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From: Judy Rouse (no email)
Date: Sun Apr 16 2006 - 15:42:51 EDT
Liz,
Have you looked at any of the ex-Moorings cats in the Caribbean. They are
built by Robertson and Caine from So. Africa and appear to be
well-constructed. Definitely ocean going quality; they are sailed to
Caribbean and to NZ and Tahiti on their bottoms when delivered. Not sure if
you could still find one that small. I know one couple in their early 60s
that plan to cruise in their 45-ft ex-Moorings cat beginning next year;
easily handled by a couple that age. Just thought I would suggest that
possibility since it should be an easy shopping flight for you from Canada
to Tortola, St. Martin, or St. Lucia where the Moorings bases are located
and you could check out boats that have either recently phased out or are
soon scheduled to phase out of their charter fleet.
Best,
Judy
"Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments
that take our breath away."
-----Original Message-----
From: [mailto:]
On Behalf Of lancs_2000
Sent: Sunday, April 16, 2006 11:34 AM
To:
Subject: [world-cruising] Re: another broker question
Thanks everyone for your replies and advice, and offers of help.
You're right - we have heard the stories of boats in Panama or French
Polynesia for instance that are supposedly going for a song because
the owners did not want to continue.
In our situation though, it is more the shortage of boats that fit
our criteria, rather than trying to get a super deal (though I'm not
against that!)that is causing us to look further afield.
For example, we want a proven ocean going catamaran, small enough
(37' max) to be handled by 2 short, less-experienced people in their
late 50's (that would be us <g>). One of the manufacturers that seems
to fit is Prout. (if you can think of any other that fit the
criteria, we'd love to hear of them)
In this case, we are aware of none for sale in Canada (our base), a
few for sale in the U.S., and a few for sale "elsewhere". Generally
prices are pretty much the same everywhere(though Australia is high).
So the problem of possibly buying abroad. Is there a broker "network"
where local ones recommend colleagues in other countries?
Or perhaps the hassle makes it simply not worth considering at all?
liz
- In , "lancs_2000" <letssailaway at dot dot dot >
wrote:
>
> 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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