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Peter:
One of the things you might want to think about is how much heartache you
will go through between now and the time you take your boat out of charter
service. As long as you do not have any strong emotional attachments to your boat
or the things on it, maybe you will do OK. We had so many things stolen or
broken, it was ridiculous. Everytime you see your beautiful boat damaged
because of someone's lack of judgment and then YOU get the bill for repair, the
pain just wasn't worth it.
We also paid more in insurance then most people.
The charter company we had our boat in was located in Punta Gorda, FL. We
even chartered from them before we put our boat in their charter service. They
started out being OK, but when the ownership changed everything went to hell
in a hand basket. We actually bent the davits on the boat we were using and
offered to pay for the damages. We were told that the davit had been repaired
recently and was under warranty, so need for us to pay for it. My guess and
from my experience the owner of the boat had to pay for it.
I have heard that the best charter companies to have your boat in are in the
Caribbean. Maybe you should start there.
As always not all experiences are the same. Good luck with your decision.
-Anita (Not quite full-time cruisers, but working on it!)
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