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From: Neal Foxworthy (no email)
Date: Wed Apr 05 2006 - 22:55:53 EDT
I second Judy's comments about Kemah/Seabrook TX area. We purchased our
boat in Seabrook in 2004 from Don Marullo (281-474-5100) of Higgins,
Smythe & Hood and found them to be a first class organization.
Seabrook is just across the bridge from Kemah. Additionally, the best
broker that I have ever encountered is Scott Pursell (941-723-1610) of
Massey Yacht Sales & Service in Palmetto FL on the west coast south of
Tampa. Incidentally a broker isn't restricted to were he is located,
Scott located our boat in Seabrook and was the buyers broker in the
transaction.
Neal
s/v Sea Fox
Saga 43 - 8
-----Original Message-----
From:
[mailto:] On Behalf Of Judy Rouse
Sent: Monday, April 03, 2006 7:15 AM
To:
Subject: RE: [world-cruising] Re: To Broker or Not To Broker
Patrick,
You might also want to check out Kemah, Texas (Galveston Bay). Although
that area is not known for a great number of cruisers, there are boats
located there that meet most of your criteria. Who knows what is
currently
on the market; I haven't been shopping since last summer.
A number of people from the New Orleans/Slidell/southern Mississippi
area
have purchased boats from Kemah area since Hurricane Katrina. Hurricane
Rita
struck east of Kemah and did not affect the Kemah area. Sorry, don't
know a
local broker to recommend. I had looked at a Hans Christian 38T (?)
with a
friend last summer in Freeport area. It was sold at auction by IRS. We
were not at all interested because that is definitely not the type boat
we
like (WAY too much teak, WAY too classic), but it was a steal.
BTW, you should be able to check out Ft. Lauderdale and Miami boats
during
the same trip if you have enough time. Only 1/2 hour apart driving time
between the 2 cities, if that.
Also (you probably already know this), if you find a sloop that you like
then you might be able to add a solent stay to give you the upwind
capabilities of a cutter rig. We had researched adding one to our
previous
Beneteau 461 and found that chainplate and stay would cost only about
$1400
to add.
You might have a bit of difficulty finding a sugar scoop transom with a
windvane, but not impossible.
Good luck with your shopping.
Judy
-----Original Message-----
From:
[mailto:]
On Behalf Of Patrick Harrington
Sent: Sunday, April 02, 2006 5:00 PM
To:
Subject: RE: [world-cruising] Re: To Broker or Not To Broker
Based on feedback received so far, I did a search on YachtWorld for
boats in
Florida only, and then sorted them by city. <snip>
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