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From: Malcolm Fraser (no email)
Date: Wed Aug 03 2005 - 19:00:01 EDT
Thanks Ron, those delivery captains are not inexpensive, I may be doing
it myself at those costs, unless the Canadian $ appreciates a lot more by
next spring.
Are they nicer to Canadians than Americans (there must be some
advantage to living up here in the cold white north, :) ) if they could
tell us apart.
Regards,
Malcolm
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ron Rogers" <>
To: "Malcolm Fraser" <>
Sent: Wednesday, August 03, 2005 5:53 PM
Subject: Re: lv-ab: Buying a Boat in the Caribbean
> Americans working in Caracas have bodyguards and live in homes that are
> secure. The current administration is pro Castro and wants to exploit the
> tremendous disparity between the populace and the rich oligarchs. I guess
> that you haven't read about the cruisers who have been attacked along that
> coast. One boat only received help from Trinidad, Venezuela never
answered.
> Husband was badly hurt.
>
> In Annapolis, the "best" delivery captain costs $375USD per day as of last
> June.
>
> Best,
> Ron Rogers
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Malcolm Fraser" <>
> To: "Dwight Yachuk" <>; "LIVE_ABOARD"
> <>
> Sent: Tuesday, August 02, 2005 12:33 PM
> Subject: Re: lv-ab: Buying a Boat in the Caribbean
>
>
> | Hi Dwight,
> |
> | The only reason to bring it up North, was to sail and work on it in Lake
> | Ontario for 3 years until we retire and then head back south.
> |
> | We could of course leave it in the Caribbean and commute down to the
boat,
> | this idea is not out of the question. Is that what you do?
> |
> | I do not have much of an idea on how much it would cost to hire a
skipper
> to
> | help us with the trip to Bermuda and onwards to New York?
> | I would also be open to finding a non-professional (but experienced)
> person
> | to help.
> |
> | What were your feelings on going into Caracas for boat work (any dangers
> for
> | us gringos, etc.) I know very little about Venezuela and have not been
> | there?
> |
> | Regards,
> |
> | Malcolm Fraser
> |
> |
> | ----- Original Message -----
> | ----- Original Message -----
> | From: "Dwight Yachuk" <>
> | To: "Malcolm Fraser" <>; "LIVE_ABOARD"
> | <>
> | Sent: Tuesday, August 02, 2005 9:41 AM
> | Subject: RE: lv-ab: Buying a Boat in the Caribbean
> |
> |
> | Hi Malcolm,
> |
> | You're getting some great advice here. I'd recommend getting the
boatwork
> | done in Trinidad as I've heard the prices are workmanship are better
> value
> | than further north although I have no specific places to recommend .
> |
> | We've had our boat (Jeanneau Lagoon 37 foot cat) hauled in Caracas,
> | Venezuela. We're getting the bottom cleaned, sanded, gelcoat repaired
and
> 2
> | coats of bottom paint for $1,000 US. A bit out of your way perhaps but
> then
> | again the area represents good value ( low price, high workmanship) that
> | we've found. My collegue Bill found the place. He's down there right
now
> | and he thinks it's a very good deal.
> |
> | I think you should price out the cost of a skipper to sail her north. My
> | guess is that it could cost you tens of thousands of dollars for a
> | professional yacht moving service. Alternately you could find someone
here
> | on these lists who would do part or all of the voyage for free or a much
> | cheaper rate.
> |
> | I'm puzzled though. Why would you want to bring this boat to Lake
> Ontario?
> | It's much more boat than you need or want on the lake with it's spring
> winds
> | and summer doldrrums. You can buy a nice 36 footer locally for around
$20K
> | US.
> |
> | I'd buy the ketch and leave her down in the caribbean.
> |
> | dwight yachuk
> |
> | -----Original Message-----
> | From:
> | [mailto:]On Behalf Of Malcolm
> | Fraser
> | Sent: Saturday, July 30, 2005 4:37 PM
> | To: LIVE_ABOARD
> | Subject: lv-ab: Buying a Boat in the Caribbean
> |
> |
> | Hello Everyone,
> |
> | I am going down to Trinidad in 2 weeks to look at a boat, that my wife
and
> I
> | may end up buying.
> |
> | I have several questions and would invite comment on what we may do:
> |
> | We would store it on the hard in Trinidad until Christmas, any
> | recommendations of yards to store at,
> | I have heard of Coral Cove Marina & Peakes Yacht Services.
> |
> | At Christmas we would sail it up to St. Martin (we would have 3 weeks,
is
> | that enough time), put it
> | on the hard until May/June (any recommendations of yards to store at),
> then
> | hire a skipper to help us
> | sail it to New York (via Bermuda) and then up the Erie Canal to Lake
> Ontario
> | & Toronto.
> |
> | We also may want to get some boat work done in St. Martin, any
> | recommendations here?
> |
> | Any comments from experienced Caribbean sailors are welcome!
> |
> | Regards,
> |
> | Malcolm Fraser
> |
> |
>
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