electrics etc etc , or as in doing ones own maintinence etc ,, i know i certainly have not spent 10% of my boat value this year , including marina fees ( which are the main exp ) materials etc , but would have been more than the 10% if i had hired it all out .
Stemar
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If I were buying a boat like that, that's exactly the way I'd maintain it. Lying in a soggy bilge trying to undo a seized bolt is an over-rated experience, IMO
cherod
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" soggy bilge " , " seized bolt ",,,, are we talking about the same beast here ?
DJE
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It's only a rule of thumb - bound to miles out for many. I'm sure I first saw it on here. But its not far off for me including mooring cost, all the usual outgoings and occasional upgrades - new sails, etc.
Stemar
Well-known member
Good point, but I'd still have someone else do the spannering.
MarkCX
Active member
Don’t know about the 10% rule tor me. Just filling with fuel (40 litre) and replacing a small propane can, and I’m beyond 10% already!
