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From: Jim Burgoyne (no email)
Date: Sat Apr 15 2006 - 16:58:31 EDT
Liz
I bought a boat in Thailand, UK registered. And Bryan is right. There
are many boats for sale, some great deals here from people for whom
circumnavigation has lost its lustre or illness intervened or life
changed in other ways. I bought mine from a couple who fell out of
love and cruising no longer appealed. And like anywhere else there are
a lot of boats that aren't worth the time, though you might not know
that from the flowery and encouraging write-ups and photos.
It will cost you a lot of money to fly around looking at boats. I
wouldn't fly off to look at one boat, unless I had a special reason,
such as a friend's recommendation or it was a rare model that I was in
love with and couldn't resist looking at. But if I found 20 boats that
I thought I might want in an area, it would make splendid vacation,
though I'm the sort who loves to just look at boats -- let other
people barbecue on the beach, I'll be at the marina.
Make sure you know the law. It took me almost a year to re-register in
Canada. The Canadians needed papers notarized. Well notary publics are
not legal entities in Thailand (even though many offices advertise the
service in their windows) and even lawyers can't "notarize" something.
I had to jump through many hoops before they were grudgingly
satisfied.
If you are thinking of buying in Asia, or any place that has a limited
yachting industry, I have one other concern that I am not comfortable
discussing here, but email me if you are interested.
Good luck,
Jim
>
> Hi all,
>
> I've been following the broker thread with interest.
> I have a question that doesn't seem to have been covered, namely, how
> to go about buying a boat in a foreign (distant) country.
> We are looking for a multihull, which aren't as numerous as monohulls,
> so quite often the one we see on Yachtworld that fits our criteria is
> in Europe or Asia.
>
> Has anyone any advice/tips on what is the best way to pursue buying a
> boat in another country? We have sent emails to listing brokers who
> have replied positively, but what happens if we develop more than a
> passing interest in a boat? How can we best use our time and our money?
>
> thanks,
> liz :-)
>
>
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